The nail bitter of a game yesterday, was the best Giants game I’ve seen since the Giants beat the Bills in Superbowl XXV. And this team is beginning to look a lot like the 1990 team. Is Tom Coughlin going to be able to out coach Bill Belichick as well as Bill Parcells out coached Marv Levy? T.C. has to in order to come out victorious. And then to be able to see the organization that I hate the most deflate. Jerry Jones‘ face after the game was priceless. The player in the NFL that I hate the most, T.O., was crying and that was priceless (To see the video, click here). The fact that their fans shut their arrogant mouths is priceless.
Upon Further Review - Michael Eisen put together a piece about how much the Jints support Eli Manning.
Transcript: Coach Tom Coughlin - Michael Eisen discusses the NFC Championship game with Tom Coughlin.
Notes, anecdotes and statistics - Here’s some of the great game stats provided by Michael Eisen.
The Giants won their ninth consecutive road game (seven regular season, two postseason). They are the first team in NFL history to win nine consecutive road games in a single season. In addition, the Giants have set a franchise record for overall consecutive road victories.
The Giants are the first team to defeat the NFC’s No. 1 seed in the divisional round since the current postseason format (six teams from each conference) was adopted in 1990.
Dallas was the NFL’s second-highest scoring team in the regular season with 455 points, or 28.4 per game. They had scored 247 points in the second half, 130 in the fourth quarter. The Giants held the Cowboys to 17 points, including three in the second half and none in the fourth quarter.
Manning completed 12 of 18 passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns to Toomer. Manning’s rating of 132.4 was the highest of his 61-game career (47 regular season, four postseason). His previous best was a 130.0 rating vs. Philadelphia on Nov. 20, 2005. His best postseason rating had been the 117.1 he recorded last week at Tampa Bay.
Toomer caught four passes for 80 yards and two touchdowns and set another franchise postseason record. Toomer has a team-high 11 catches this playoff season to increase his career total to 32. That moved him past Mark Bavaro (30) and into first place on the franchise’s career postseason list.
Transcript: Cowboys QB Tony Romo - Here’s what Tony Romo had to say about the Giants after the game, “I felt like they were the toughest team. I told guys all year that I felt like we’d see them again. They were the toughest team we faced this year, besides New England.” That’s respect.
Transcript: Cowboys Head Coach Wade Phillips
Transcript: Cowboys WR Terrell Owens
Newsday:
Giants upset Cowboys to reach NFC title game
Defense is Giant when it counts - The Giants couldn’t stop Marion Barber for their lives in the first half. This whole situation worked out well for the Giants. Wade Phillips decided to start Barber for the first time ever. Barber gave it his all in the first half, and then he ran out of gas because he never played an entire NFL game. Starter Julius Jones only got 3 touches in the game.
Owens tears up after loss to Giants - Priceless moments. There were a few of them yesterday. T.O. cried like a chick yesterday after the loss. He backed up his quarterback before the reporters even asked him about it. He said that he always backs his quarterbacks, as he was crying, and I found that to be a Priceless moment. This guy is such a bum. I don’t understand how anybody can root for somebody that is so arrogant and crazy. Another moment was watching Jerry Jones come down to the Cowboys bench with a whole lot of clock left like he was ready to light up a victory cigar. Once the clock ran out, FOX got a shot of Jones’ face and it was priceless. Jones is as arrogant as T.O. The fans are as arrogant as the Owner. Owners should not be on the field until the game is over. All of that was after Jones handed out tickets to the team for the NFC Championship game before the game even started. It’s a disgusting organization to be associated with. The players were talking smack all week, and the Giants took the high road. When the game ended, Strahan said that they can eat their popcorn sitting on their couches watching the Giants play the Packers on their plasma tvs. Remember what I wrote yesterday? I wrote that I hate losing to the Cowboys because all of their fans talk so much smack, but where are they today? I heard a Packers fan call WFAN this morning, and he was as extatic as I was, that he would rather see the Packers lose to the Giants than the Cowboys.
