FANTASY FURNACE

Every so often a regular season NFL game comes along with an inordinate amount of interesting and little known facts accompanying it. Thus was the case in the Giants 41-27 defeat of the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. At least five records were either tied or broken at Met Life Stadium on a rainy & chilly October afternoon. Here are some of the more interesting stats that we were able to extrapolate from this game…

1. The Giants came into this game averaging 89.5 yards on the ground per game. Sunday they had 243 rushing yards on the day.

2. RB Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for a career high 200 yards.

#44 RB Ahmad Bradshaw, after fumbling on the Giants first drive of the game, went on to rush for a career high 200 yards on 30 carries and a TD. Photo: Nick Laham/Getty Images)

3. Cleveland has now lost 11 games in a row dating back to last season.

4. RB David Wilson collected his first NFL touchdown.

5. WR Victor Cruz had a career high three touchdowns in one game.

#80 WR Victor Cruz had a record setting afternoon vs the Browns on Sunday, scoring a career-high 3 TDs. Photo by Elsa/Getty Images

6. With just under four minutes left in the 1st quarter, the Giants scored on a 92 yard drive; their longest of the season.

7. RB Trent Richardson became the fist rookie to score five touchdowns in his first five games in franchise history.

#33 RB Trent Richardson set a franchise record with five TDs in his first five games. Photo: Image source: Browns Facebook page

8. RB Ahmad Bradshaw became the ninth 200 yard rusher in franchise history.

9. The Giants 41 points were the most scored in a regular season game since their 41-7 win over Seattle on 11/7/10. The last time they scored over 41 points in a regular season game was on 12/21/09 in a 45-12 victory over the Redskins in Washington.

10. The S.F. 49ers and the N.Y. Giants scored a combined 86 points in their games on Sunday. They will face each other in week #6…