The Giants showed incredible depth at tailback as everyone they put in ran the ball well in 2007.  Brandon Jacobs was the workhorse when he was healthy.  Jacobs played in 11 games (9 starts) last season for the Giants and he carried the ball 202 times for 1,009 yards (5.0 ypc) with 4 TD runs.  He also caught 23 passes for 174 yards (7.6 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  Jacobs has now played in 42 games (9 starts) in his NFL career and he has carried the ball 336 times for 1,531 yards (4.6 ypc) with 20 TD runs.  He also has caught 34 passes for 323 yards (9.5 avg) with 2 TD grabs.

Derrick Ward had an incredible season for the Giants before his season ended with a broken foot.  Ward played in 8 games (5 starts) for the Giants last season and he carried the ball 125 times for 602 yards (4.8 ypc) with 3 TD runs.  He also caught 26 passes for 179 yards (6.9 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Ward has now played in 35 games (5 starts) in his NFL career and he has carried the ball 160 times for 725 yards (4.5 ypc) with 3 TD runs.  He also has caught 28 passes for 192 yards (6.9 avg) with 1 TD grab.

Reuben Droughns was the one running back on the Giants that didn’t play up to his ability in 2007.  He played in 16 games (1 start) for the Giants and he carried the ball 85 times for 275 yards (3.2 ypc) with 6 TD runs.  He also caught 7 passes for 49 yards (7.0 avg).  Droughns has now played in 102 games (51 starts) in his NFL career and he has carried the ball 929 times for 3,602 yards (3.9 ypc) with 19 TD runs.  He also has caught 123 passes for 989 yards (8.0 avg) with 6 TD grabs.

Rookie Ahmad Bradshaw was a big key in the Super Bowl run for the Giants.  He played in 12 games (0 starts) in 2007 for the Giants and he carried the ball 23 times for 190 yards (8.3 ypc) with 1 TD run.  He also caught 2 passes for 12 yards (6.0 avg).

Fullback Madison Hedgecock was an outstanding in-season addition for the Giants as he is a good lead blocker in the running game.  Hedgecock played in all 16 games (9 starts) last season for the Rams and Giants.  He did not carry the football but he caught 6 passes for 45 yards (7.5 avg).  Hedgecock has now played in 48 games (25 starts) in his NFL career and he has carried the ball 2 times for 2 yards (1.0 ypc).  He also has caught 23 passes for 150 yards (6.5 avg).

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The Giants played great defense last night and Eli Manning made some huge plays as he took home the MVP of the Super Bowl.  Eli Manning completed 19 of 34 passes for 255 yards with 2 TD passes and 1 interception.  Manning hit Plaxico Burress with a 13-yard strike for a TD with 35 seconds left to seal this game!  Ahmad Bradshaw led the Giants in rushing with 45 yards on 9 carries (5.0 ypc).  Brandon Jacobs pitched in with 14 carries for 42 yards (3.0 ypc).  Amani Toomer led the way for the Giants with 6 catches for 84 yards (14.0 avg).  Steve Smith (5 rec, 50 yards) and Kevin Boss (1 rec, 45 yards) both had huge impacts in this football game.  David Tyree (3 rec, 43 yards) and Plaxico Burress (2 rec, 27 yards) each caught a TD pass.  The Giants finished up with 91 yards rushing on 26 carries (3.5 ypc) and they also completed 19 of 34 passes for 247 yards.

Safety James Butler and linebacker Antonio Pierce led the Giants defense with 11 tackles apiece.  Kawika Mitchell (8 tackles, sack) and Justin Tuck (6 tackles, 2 sacks) made huge impact plays in this football game.  The Patriots finished up with 45 yards rushing on 16 carries (2.8 ypc) and they also completed 29 of 48 passes for 229 yards.

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These two teams are having a rematch of their classic battle of week #17 which was won by the Patriots 38-35.  Tom Brady had a field day in that game as he completed 32 of 42 passes for 356 yards with 2 TD passes.  Laurence Maroney didn’t find much running room that day against the Giants as he carried the ball 19 times for 46 yards (2.4 ypc) with 2 TD runs.  Wes Welker had a solid game with 11 catches for 122 yards (11.1 avg).  Randy Moss had a sterling game as he caught 6 passes for 100 yards (16.7 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  Kevin Faulk was solid catching 8 passes for 64 yards (8.0 avg). 

