After Weeks Of Doom And Gloom, Playoffs On Giants' Radar
Believe it or not, maybe Antrel Rolle was spot on with his playoff promises.
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Believe it or not, maybe Antrel Rolle was spot on with his playoff promises.
The Giants came away with the win, which is all that matters. But despite the elation from last night that has carried over into today, Neil Keefe looks at the old saying, "If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem."
If the man under center, the center of his team, is judged by the scoreboard, Mark Sanchez has passed any reasonable test, particularly if he leads the Jets to a third-straight playoff spot.
There is fight left in these Giants after all! Eli Manning? Well, that's six comeback victories this season and 20 for his career.
Just like that, the Giants' four-game losing streak was done. And the NFC East race is cracked open, with New York reclaiming the inside track.
The New York Giants completed a miraculous 37-34 victory over the Dallas Cowboys. New York has now drawn even with Dallas for first place in the NFC East.
Sure, you thought the Green Bay game last week was big. But this week in Dallas? BIG, HUGE, CAN'T LOSE!
Archie Manning, the father of Eli and Peyton, woke up early this Tuesday morning and called in just after 7 a.m. to break things down a bit along with Boomer & Craig.
Simply, the Giants coach has never seemed to enjoy his job. And this season has surely accelerated the aging process.
A pessimist will tell you that there are no moral victories in the NFL. Roger Goodell does not count them when he sends teams into the postseason.
The Giants played well enough to beat most teams last night. But the Packers aren't most teams.
MetLife Stadium was rocking, and the possibilities for the Giants were delicious. Then, disappointment -- but it's not over yet for Big Blue.
Rodgers engineered a last minute drive to set up a 30-yard field goal by Mason Crosby on the final play of regulation and the Green Bay Packers remained undefeated
Tom Coughlin and the New York Giants welcomed a young cancer-fighting boy from Missouri at Friday's practice.
Now what? Coach Tom Coughlin and his staff must figure how to stop what officially has become a losing streak, given the Giants lost their third straight – an embarrassing 49-24 defeat in New Orleans on Monday night.
You have to assume things will only get worse next week against Green Bay and Aaron Rodgers, a combination that can make even New Orleans' offense look like some pop-gun operation.
After a hot start, the Giants are going downhill fast. Haven't we seen this before?
Drew Brees and the surging New Orleans Saints made everything look easy against the slumping Giants. Brees passed for 363 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another score as New Orleans rolled to a 49-24 victory Monday night.
The Giants are taking a broken-down roster into New Orleans, where the Saints are putting up nearly 40 points per game this season.
While the urgency to address the running game may be greater for the Giants, the solutions are less apparent with leading rusher Ahmad Bradshaw sidelined by a right foot injury.
Having grown up in New Orleans, Eli Manning always looks forward to any return trip to his hometown. This time, however, the New York Giants quarterback isn't turning the journey into a holiday family reunion.
Neil Keefe has become an expert when it comes to Giants collapses. There are certain signs of a collapse he's grown familiar with during the Tom Coughlin era and especially over the last two years. Those signs came out on Sunday night at MetLife Stadium.
After a great week of practice, safety Antrel Rolle says the Giants were prepared to take on the Eagles. But the distinction he made next came as a surprise.
The feeling of euphoria and invincibility the Giants had after beating the Patriots two weeks ago? Yeah, that's gone. Long gone.
The Giants are on the descent, an annual ritual among faithful watchers of Big Blue. And it's their own fault.
