February 3rd, 2008:  Yes..You guessed it, and it would have been disappointing if we all didn’t agree on this moment in history.  The Eli Manning to David Tyree play was indeed the key play in this game.  Yes, Brandon Jacobs needed to convert on a fourth and one prior to this play, but the fact that if Eli could have been sacked during the first half of this epic play adds an element that I believe makes it the turning point of the game.  If Eli had been sacked on this 3rd and 5 play with just 1:15 to play, who knows what the results would have been.  Four plays later Eli hit Burress in the end zone to give the Giants a lead, and the Giants survived for an epic win.

January 27th 1991: MVP Ottis Anderson rushes for 102 yards and a touchdown and career backup quarterback Jeff Hostetler throws for 222 yards and a TD as Giants hold the ball for more than 40 minutes in 20-19 upset of Buffalo in Super Bowl XXV. Jeff Norwood’s 47-yard FG attempts sails wide right in the final seconds.

Ah, remember when the Super Bowl was still held in January? This was indeed the best Super Bowl ever played at the time.  Being in that stadium that day with all the added security, the snipers on the roof, the helicopter circling above, and of course Whitney Houston’s rendition of the National Anthem, is one of the most memorable days of my life.  This game can easily be attributed to the greatness of the offense or the defense.  The fact that the Giants held the ball for over 40 minutes in the game is remarkable, but the fact that they held it in real time for more than an hour put the mighty Buffalo Bills offense in a terrible spot. The Giants of course won this game behind Jeff Hostetler after Phil Simms had been injured in a game against these same Bills on December 15th.  The defense having the ability to hold the Bills to just 19 points is a true testament to the ability of the coaching staff to devise a game plan and the players who executed it to perfection.

January 25 1987: The Giants defeated the Denver Broncos in SB XXI, but no other series epitomized New York’s dominance more than a second-quarter stop of John Elway’s team. On first-and-goal from the one-yard line, Lawrence Taylor, Harry Carson and Carl Banks each recorded consecutive tackles for loss or no gain and Denver missed the ensuing 23-yard field goal to improve its 10-7 lead.

This game belonged to the defense in the first half, and to the offense in the second half.  The Giants have trailed at halftime of all four of their Super Bowl Wins, but this one didn’t feel like it.  The Giants defense had sacked the very mobile John Elway in the second quarter and then made the goal line stand chronicled above.  The Giants began the second half by executing a fake punt play on fourth and one and the rout was on.  the Giants scored the remaining points in the game while QB Phil Simms completed a remarkable 22 of 25 passes as the Giants went on to win 39-20

February 5th 2012: In Super Bowl XLVI, a repeat title game matchup from just four seasons prior, the Giants were again trailing late in the fourth quarter. With less than four minutes on the clock from New York’s own 12-yard line, Eli Manning hit Mario Manningham for an acrobatic 38-yard catch — just his third grab of the game. The Giants marched down the rest of the field for an Ahmad Bradshaw touchdown with under a minute to go to beat the favored Patriots for the championship once more, 21-17.

While this Super Bowl run and re-match with the Patriots was extremely exciting and certainly a great moment in Giants history, I’m not sure that Mario Manningham should get all the credit.  While NBC was looking for the “David Tyree Moment” all game, this was a game that had lots of smaller moments, and not one game-saving play. The Intentional Grounding call, the 12 men on the field to negate Cruz’ fumble, and Chase Blackburn’s interception all come to mind. What I do agree with is that Eli engineered another magnificent game winning drive in the biggest game of the year, while utilizing all his weapons and finding a way to move the Giants the length of the field.

#5: December 9th 1934  The Giants outscored the Bears 27-0 in the fourth quarter for their first NFL title of the playoff era. The contest was remembered as the “Sneakers Game” after Giants players switched to basketball shoes at halftime to better navigate the Polo Grounds’ icy turf.

The turf at the old Polo Grounds had become frozen after a freezing rain the night before the big game.  Both teams were struggling with their footing and the Bears led 13-3 into the third quarter.  Earlier on one of the Giants players had mentioned to Head Coach Steve Owen that they would be better off wearing sneakers instead of the standard football cleats.  In the days before NIKE and every player having multiple shoes in their lockers, this was not an easy change to make.  Owen sent Abe Cohen over to Manhattan College to see what he could find.  He arrived back at the stadium in the third quarter with 9 pairs of sneakers.  The Giants went on to win on three TD runs by a score of 30-13

#6 December 30 1956: The Giants hosted the Chicago Bears, who they had tied earlier in the year during an 8-3-1 campaign, at Yankee Stadium for the NFL Championship Game. Led by quarterback Frank Gifford, as well as four other future Hall of Famers in Roosevelt Brown, Andy Robustelli, Emlen Tunnel and Sam Huff — as well as Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry making the respective offensive and defensive calls as coordinators — Gifford was named the MVP and the Giants slaughtered the Bears 47-7 for the franchise’s third NFL title.