Eli Manning had a solid game against the Patriots in week #17 as he completed 22 of 32 passes for 251 yards with 4 TD passes and 1 interception.  Brandon Jacobs was busy as he carried the ball 15 times for 67 yards (4.5 ypc) and he also caught 5 passes for 44 yards (8.8 avg) with a TD grab.  Plaxico Burress had a great game as he caught 4 passes for 84 yards (21.0 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  Rookie TE Kevin Boss was also effective underneath as he caught 4 passes for 45 yards (11.3 avg) with a TD grab.

Eli Manning has saved his best play for last as he has been impressive in the post season.  In three games, Manning has completed 53 of 85 passes (62.4%) for 599 yards with 4 TD passes and 0 interceptions (99.1 QB Rating).  Manning must protect the ball against the Patriots like he has this whole post season if the Giants are going to have a chance at an upset.  Brandon Jacobs has carried the ball 48 times for 155 yards (3.2 ypc) with 3 TD runs this post season and he has caught 4 passes for 29 yards (7.3 avg).  Rookie Ahmad Bradshaw has also played well this post season as he has carried the ball 39 times for 163 yards (4.2 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Bradshaw has also caught 3 passes for 24 yards (8.0 avg) in the playoffs.  The Giants will attempt to keep the ball on the ground against the Patriots to control the clock.  The Patriots are allowing 4.2 yards per carry in the post season so the Giants could be effective running the ball tomorrow.  It will be up to Junior Seau, Tedy Bruschi, Vince Wilfork and Rodney Harrison to stop Jacobs and Bradshaw on the ground.  Plaxico Burress has caught 16 passes for 194 yards (12.1 avg) in the post season and he has guaranteed a victory tomorrow for the Giants.  It will be interesting to see how he does against Asante Samuel who is the biggest thief the Patriots have in the secondary.  Amani Toomer has been the go-to man in the playoffs for Eli Manning as he has caught 15 passes for 196 yards (13.1 avg) with 3 TD grabs in the playoffs.  Steve Smith (9 rec, 102 yards, 11.3 avg) and tight end Kevin Boss (4 rec, 45 yards, 11.3 avg) do a lot of the tough work over the middle for the Giants.

Tom Brady has been solid this post season as he has completed 48 of 61 passes (78.7%) for 471 yards with 5 TD passes and 3 interceptions (105.7 QB Rating).  But something doesn’t appear right with Brady right now as he is not throwing the ball deep much so look for the Giants CBs to bump and run to throw off the Patriots timing on the short stuff.  Laurence Maroney has been outstanding in the post season as he has carried the ball 47 times for 244 yards (5.2 ypc) with 2 TD runs.  He also has caught 3 passes for 49 yards (16.3 avg).  The Giants are only allowing 83.7 yards rushing per game (3.6 ypc) in the post season so Maroney will have his work cut out for him Sunday.  Kevin Faulk is the silent assassin of the Patriots as he always plays well when the games get big and Sunday definately qualifies for that.  Faulk has carried the ball 5 times for 17 yards (3.4 ypc) in the post season and he has caught 13 passes for 118 yards (9.1 avg).  Faulk will put big time pressure on the Giants outside linebackers who must contain him or he will hurt them.  Wes Welker has been the leading receiver for the Patriots in the post season as he has caught 16 passes for 110 yards (6.9 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  With the Giants bringing a furious pass rush look for Welker to heavily involved in the short passing attack for the Pats on Sunday.  It will be interesting to see how the Patriots use Randy Moss as he might be too expensive to retain next season.  He has been a decoy so far this post season as he has only caught 2 passes for 32 yards (16.0 avg) in the first two games.  Look for him to show up tomorrow on the big stage for the first time.

PREDICTION:  NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 34, NEW YORK GIANTS 27