Dottino: What To Watch For In Eagles-Giants, Plus A Prediction
The dark cloud hanging over the Giants' season will blow away after this week, regardless of whatever decisions the organization makes about the future.
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The dark cloud hanging over the Giants' season will blow away after this week, regardless of whatever decisions the organization makes about the future.
Instead of meeting in the regular-season finale for a playoff berth, the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants are facing the consequences of missing the playoffs again.
Shaun O'Hara felt the NFC East was the Giants' to lose, but circumstances beyond their control were what ultimately did them in.
The Giants are left with their third straight losing season, making it their worst stretch since they went through eight in a row from 1973-80.
Technically, the New York Giants playoff quest ended on Saturday night, as the Philadelphia Eagles dropped their game to the newly crowned NFC champion Washington Redskins. So as to make it official, the Giants mailed in their Sunday night contest against the Minnesota Vikings, losing 49-17 before a nationwide audience.
NFL teams bring different approaches to the end of the season. There are no better examples than the Vikings and Giants.
The Giants' season is all but over and one has to wonder if the same can be said for their coach's career.
It's nearly impossibile to find the appropriate words to describe the Giants' 38-35 loss to the Carolina Panthers -- or the team's collection of six dramatic, heartbreaking defeats this season, for that matter.
Don't sleep on this game, or the Giants, who have slain a few giants just when you've counted them out.
The MetLife Stadium quarterbacks had massive showings in Week 14. And they were rewarded for their efforts.
The Giants are preparing for Sunday's game against the undefeated Carolina Panthers with the understanding that they will have to do a lot better than they did on Monday if they expect to pull an upset.
No one in their right minds would call Eli Manning or Ryan Fitzpatrick the perfect quarterback. Gritty? Sure. Gamers? Oh, yes.
Killing time hours before kickoff at the New York Giants' hotel, Eli Manning plotted a play he wanted to try against the Miami Dolphins.
In this season of mediocrity, perhaps Eli Manning and Odell Beckham alone can carry the G-men over the finish line into the NFL playoffs.
Odell Beckham made two touchdown catches, including an 84-yard reception to break a fourth-quarter tie.
Another week and another couple of starters have to be placed on the injured reserve list. as tight end Larry Donnell and long snapper Zak DeOssie are now lost for the season.
The New York Giants could be in command of the NFC East and close to their first playoff berth since 2011 had they "finished" five games this season.
Tom Coughlin and the Giants were looking to put the game away with a late fourth-down conversion. It ended up sparking the Jets, who appeared well on their way to a disappointing, mistake-filled loss.
Both teams needed a win to keep their floundering playoff hopes alive, regardless of who they played, and key figures like Darrelle Revis and Victor Cruz were only present in street clothes.
Tom Coughlin made a fateful fourth-quarter decision to go on fourth-and-goal while ahead. The Jets made him and the Giants pay for it.
The NFL has long been a quarterback's league, and it still is. Manning is good enough to bring home the big prize, and he needs to be good enough to not let the opportunity slip through his fingers.
In a season marked by inconsistency, the New York Giants haven't failed to squander chances to take command of the NFC East.
The Giants staged a comeback late, but it wasn't enough to beat the Redskins in Landover. New York, now 5-6, is tied with Washington for first place in the NFC East.
Even though the game would decide surpremacy in the the beleagured NFC east division, the New York Giants (5-6) treated this contest like the fourth preseason game of the summer.
So the schizophrenic Giants, coming off a bye week, were supposed to be primed to snatch the NFC East. Then Sunday happened.
