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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- See you again in five weeks, Tom Brady.With a four-game suspension for his role in the Deflategate scandal beginning in just a few days, Brady had an NFL going-away party Thursday night, playing the first half in the New England Patriots preseason finale against the New York Giants.Brady completed 16 of 26 passes for 166 yards, a touchdown and an interception as the Patriots (3-1) missed out a perfect preseason in a 17-9 loss to the Giants (2-2).I was happy I was able to play as much as I did, Brady said. It was a good opportunity to get out there and play. We did a decent job of moving the ball, but we turned it over too many times.Brady showed flashes in his second preseason game of the season. He completed five passes between 16 and 38 yards, but only one drive resulted in a score, a 7-yard TD toss to Keshawn Martin. Two others, including one in the red zone, were ended by lost fumbles. His sixth and final series was a knee at the half.The two-time NFL MVP begins a four-game suspension Saturday for his role in the use of deflated footballs in the 2014 AFC championship game. He wont be eligible to rejoin the active roster until Oct. 3, leaving the team in the hands of Jimmy Garoppolo.I havent thought about it much, Brady said. I always take it as it comes and do the best that I could do.New England opens the season on Sept. 11 at Arizona. The Giants are at Dallas.Bradys absence will mark the first regular-season games hes missed since 2008, when he suffered a torn ACL in his left knee in the season opener.Ryan Nassib threw a 59-yard touchdown pass to Tavarres King for the Giants and set up Randy Bullocks 25-yard field goal. Logan Thomas tossed a 17-yard fourth quarter TD to Roger Lewis Jr. after New England got a 32-yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski earlier in the quarter, cutting the lead to 10-9.A three-time Super Bowl MVP, Brady was sharpest on his fourth series, leading the team on a nine-play, 77-yard drive. He hit 6 of 7 passes and scrambled for 10 yards on the march, but had to throw the ball away on a 2-point conversion pass.Brady had New England at the Giants 19 on the next series before running back D.J. Foster fumbled a screen pass.Unlike many of the players, Brady had nothing to prove in this game. He spent the final half sitting on the bench.The last time Brady played in a preseason finale was 2014, when he held for an extra point just to see if he can do it. His last start in a preseason finale was in 2011, a year the Patriots went to the Super Bowl -- and lost to the Giants.Brady is not allowed to have contact with the Patriots or utilize team facilities during his suspension.SITTING OUTPatriots: Garoppolo, Rob Ninkovich, Rob Gronkowski, Danny Amendola, Jabaal Sheard, Jonathan Cooper.Giants: Eli Manning, Odell Beckham Jr., Olivier Vernon, Jason Pierre-Paul, Damon Harrison, Johnathan Hankins, Janoris Jenkins, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Weston Richburg.ROOKIE WATCH:Patriots: Third-round draft pick Joe Thuney started all four preseason game at left guard.Giants: Free-agent defensive end Romeo Okwara sacked Brady in the first half.QB COMPARISONPatriots: Jacoby Brissett was 11 of 18 for 123 yards in the second half.Giants: Nassib was 16 of 29 for 210 yards, including his third TD toss to King in the last two weeks, and one interception. Thomas was 3 of 5 for 39 yards and a touchdown.POSITION BATTLESPatriots: Recently acquired LB Barkevious Mingo was active in his Patriots debut, making five solo tackles, one assisted and two quarterback hurries.Giants: King, who was on the practice squad last year, should have a roster spot locked up after catching four passes for 80 yards and his third TD of the preseason.INJURY UPDATE:Patriots: WR Devin Lucien left in the second half after making a catch and getting hit in the back by Mark Herzlich.Giants: None reported.QUOTABLE:Patriots: Its tough, but hes a guy you know will be able to handle it and keep finding ways to improve, safety Devin McCourty said of Brady. Hes the oldest guy on our team, our best player. I know hes going to do everything and as a team, were going to do everything we have to do to go out there and win. It will be exciting and, obviously, we cant wait for his return. For now, we have to go out there and play the way that he motivates us, and the way he leads us to play. Guys just got to step up.Giants: I think they responded well, playing chess with one of the best in the history of the game, coach Ben McAdoo said of his defense playing against Brady. They responded, got a couple of turnovers and helped us out. Darrel Williams Super Bowl Jersey . -- Yogi Ferrell orchestrates pretty much everything in Indianas offence. Tony Gonzalez Super Bowl Jersey . And when it opened, every player was at his stall. Thats a sure sign that a team is in a slump and is searching for answers. "Its embarrassing to be at home and play the way we did," said defenceman Josh Gorges. http://www.thechiefsshoponline.com/Youth-damien-wilson-chiefs-jersey/ . During the athletes parade, the 23-strong Ukrainian team was represented by a lone flagbearer in an apparent protest at the presence of Russian troops in Ukraines Crimean peninsula. Bashaud Breeland Super Bowl Jersey . Tests earlier this week revealed a Grade 2 left hamstring strain for Sabathia, who was hurt in last Fridays start against San Francisco. Its an injury that will require about eight weeks to heal. He finished a disappointing campaign just 14-13 with a career-worst 4. Anthony Sherman Super Bowl Jersey . Any real chance at payback wont come until the playoff. Still, Pittsburgh knows its taut 3-2 win over the Bruins on Wednesday night is a pretty good place to start laying the groundwork. "They are a very good defensive team," Penguins forward Brandon Sutter said. John Daly is one of the most colorful, controversial and popular figures in golf history.?Dalys grip it and rip it life is the subject of a new 30 for 30 documentary, Hit it Hard, which is set to debut Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.Its