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Ranking NY Giants’ most memorable Sunday Night Football on NBC moments

By Stephen Samra

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - JANUARY 01: Victor Cruz #80 of the New York Giants runs with the ball on his way to scoring a touchdown in the first quarter on a 74 yard catch and run against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium on January 1, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - JANUARY 01: Victor Cruz #80 of the New York Giants runs with the ball on his way to scoring a touchdown in the first quarter on a 74 yard catch and run against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium on January 1, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TX – DECEMBER 11: Jason Pierre-Paul #90 of the New York Giants celebrates a 37-34 win after Dan Bailey #5 of the Dallas Cowboys missed the game tying field goal in the final seconds of the game at Cowboys Stadium on December 11, 2011 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX – DECEMBER 11: Jason Pierre-Paul #90 of the New York Giants celebrates a 37-34 win after Dan Bailey #5 of the Dallas Cowboys missed the game tying field goal in the final seconds of the game at Cowboys Stadium on December 11, 2011 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

1) 12/11/2011: NY Giants defeat Dallas Cowboys, 37-34

The game that saved the Super Bowl run.

With 5:41 left in the fourth quarter, it looked like time had run out on the Giants’ season. Fans calling for Tom Coughlin’s job were vindicated, as the Giants were about to drop their fifth straight game.

Or so you would’ve thought. In 2011 though, we should’ve known never to count out Eli Manning as long as time remains.

The man who proclaimed himself as elite before the season began would prove it – leading two touchdown drives to shock the Cowboys, giving the Giants a 37-34 lead in the waning moments of the game.

Manning just needed a little help from another Giants’ first round pick, as Jason Pierre-Paul came to the rescue.

The Giants were in search of a defensive playmaker to pair alongside Justin Tuck since the departure of greats like Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora, and that night Jason Pierre-Paul ended the search. The next Giants’ defensive force was here.

The Cowboys put themselves in position to extend the game, but Pierre-Paul was having none of it. Giants’ fans shielded their eyes as Dan Bailey, who was as automatic as they come at the time, lined up for the game tying kick.

They would open them up to elation – Pierre-Paul stunning the Dallas faithful, and sending the Giants into a frenzy.

The win stopped a five game losing streak for the Giants, and was vital on the way to a division title and Super Bowl victory. It gave them the momentum to go on and continue shocking the football world.

It’s a game that players and fans alike put everything into, and there’s no more memorable moment than the collective euphoria felt afterwards.

We were down with JPP as the Giants created their most memorable SNF on NBC moment.

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