I caught the entire condensed version of the game this morning on NFL Rewind. The Giants are a strange 6-3 team - rarely winning any game decisively. But much of the NFL seems like that - a few decisive blow outs one way or the other each week, and plenty of coin flips that turn on a fumble here or a penalty there. I suppose the variance evens out over the long haul, but 16 games is the medium haul at most.

(View from a window of the National Palace in Sintra)

• Eli Manning threw three TDs, but had two picks and managed only 5.4 YPA. He missed a few throws, and his receivers were out of sync on a couple others.

• Odell Beckham caught 10 of his 11 targets and made a ridiculous move to get open for his TD catch.

• Rashad Jennings actually closed out the game with some tough interior running and netted 109 YFS. Paul Perkins saw only nine carries for 31 yards, but still looks quicker and more explosive when he runs.

• People mocked the Giants for signing Janoris Jenkins to a big contract this offseason, but so far he's been very good, holding A.J. Green to only 68 yards and a TD on 11 targets.

• The Giants defense was pretty stout - two of the Bengals scores were set up by a turnover or a long kick return.

• Andy Dalton once again came up small on prime time, though he wasn't awful (7.0 YPA, one pick.)