#7: Facing the two-time defending Super Bowl champion 49ers on the road in the NFC Championship game — a team the Giants had already lost to during the regular season by a score of 7-3 on a Monday Night in San Francisco– the New York defense knocked Joe Montana out of the game for the second time in a playoff game. The Giants scored the game-winning field goal as time elapsed after Lawrence Taylor forced the only turnover late in the fourth quarter as Steve Young and Roger Craig tried to run out the clock. The triumph is most remembered for kicker Matt Bahr yelling, “This is for the troops!” as the team celebrated its 15-13 victory. The first gulf war had just begun.  The Giants went on to beat the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXV, which remains the only one-point win in Super Bowl history, memorable for the wide right field goal by Scott Norwood to close the game, and the great defensive game plan drawn up by defensive coordinator Bill Belichick.

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Monday Night, December 3rd The New York Football Giants go up against their rival, The Washington Redskins in a game that could decide the division race.
Join us at Dave and Busters in Times Square New York for a viewing party with Giants Legends                                                                                       Lawrence Taylor, Harry Carson, and Mark Bavaro.

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Do not miss out on this opportunity to watch a Giants game with these great football legends.
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On a night where past and present New York Giants gathered for a good cause, it was the future that was on the minds of the Giants.  Eli Manning has recently said that he is going into the 2012 season looking at the 2011 Giants as a 9-7 team, and not as the Super Bowl champions.  His teammates apparently share in that attitude and are looking to improve–and repeat–in 2012.

They were without their leading receiver. Their starting running back, full back and center all missed the game due to injury. Their 1st pick overall in the 2011 NFL Draft made the trip, but did not play.

Of the six categories (ten positions within each slot), not one…NOT ONE single member of the New York Giants earned themselves a slot in the NFL Weekly leader board. They were shutdown for the entire first half. Just how did Big Blue pull off their biggest upset of the season? We’ve got answers. Join me on this incredibly inspiring fact finding recap.
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Memorial Day weekend started early for Giants fans this year and on a very positive note to boot. With weather forecasters predicting rain over the holiday, and on a seemingly overcast night, the left tackle for the New York Giants brought a heaping portion of sunshine for all to enjoy, as well as a few friends.

David Diehl hosted the Big Blue Moon Charity Event on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at The Garden @ Studio Square in Queens, NY. Diehl is 6′ 5″, 319 lbs but with the passion and motivation that he has for his charity, it is safe to say that his heart is twice the size.
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There is a lot of buzz around the internet praising the New York Giants for having a great draft. The surprise, for many, is how a player that was so highly ranked and regarded like Prince Amukamara ended up wearing a Big Blue uniform given the fact that the Giants had a second half pick in the first round.

The fact of the matter is that it was virtually impossible for the G-Men to have a bad prospect in the first round, regardless if Prince was available come the 19th selection or not. Of course, that is not to say that the Giants could not have SELECTED poorly. Clearly they did not. What the Giants did was pick the highest ranked player that was available at the 19th selection when their turn came around. He just happened to play a position that the Giants needed reinforcement in. He also happened to be the second smallest athlete, (6′ 0″ 206 lbs) that was selected in the first round, Mark Ingram being the smallest (5′ 9″ 215 lbs).
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Linebackers – the Big Blue Wrecking Crew have been notoriously dominant in this area for nearly three decades. We go back to 1981, when Lawrence Taylor, arguably the best linebacker to ever play the game, joined the New York Giants. LT was the second overall selection of the ’81 draft, and of course, the Giants’ first pick that year.

Taylor’s last year was in 1993, when he passed the torch to his successor, Michael Strahan. #92 was the second round pick of the G-Men in ’93 and defined a new era of Giants football. These two bone crushing backs helped to change the face of football and wreaked havoc on opposing QB’s for 26 consecutive years. In 2007, after earning his first and only Super Bowl ring, Michael Strahan retired, thus ending a long standing tradition in Big Blue history.

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While the NY Giants LB position is not in dire straits, they will always be on the prowl for the next LT or Strahan. Will they find what they are looking for in the 2011 class of linebackers at the NFL Draft? Let’s take a closer look at the top 5 candidates.

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Now I know I mentioned that I was going to the game yesterday, but did I happen to mention that I had front row seats directly behind the Redskins defensive bench?   I know, I shouldn’t have been there as a Giants fan. I was heckled, booed, ridiculed, blocked from getting refreshments — but in the end we whethered the storm and had a great time.   That stadium and the fans in D.C. are always good for a great time. The views were incredible from our seats…

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New York Giants fans cheer in the first half of an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010, in Seattle. Crowd noise from Seahawks fans, called the "12th Man" by the Seahawks, has been a factor in past Giants losses in Seattle, but this time, the Giants beat the Seahawks, 41-7. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll watches from the sidelines against the New York Giants in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010, in Seattle. The Giants won 41-7. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) and Brandon Jacobs (27) leave the field after the Giants beat the Seattle Seahawks 41-7, in an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

New York Giants' Jonathan Goff returns a fumble 22 yards against the Seattle Seahawks in the first quarter to set up a touchdown in an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

New York Giants' Ahmad Bradshaw reacts after scoring against the Seattle Seahawks in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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