hard not to wonder what Daly could have accomplished on the course if he hadnt had so many problems off it. In this weeks edition of Four-Ball, our panel explores Dalys impact on the sport.1. Do you consider Daly an overachiever or underachiever?SportsCenter anchor Jonathan Coachman: Unfortunately, I have to say underachiever. Daly possibly has the most natural talent of any player in the history of the sport; there is no way he could have ever won those huge tournaments without that immense talent. But its frustrating to see someone not maximize his talent over the past 20 years. If he would have taken things more seriously, who knows how many majors or tournaments he could have won.?ESPN.com senior golf writer Bob Harig: He is a huge underachiever. Get past all the drama, and Daly was an incredibly skilled player who could not only drive it a long way, but had a surprisingly good short game. Winning two majors as he did showed his talent, but its remarkable to think that Daly has nearly as many missed cuts and withdrawals (249) in his PGA Tour career as he has made cuts (273). Maybe Daly never would have been a prolific winner, but he had the skills to accomplish more.ESPN.com senior golf editor Kevin Maguire: An overachiever. Considering the inner demons Daly had to overcome in his life, albeit many of them self-inflicted, most people would not have had the wherewithal to reach such a high level in sports -- or in life. Winning one major championship can sometimes be a fluke. Winning two solidifies your place in golf history.ESPN.com senior golf writer Jason Sobel:?Sorry, but underachievers dont win multiple major championships. I understand the insinuation -- Daly had so much talent that if he played as hard on the course as he did off of it, he couldve achieved so much more. Perhaps, but that notion does a disservice to everything he did accomplish. In his prime, Daly was never the games most consistent player, but you can bet plenty of his peers would love to own his resume. Its not one of an underachiever.2. Which major win was more surprising, the 1991 PGA Championship or 1995 Open Championship?Coachman: No one knew who Daly was in 1991 -- he came out of nowhere as an alternate to pull off possibly the biggest upset in the history of golf. We knew Daly when he won his second major, which was a surprise, but not a monumental surprise.?I dont know if we will ever see something like 1991 again. Just awesome.Harig: The 91 PGA was more surprising, simply given the circumstances behind getting into the field. Few knew who John Daly was when he had to drive overnight to Crooked Stick as an alternate and only got into the field because numerous things occurred -- including Nick Price withdrawing due to the birth of a child. To then go on and win a major championship, without a practice round, is about as farfetched as possible, and yet Daly did it.Maguire: The 91 PGA, but only by the slimmest of margins. Dalys 1995 win at St. Andrews certainly came out of nowhere, but he had at least provedd that when his game was on, he could beat the best in the world.ddddddddddddAbsolutely no one saw that victory as the ninth alternate at Crooked Stick in 1991 coming, and if someone says otherwise, its pure fiction.Sobel:?Easily the first one. As a PGA Tour rookie, Daly was the tournaments ninth alternate, somehow got into the field and won it as a total unknown. If you wrote a movie script like this, it would be dismissed as too unbelievable.3. What do you remember most about John Dalys career so far?Coachman: When I think about Daly, his golf doesnt even come into my mind. Its his partying, his hustle and continuing to bounce back. I think he is an all-time good dude with a good heart, and its nice to see he has pulled it together for the Champions Tour. Hopefully, his golf can take center stage this time.?Harig: It is unfortunate that there was so much off-course drama involving ex-wives, drinking, rehab and weight gain/loss, not to mention his high-profile withdrawals and high scores in various tournaments. But what is most memorable is the way he attracted people to the game with the way he hit the ball off the tee. His length was prodigious, and he routinely hit drives more than 300 yards when that was quite uncommon.Maguire: The way fans loved him (and still do). He would draw some of the largest galleries at a tournament even when people had no idea what would happen inside the ropes. Often that was the appeal. Hardcore and non-hardcore golf fans alike were drawn to the mystery surrounding Daly. Sure, the everyman aspect of his story made things interesting, but no one crushed the ball the way Daly did back in the early 1990s.Sobel: I think Ill always most remember the swing itself. Way past parallel, then smoothly through the ball, compressing it into orbit. No golfer has ever combined Dalys strength, power and flexibility. Yes, the man was -- and still is -- flexible and has always owned a deft touch around the greens. Sure, others might first recall the rags-to-riches (and back and forth) tale or the hard-living lifestyle, but its that swing which will forever be ingrained in my memory.4. Fact or Fiction: John Daly will win on the PGA Tour Champions circuit.Coachman: Fiction. Daly can finish top 10, but Im skeptical on whether or not he can put three or four rounds together in the same week. It has been so long since hes been in the winners circle, and when it has been this long, its too high of a mountain to climb.?Harig: Fact. The results so far do not back it up, as he has yet to post a single top-10 finish in 14 starts. But Daly has battled injuries and lack of play on the PGA Tour. Hes going to need some time, but it will happen.Maguire: Fiction. Not being able to get consistent tournament starts for the past several years didnt help his transition to the over-50 circuit this year. Hopefully Im wrong on this, but I just cant see him cashing that winners check again.Sobel:?Fact. Here is a partial list of winners on the senior tour this year: Doug Garwood, Carlos Franco, Gene Sauers and Duffy Waldorf. No offense toward any of those champions, but if they can do it, so can Daly. ' ' '