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Giants battered by Browns for first loss

Manning throws 3 picks as Big Blue suffers first defeat of season

It's been a long time since a Giants locker room sounded like the one after last night's game: Silent.

As the defending Super Bowl champions absorbed their first loss in 10 months and 15 days, there was hardly a breath in the room. A 35-14 loss to a one-win team that entered the game with the worst offense in the NFL but never needed to punt will suck the wind from a team like that.

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