In honor of football season hitting full stride, I thought I'd put together some analysis for one of the greatest games ever. A true David and Goliath story taking place in the legendary Urbania, Ohio, Danny O'Shea's group of ragtag misfits took on the Cowboys, coached by former Heisman winner Kevin O'Shea, and featuring star running back Spike Hammersmith. Things started off rough for the Giants as Spike torched their defense for over 100 yards in the first half en route to a 21 point lead at the break. However, things turned around then as the Giants' useless quarterback Junior "Tim Couch" Floyd went down with an injury and was subsequently replaced with Becky "Icebox" O'Shea. Between this, questionable play calling by the Cowboys, and a barrage of trick plays, the Giants dominated the second half. The game was won on the final play of the game, the inspiring, heart attack inducing "Annexation of Puerto Rico" that was just begging to be called by Gus Johnson. With that said, here are the stats from the game:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
| Cowboys | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 27 |
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Cowboys
| Passing | Att | Com | Com % | Yds | TD | INT |
| Briggs | 7 | 1 | 10.1 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | YPC | Long | ||
| Spike Hammersmith | 12 | 182 | 15.2 | 50 | ||
| Sean Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Briggs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | Catches | Yards | Yac | TD | ||
| Spike Hammersmith | 1 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
A few notes on the game
-Both teams combined for only 14 total plays in the first half. This can be attributed to the running clock, no play clock, and the very slow playcalling system on both sides.
-Fantasy owners who picked up Spike Hammersmith would be very pleased with his results in the game, accumulating 36 points using standard the ESPN.com scoring system. Tad (15), Johnny (10), Rashid and Timmy (9 apiece) also has repectable performances.
-The quarterbacks on both sides of the ball combined for a Ryan Leaf-esque 17% completion rate.
-Giants starting quarterback Junior Floyd struggled for much of the game except for his 30 yard gain on a trick play. Despite this, Mel Kiper Jr raved about his upside during the post game wrap up show.
- Prior to the Giants' 99 yard gain on the last play of the gain, the Cowboys had outgained them by 80 yards.
-Spike gained over 20 yards per carry during the first half, but once Icebox entered the game, his production was seriously limited.
-Questionable playcalling by the Cowboys late in the game, as coach Kevin O'Shea elected to go for it on 4th and inches on the goal line despite being a perfect 3 for 3 on PATs. With a tie game and so little time left on the clock, a field goal would have all but locked up the game.
