While diligently studying first down statistics and other football trivia,  prepping for the next TER challenge , I found an interesting tidbit.
   
  Giants  have won two  games when the opposing team had NO First downs .

  Giants against  Washington Redskins  September 1942
 Giants 0 First downs   Redskins 15
 Final score Giants 14  Redskins 7  
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194209270was.htm

 Giants against Packers  October  1933
 Giants 0 First Downs  Packers   5    
 Final score Giants 10    Packers 7
http://www0.nfl.packers.com/history/record_book/team_records/first_downs/

 If the Giants  had a defense like those two ancient history days, they wouldn't  need to rely so much on an unreliable Eli.    :-