31 Jan
Making the Super Bowl has enough perks as is, but the winning team on Sunday will get a bonus for making it to the championship game, but so will the losers.
According to Ralph Vacchiano over at The Blue Screen, each player on the winning team will receive $78,000 while every player on the losing team [...]
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31 Jan
The Patriots once won games and championships based on their defense, but that is no longer the case. The Giants have relied on their defense to save multiple games and their season, and without the infamous goal-line stand of Week 3, the Giants probably aren’t playing in the Super Bowl. Actually, they definitely aren’t playing [...]
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30 Jan
Elite Manning is not Peyton Manning (yet), and I understand they are two different players and two different people. It is unfair for critics to try to judge Eli based on his brother as it is rare two siblings both become starting QBs in the NFL. When you think about it…there are 32 starting QBs in the [...]
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30 Jan
The Giants aren’t the biggest underdog in Super Bowl history, but they are up there. Good news for them, there have been some major upsets in the past:
2003
Tampa Bay
42
(+4)
Oakland
21
2002
New England
20
(+14)
St. Louis
17
1998
Denver
31
(+11)
Green Bay
24
1991
NY Giants
20
(+7)
Buffalo
19
1988
Washington
42
(+3)
Denver
10
1984
Los Angeles
38
(+3)
Washington
9
1983
Washington
27
(+3)
Miami
17
1981
Oakland
27
(+3)
Philadelphia
10
1973
Miami
14
(+1.5)
Washington
7
1971
Baltimore
16
(+2.5)
Dallas
13
1970
Kansas City
23
(+12)
Minnesota
7
1969
NY Jets
16
(+18)
Baltimore
7
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30 Jan
When it comes to special teams, the Giants and Patriots are somewhat on an even scale. I am not sure anyone on either club feels comfortable when Lawrence Tynes or Stephen Gostowski goes on the field with a lengthy kick and time running out. And I am certain neither team wants their chances at winning [...]
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29 Jan
The story about Tom Brady’s walking cast, his boot, his limp, and any other report that has surfaced since the AFC Championship can all be put to rest now that Brady is practicing. As if he was going to sit out the Super Bowl.For the past nine days Tom Brady’s status for Super Bowl XLII [...]
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28 Jan
The Giants played the Patriots closer in Week 17 than any other team had done all season, leading for most of the game before surrendering their lead to Tom Brady and Randy Moss. The 38-35 loss was a monetum booster for the G-Men who were entering the playoffs on a bad not after having played poorly [...]
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27 Jan
The Giants took a tough road to get where they are today, putting themselves in a tough position to make the playoffs and then a harder one having to play the #5, #1, and #2 seeds in order to win the NFC.After their losses in both Week 1 and Week 2, I thought they might [...]
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26 Jan
The Giants held their last practice at the bubble this season as they get ready for the Monday departure to Glendale for the Super Bowl.
The big dance is now only a week away as the G-Men try to do the impossible and knock off the undefeated Patriots. We will begin the indepth coverage of the Super [...]
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26 Jan
There are a lot of stories out about how the Giants have to manage the clock and how that is the only way they can beat the Patriots.
Well, I am not so sure that is the only way you can beat New England, but keeping them from excellent field position would be a start.
How many [...]
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