New York Giants Place Kiwanuka on Injured Reserve: As expected, the Giants have placed LB Mathias Kiwanuka on season-ending Injured Reserve with injuries to his leg and ankle.
New York Giants Sign HB/FB Patrick Pass: The Giants have signed HB/FB Patrick Pass. Pass played with the New England Patriots from 2000-2006. He signed with the Houston Texans in July 2007 but was waived in August.
New York Giants Lose WR Anthony Mix to Redskins: The Redskins have signed WR Anthony Mix from the Giants’ Practice Squad.
New York Giants Re-Sign WR Todd Lowber to Practice Squad: The Giants have re-signed WR Todd Lowber to the Practice Squad. Lowber was originally signed to the Giants’ Practice Squad on September 20, but was waived on October 5.
Ward May Practice and Play This Week?: Yesterday’s Star-Ledger is reporting that HB Derrick Ward has been given the green light to practice this week, and barring a setback, will play against the Vikings on Sunday.
Article on DE Michael Strahan: Michael Strahan Enjoys a Rush of Youth by Ralph Vacchiano of The New York Daily News
Notes: In domed stadiums, the Giants have won four games in a row and eight out of their last nine games. Overall, the Giants are 22-12 in domed stadiums.
The Giants lead the NFL with 34 sacks, two more sacks than they had in the entire 2006 season.
QB Eli Manning passed the 10,000 passing yard mark last Sunday. He is the sixth Giant in team history to throw for more than 10,000 yards. The others are Phil Simms (33,462), Charlie Conerly (19,488), Kerry Collins (16,875), Fran Tarkenton (13,905), and Y.A. Tittle (10,439).
According to STATS.com, the Giants are second in the NFL in dropped passes with 27.