Rams coach Jeff Fisher said his team did not instigate what turned into a wild second-quarter brawl in Sunday' s 37-27 win at St. Louis. He pinned the blame on the way the Giants responded after receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was thrown down out of bounds by Rams linebacker Alec Ogletree.
"I think it would be good if they looked themselves in the mirror,'' Fisher told reporters in St. Louis.
Fisher said he would be surprised if any of his players got fined or disciplined for their actions leading up to or in the brawl. One of his players, defensive end William Hayes, was ejected along with two Giants, Preston Parker and Damontre Moore.
Fisher accused Beckham of pulling Ogletree down by grabbing his facemask. Replays seem to indicate it was Ogletree who, with a pile-driver move, knocked Beckham down well out of bounds, the hit that sparked the brawl.
"When you look at it really close, Odell has [Ogletree's] facemask and he's pulling him out of bounds, so it's hard for [Ogletree] to let up.'' Fisher said.
Giants safety Antrel Rolle said it was "very unfortunate that it had to come down to that'' but had no problem with the response from the Giants.
"In a time like that, honestly, it's like you're in a playground and you see someone hit your little brother,'' Rolle said. "We're all professionals and told to keep our cool but let's be honest, what are you really gonna do? Odell, he's our guy, we're gonna protect him, those who wear a Giants uniform are gonna protect him. In my eyes, I salute Preston, I salute Damontre Moore. They did what they had to do for their brothers.''
Should Beckham tone down his post-touchdown celebrations?
"Absolutely not,'' Rolle said Tuesday on his weekly WFAN spot.
Beckham was hit with a 15-yard taunting penalty for spinning the ball in the end zone in the first quarter of Sunday's win.
"I think he's done what he's been doing since he's been in the league, since he's been scoring touchdowns. That celebration penalty in my eyes was absolutely absurd,'' Rolle said. "He didn't do anything he hasn't done every other week after scoring touchdowns. In my eyes he doesn't need to change a thing at all.''
So, how did Eli Manning do in his first season learning and trying to master a brand new offense?
With one game remaining, Manning is completing a career-high 64.1 percent of his passes, and his quarterback rating of 93.5 also represents a career high. With 29 touchdown passes, he is just two shy of his career high of 31, set in 2010. Manning has thrown 13 interceptions, which would be the second-lowest full-season total of his career. He was intercepted just 10 times in 2008.
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