Keidel: Hail Manning
With a nod to Hakeem Nicks, Eli Manning is the reason the season continues for the New York Football Giants.
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With a nod to Hakeem Nicks, Eli Manning is the reason the season continues for the New York Football Giants.
New York Giants safety Deon Grant was taken to the locker room with a head injury during the second half of Sunday's playoff game against the Green Bay Packers.
The San Francisco 49ers won a thriller over the New Orleans Saints to advance to the NFC Championship game where they'll face the winner of the Giants and Packers.
The Giants can match Aaron Rodgers point for point. Credit for that goes to Eli Manning and his receiving corps which has emerged as one of the NFL's elite.
The last time Lawrence Tynes stepped onto the Lambeau Field tundra in a playoff game, he made the biggest kick of his life. He wouldn't mind a reprise.
Are the Giants the team that lost to Washington (twice), Seattle and Philadelphia? Or are they the team that's currently the hottest in the league, getting healthy and peaking at the right time? Neil Keefe tries to figure it out with some help from Coach Eric Taylor.
This time last year, Victor Cruz was anything but a household name. Now? Consider the Tri-State on Cruz control.
Four years into his tenure as the Packers' starter, Aaron Rodgers has established himself as an elite quarterback, a Super Bowl MVP who can make all the throws, dodge pressure with his feet and generally light up scoreboards.
Honestly, can it get any better? The Giants and the Packers, two of the most historic franchises in NFL history, in a playoff game at Lambeau Field.
In his first season with the Giants, Weatherford has been a solid addition with one terrific punt after another.
The Fearless Forecaster made a rare mid-week appearance Thursday night.
The five days between playoff games for the first two rounds feel like forever. And there's only so much hype and so many predictions you can read about to fill the void. Neil Keefe went 3-1 in his wild-card weekend picks, but looks for perfection in the divisional round.
The last time the Giants faced the Packers, Aaron Rodgers shredded New York's defense. Well, that was then. This is now.
With Sunday's playoff game against the Giants to prepare for, real life has knocked the Packers back.
The Giants secondary has a message for Aaron Rodgers and the Packers this time around: It's not going to be as easy as last time.
"Our prayers go out to the Philbin family and Packer nation for their loss," Giants defensive end Justin Tuck tweeted.
After a tough loss to the Packers last month, safety Antrel Rolle predicted his Giants would meet Green Bay again in the playoffs. He was spot on.
Divers recovered the body of Michael Philbin from the Fox River near the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh campus, police confirmed.
"Let's keep things in perspective," said Coughlin. "Let's get started looking at some tape but let's not get too carried away just yet."
Let's face it. As well as the Giants played in the second half Sunday, a seven-point first half simply won't do it against the Packers.
The Giants' defense wanted another shot at Aaron Rodgers. Well, they got their wish. And this time it might be a fair fight.
The son of Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin has gone missing in Oshkosh, Wi.
An old formula has resurfaced in the new building. The Giants used a power running game, an opportunistic passing attack and a stifling defense to wipe out the Falcons.
Can you smell it, that 2007 aroma of ultimate success?
