1.   Backup defensive lineman Junior Bryant deflected the pass that Doleman intercepted....

2.   And a backup veteran lineman, Bill Pickel, will miss the Cleveland game because now he has pneumonia, in addition to a sprained ankle.

3.   Backup offensive lineman Matt Joyce, a restricted free agent, continues to attract interest from the Minnesota Vikings, who are deciding whether to make him an offer.

4.   Backup offensive lineman Matt Joyce is expected to have surgery today on the broken bone in his right hand.

5.   Backup offensive linemen failed to open holes for backup running backs.

6.   Backup defensive lineman Junior Bryant deflected the pass that Doleman intercepted. . . .

7.   -- Backup offensive lineman SCOTT DAVIS has what the Giants called a light sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his right knee.

8.   Dave Fiore, trying to land a job as a backup offensive lineman, will require knee surgery and is lost for the season.

9.   He realizes that, with the exception of center Ed Cunningham, all his backup linemen are rookies.

10.   However, they also plan on using a backup offensive lineman as a blocking tight end.