Poll: Top 5 Impact Defensive Plays

by Dave Halprin on Dec 15, 2011 10:45 PM CST

A quick jump back to last week's debacle with the Giants. Each week we do a top five defensive plays, this week, we'll do a top five impact plays on defense - good or bad. I didn't include special teams blunders/plays.

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1. Sean Lee's interception. At the time, this looked like it could be a huge turning point.

2. Jason Pierre-Paul's sack/safety of Tony Romo. First score of the game, and two very important points later in the game.

3. Danny McCray stops Jake Ballard at the 1-yard-line delaying an eventual TD. This was a great play by McCray, but it actually ended up costing the Cowboys because they had to burn timeouts after it took New York a couple of plays to score.

4. DeMarcus Ware is offsides on a play where a bad snap would have cost New York 10 crucial yards and might have prevented one of their touchdowns late in the game.

5. Jason Pierre-Paul causes a Felix Jones fumble giving the Giants an easy three points.

Poll

Biggest impact defensive play

Sean Lee INT

36 votes

Jason Pierre-Paul sack/safety

58 votes

Danny McCray goal line tackle

8 votes

DeMarcus Ware offsides

85 votes

Jason Pierre-Paul causes fumble

64 votes

251 votes | Poll has closed

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Also blocks Bailey’s kick at the end. That bastard was everywhere. I thought DeWare was going to have a great game, he had 6 previous sacks on Manning.

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by sanhoo on Dec 15, 2011 10:55 PM CST reply actions

Well technically thats a special teams play ;)

by DavidLaFleur on Dec 16, 2011 11:50 AM CST up reply actions

This is a Love/Hate season for me

Love- I did not expect for us to be as good as we are given the many changes and lack of talent on the team at key positions (CB, LB, S, G, C) so i love that fact that we have won as many game as we have.

However, I hate the fact that we have blown so many close games that we could easily won by executing.

It is frustration, like listening to a stammering man talk in front of group of nude women. These guys just cant get it done when it matters ….Consistently…..

by Rummob on Dec 16, 2011 6:46 AM CST reply actions

Newman's almost pick six of Manning should have won

if he holds on to the ball…we win the game if that happens

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Dec 16, 2011 7:52 AM CST reply actions

That was a big play, for sure...

"No one ever accomplishes anything alone in football. We all like to think that we can, but that's just not true. It's always been a team game, always will be." - Tom Dempsey

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by jakezze01 on Dec 17, 2011 9:19 AM CST up reply actions