The Giants have set a preliminary 12-week timetable for wideout Hakeem Nicks’ return following successful surgery on his right foot. Nicks broke the fifth metatarsal bone in his right foot during drills on the Giants’ second day of mini-camp last week. He is expected to sit out all of training camp and in all likelihood will miss all [...]
So it’s all said and done. The 9-7, Eli Manning-led Giants stumbled into the playoffs, picking up full speed just in time to shock the Patriots and Vegas sports books in another magical Super Bowl run. Coach Tom Coughlin has gone from the hot seat to Hall of Fame consideration and New York sports fans [...]
Just when you thought the memory of Super Bowl 42 couldn’t get any better, it did. Super Bowl 46 was like pulling on your Super Bowl 42 sweatshirt, and then the pocket had had another Super Bowl victory in it. It was awesome, it was exhilarating, and it made the last four years of Giants [...]
The New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots 21-17 to win Super Bowl XLVI in clutch, come-from-behind fashion, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The thrilling comeback victory was almost identical to the way in which the Giants upset the Patriots just four years ago in Super Bowl XLII. Though there was no [...]
I’m sure people from New York and Boston don’t need to be reminded, but, in one of the greatest Super Bowls ever, the Giants knocked off the Patriots in January of ’08. Fast forward four seasons and the rematch looks completely different. While it does feature the same two teams, this isn’t the 16-0 Patriots [...]
Four years ago this weekend, Lawrence Tynes kicked the Giants into the Super Bowl on an absolutely frigid night in Green Bay. As I write this, about 45 minutes ago, Lawrence Tynes kicked the Giants back into the Super Bowl on a rainy, sloppy night in San Francisco. About two weeks ago, I wrote this: [...]
The Giants are going to the NFC Championship Game. Wait, really? Let me Discount Double Check the score. Yup, the same Giants who lost to the Redskins twice, and needed a miraculous finish to beat Arizona and New England and the Cowboys, will play on Sunday for the right to go to the Super Bowl. [...]
At least one New York team can fulfill guarantees. After last week’s Wild Card victory over the Atlanta Falcons, defensive lineman Jason Pierre-Paul predicted a Giant upset of the defending champion Green Bay Packers. Sunday at Lambeau Field, the G-men came through. They are now one win from a Super Bowl appearance and are firing [...]
In 2007, the New York Giants got a shot at redemption against an undefeated New England team and took full advantage of the opportunity. Playing the best football they have all season, this year’s New York team looks to do the same thing against a Green Bay Packers team that has won 21 of their [...]
It’s on to the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs, with for more games on the slate. As usual, picks below are in bold. New Orleans @ San Francisco I must be crazy, or I must have something against them, but I’m picking the Saints to lose two weeks in a row. I do actually [...]