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.

THE NEW YORK GIANTS ARE NOW WORLD CHAMPIONS!

Things were looking bad at the end of regulation for the Giants as Lawrence Tynes missed two straight fields goals including one as time was expiring.  But he redeemed himself in OT as he made CB Corey Webster’s interception of Brett Favre in OT stand up.  The Giants advance to the Super Bowl with a rematch with the Patriots who the Giants gave all they could handle in the last week of the regular season.  Eli Manning continued his solid post season play as he completed 21 of 40 passes for 254 yards.  Brandon Jacobs rushed for 67 yards on 21 carries (3.2 ypc) with a TD run.  Ahmad Bradshaw shared the running game with Jacobs as he carried the ball 16 times for 63 yards (3.9 ypc) with a TD run.  Plaxico Burress had an outstanding game as he caught 11 passes for 154 yards (14.0 avg).  Amani Toomer pitched in with 4 grabs for 42 yards (10.5 avg).  The Giants finished up with 134 yards rushing on 39 carries (3.4 ypc) and they also completed 21 of 40 passes for 246 yards.

The Giants really played well, especially in the second half and overtime.  Safety Gibril Wilson led the way for the Giants on defense with 8 tackles.  Cornerback Corey Webster only had three tackles but he also had the big interception of Brett Favre in overtime to set up kicker Lawrence Tynes for the game winning kick.  The Packers finished up with 28 yards rushing on 14 carries (2.0 ypc) and they also completed 19 of 35 passes for 236 yards.

The Giants only had possession of the football for 23:30 of this football game but that’s all they needed to advance to the NFC Championship Game.  Eli Manning was outstanding as he completed 12 of 18 passes for 163 yards with 2 TD passes.  Brandon Jacobs was solid with 54 yards rushing on 14 carries (3.9 ypc) with a TD run.  Ahmad Bradshaw also ran the ball well in this game as he carried the ball 6 times for 34 yards (5.7 ypc).  Amani Toomer had a monster game as he caught 4 passes for 80 yards with 2 TD grabs.  Steve Smith also made some clutch plays as he caught 4 passes for 48 yards.  The Giants finished up with 90 yards on 23 carries (3.9 ypc) and they also completed 12 of 18 passes for 140 yards.

The Giants defense was led by safety Gibril Wilson (10 tackles) and end Michael Strahan (8 tackles).  The Cowboys finished up with 154 yards rushing on 33 carries (4.7 ypc) and they also completed 18 of 36 passes for 182 yards.

The Giants physically pounded the Bucs on Sunday in Tampa as they earned a trip to Dallas next weekend to take on the Cowboys.  Eli Manning was razor sharp as he completed 20 of 27 passes for 185 yards with 2 TD passes.  Brandon Jacobs had a decent game before he was injured as he carried the ball 13 times for 34 yards (2.6 ypc) with 1 TD run and they also caught 2 passes for 16 yards and a TD.  Ahmad Bradshaw followed Jacobs into the game and he did a solid job carrying the football 17 times for 66 yards (3.9 ypc).  Amani Toomer was the star of the receiving corps as he caught 7 passes for 74 yards (10.6 avg) with a TD grab.  The Giants finished up with 100 yards rushing on 30 carries (3.3 ypc) and they also completed 20 of 27 passes for 177 yards.

The Giants defense played very well against the Bucs and it was led by defensive end Michael Strahan who had 9 tackles and a sack.  The Bucs finished up with 69 yards rushing on 22 carries (3.1 ypc) and they also completed 23 of 39 passes for 202 yards.

The Giants put up a helluva fight Saturday Night with the undefeated Patriots and they almost pulled out a win.  Give Coach Coughlin credit for trying to ruin the Patriots season despite already being locked in to play the Bucs next week.  Eli Manning was outstanding as he completed 22 of 32 passes for 251 yards with 4 TD passes and 1 interception.  Brandon Jacobs had a solid game 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 (4 rec, 84 yards, 2 TDs) and TE Kevin Boss (4 rec, 50 yards, TD) also had good games for the Giants.  The Giants finished with 79 yards rushing on 19 carries (4.2 ypc) and they also completed 22 of 32 passes for 237 yards.

LBs Reggie Torbor (10 tackles, sack) and Gerris Wilkinson (9 tackles) led the way for the Giants on defense.  The Patriots finished up with 44 yards rushing on 26 carries (1.7 ypc) and they also completed 32 of 42 passes for 346 yards.