Jets' Pool, Nelson Inactive Against Patriots
Jets safety Brodney Pool (knee) and tight end Shawn Nelson (illness) were inactive for New York,
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Jets safety Brodney Pool (knee) and tight end Shawn Nelson (illness) were inactive for New York,
This week there is no need for the Jets to talk big and the Patriots don't want to fan the fire. The balance of power has shifted in the AFC East and both teams sense it.
What seemed impossible a month ago is now reality. The Jets and Patriots meet on Sunday night at MetLife Stadium with first place in the AFC East on the line.
Since a 30-21 loss at New England on Oct. 9 the Jets have turned their defense around. Not that it was at all bad at the beginning of the season. It's just that the dominant defense Rex Ryan insisted the Jets would have has started to show up in a big way.
If you thought last week was bad like Neil Keefe did, then you can expect this week this week to be worse. Nine of the 16 games have spreads of three points or less (and the Giants-49ers line is 3.5).
Jets fans this is your chance to turn that big, gray stadium into a green-clad Bedlam, a cauldron where no opponent, much less a truly ticked off New England Patriots squad, would dare to tread without a good silent count at the ready.
Instead of sitting here and giving my step-by-step guide on How To Build A New York Football Giants Late Season Collapse Shelter And Survival Kit, I can sit here and talk about what was an important (and necessary) win for the G-Men.
Jake Ballard has come a long way to become a dependable NFL tight end and the Giants are reaping the rewards of sticking with the former undrafted free agent.
There's so much to be said about the Giants' 24-20 victory Sunday in Foxboro, although the most important fact is they are 6-2 and still have a tough mountain to climb before the season is over. No playoff spots have been clinched.
The Jets have now won three in a row but things are far from perfect. They still have a lot of cleaning up to do, especially on the offensive side of the ball.
So maybe, all statistics aside, Eli Manning is the seventh or eighth-best quarterback in the NFL. But you know who's glad he has Manning on his side? Tom Coughlin.
After Eli Manning led his Giants to a 24-20 victory over the Patriots, Justin Tuck pointed out that you can't spell 'elite' without 'Eli'. Now clearly Tuck must read the Blog on a daily basis because on Friday I wrote that very thing.
Forgetting for a moment that the Buffalo Bills are actually a New York team, you couldn't ask for a better Sunday of NFL football from a New York perspective.
Eli Manning hit Jake Ballard for a 1-yard touchdown pass with 15 seconds left, giving the New York Giants a 24-20 win over the New England Patriots on Sunday
The Giants and Patriots will play again Sunday — the first time they've met in a game that counts since New York won the Super Bowl 17-14 with two fourth-quarter touchdowns
Chad Finn, sports writer and media columnist for the Boston Globe, joined Neil Keefe to preview the Giants-Patriots game, offer analysis on the Patriots and give his prediction of the Super Bowl XLII rematch.
Mike Hurley of NESN.com joined Neil Keefe to preview the Giants-Patriots game and make their predictions. If their predictions hold true, Giants fans will be happy this Sunday.
It looks like Rex Ryan will kiss Bill Belichick's rings after all. In character, that is.
Perhaps coach Tom Coughlin ought to force his team to eat apples to keep the doctor away.
That's right Neil Keefe is guaranteeing an over .500 week in Week 9 because that's how confident he feels when he makes his picks on Thursdays. He hasn't given a guarantee like that since Week 2.
The Giants are 8 ½-point underdogs to the Patriots this Sunday. Let's say that again. The 5-2 Giants, current leaders of the NFC East, are 8 ½-point underdogs to the 5-2 AFC East co-leading Patriots.
Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw sustained a cracked bone in his right foot during the Dolphins game on Sunday.
What started as a joke among friends has taken on a life of its own for Brooklynite Adam Rosen.
Now eight weeks in, we'll ask it again: Is Eli Manning in the same class as Tom Brady?
The Giants started preparations for Sunday's game against the New England Patriots without five starters.
