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Posted at 9:53 a.m., Thursday, December 27, 2007

NFL: League takes away 2 yards from Jacobs and Giants

Associated Press

NEW YORK — The NFL has officially deducted 2 yards from Brandon Jacobs' rushing total in the New York Giants' victory at Buffalo last Sunday.

Jacobs goes from 145 yards rushing to 143, and the team total drops from 291 to 289, in the Giants' 38-21 win that clinched a playoff berth.

The 2 yards initially had been credited as fumble yardage.

Because of the change, the Giants' rushing total no longer is the most in the league since 1959.

Along with Jacobs' 143 yards, rookie Ahmad Bradshaw gained 151 yards on the ground.