January 20th, 2008 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in The New England Patriots get to face a Manning again – only this time it is Peyton’s brother Eli. And Eli managed to do the improbable Sunday as he, despite some missed field goal opportunities, led the New York Giants to a date with the Patriots in the Super Bowl, edging the Green Bay Packers [...]
Archive for January, 2008
5 Keys to the Giants Beating the Packers Sunday
1. Make #4 Beat You: When Green Bay passes too much and lets Brett Favre throw the football 40 + times a game they are in major trouble. If I’m Coach Tom Coughlin I’ll take my chances letting the Packers go to the aerial attack more times than not because Ryan Grant is what [...]
Tags: Tuck Gets Five-Year Deal Worth $30 Million
A star that has emerged in the Giants defense this season has gotten a bit richer. The Newark Star-Ledger is reporting that defensive end Justin Tuck has agreed to terms with the club on a five-year extension worth $30 million that will keep him a member of the Giants though the 2013 season. The [...]
Giants Bracing for the Weather Sunday in Lambeau
The Giants spent Wednesday and Thursday practicing outside , trying to get ready for the bitter cold of the Frozen Tundra. The windchill index is expected to be at 20-below zero at kickoff time at Lambeau Field. Quarterback Eli Manning practiced with a glove on his hand. He’s expected to wear the glove Sunday.
“Fake” Jessica Simpson Does the Job Giving Giants Good Luck
Talk about a low blow. Leave it to the New York Post for one of the more elaborate pranks in sometime as they tried whatever they could to distract the Cowboys in Sunday’s 21-17 loss to the Giants in Dallas. Seems that the paper hired a “Fake” Jessica Simpson look-a-like in order to try [...]
Third Times the Charm; Giants Beat Dallas 21-17 To Move On
While the world was fixated on a Patriots vs Cowboys Super Bowl, the Cowboys forgot to do one thing – take care of business in the NFC Divisional round against the Giants. Sunday in Dallas, the Giants, with a banged up secondary, took care of the Cowboys holding them to three points in the second [...]
Giants Looking for Third Time Charm in Dallas Sunday
The Giants will be hoping the third time is a charm when they meet the NFC East-rival Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Divisional Playoffs at Texas Stadium. The Giants are coming off a 24-14 road victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the wild card round last Sunday. Eli Manning was very efficient, completing 20-of-27 passes [...]
5 Keys to the Giants Beating the Cowboys Sunday
The 10-6 Giants will have their hands full this week with the 13-3 Dallas Cowboys, and Cabo or no Cabo, the Cowboys will be coming out to play. That said the Giants have been alive in both games against the Cowboys, and if they can stay alive in all four quarters of the game they [...]
O’Hara Returns to Practice for Big Blue
Center Shaun O’Hara returned to practice yesterday, and took half the snaps with the offense. O’Hara sprained his knee in the regualr season finale against the Patriots, and missed last week’s wild card game in Tampa Bay. He is not sure whether he’ll play this Sunday in Dallas.
Dallas Bound: Giants Defense and Manning Do in Bucs 24-14
While the Tampa Bay Buccaneers scored first and last Sunday in their wild card matchup with the Giants, in between it was all big blue, as New York moves on to Dallas with a solid 24-14 win at Raymond James Stadium. With a dominating performance from their defense, the Giants move to 8-1 away from [...]