Strange but true: Giants one win from Super Bowl - When you go back to the beginning of the Playoffs, it was a long shot as a 5 seed. Now, Big Blue is only one win away. They have a 50/50 shot at going to the Superbowl now. They have every reason to lay it all on the line next week regardless of the elements. Does anybody remember the 6 Seed Pittsburgh Steelers? The only difference is that the Giants have to beat the almight Patriots, and the Steelers only had to beat a soft Seahawks team. But at least we know that we only lost by 3 points to the Patriots. Since both teams played at full strength, both Coaches will have everything on tape to prepare for the game.
Ol’ Reliable Toomer has two TD catches - Props to Amani Toomer for stepping up big time. He had no intention of simply picking up first downs yesterday. You could tell that he was trying to take every catch to the house.
Grading the Giants - Arthur Staple handed out good grades this week, but the G-MEN deserve it. The 5 seed knocked out the 1 seed. The team with one lonely Pro Bowler eliminated the team with 12 Pro Bowlers.
Q&A: Webster helped corner keep its edge - Props to Corey Webster for shutting down Joey Galloway last week and only getting burned once by T.O. this week. Actually, he also dropped that ball that Romo threw into his stomach. It could’ve been a lot worse. He stepped up big time.
Pope, McQuarters step in and step up - Props to R.W. McQuarters for sealing the deal two weeks in a row.
Eli and Giants offense protect ball again
New York Daily News:
Eli Manning, Giants beat Cowboys; will play Packers for NFC championship
On day Peyton Manning gets sacked, Eli delivers on Giant promise - Most NFL fans expected to see the Peyton Manning led Colts against the Patriots next Sunday. We’ve all been looking forward to it, but it isn’t happening. Does anybody care about San Diego? I know I don’t. They lack a whole lot of class. Have you seen Phillip Rivers whining and screaming at his teamates and his fans all season? Thank God we have Eli. I would never want our franchise Quarterback to act like that. Then you had to watch Merriman on steroids sacking Peyton Manning on Saturday. These guys should be banned from the sport. Do you remember last season when LT called out the Patriots and said that they disrespected his team by doing Merriman’s dance? LT said he is too classy that he doesn’t do the dances. So why is he defending his teamate who does a dance? If you don’t like the dances call your teamate out. If you don’t like what the Patriots did then win the game. This whole team whines and whines like Gary Sheffiled and Terrell Owens. I hope that the Patriots win the game so we can man up to them and take them down ourselves in the Superbowl to make them 18-1. That’s right, I said it. I know I originally picked a Giants vs. Colts Superbowl, but that’s not happening.
Giant defense makes huge play - They made a bunch of them. The Jints only gave up 17 points to the 2nd best offense in the NFL. The G-MEN won that game on heart alone. It was like Rocky IV. ‘You know how big he is. You know how strong it is. You can’t win’. This season is like a free shot at the Superbowl for the New York Giants. I remember multiple media sources saying that the Giants would finish in last place in the NFC East. SNY is one them that I wrote a post about right before the season began if you want to go back and check it out. I said that they would go 11-5 which is a gutsy move by me, but that wasn’t the perception at the time. So if the Giants have a shot at the Superbowl when they were supposed to be in last place, lay it all out there. Do you remember 2000 when the Giants were 12-4? They were the favorite, and got smoked in the Superbowl by the Ravens. Tom Coughlin must get this team to understand what’s at stake. There are plenty of young bucks on the team that need to understand how far they’ve come, and how close they are to achieving the dream.
Giants send Tony Romo to offseason - Who cares? He started his vacation before the Cowboys lost.
Giant ‘D’ never rests against Tony Romo - The Giants ‘D’ got stronger by the quarter.
Patrick Crayton’s drops lift Giants - HAHAHA…the Cowboy talking the most smack all week dropped the biggest pass of the game. His name…is Patrick Crayton, and he would’ve taken that ball to the house if he didn’t talk so much smack all week. Remember him forever.
Terrell Owens all choked up over Dallas’ flop, doesn’t blame Tony Romo
Fans in heaven as Giants beat Cowboys
Former Giant Ryan Grant gets shot to send old team Packin’
Giants get last laugh after Jerry Jones gives away NFC title game tickets
New York Post:
‘BOYS BURIED BY BIG BLUE
TRUE SECONDARY CONCERN - It’s definitely a concern. Some status’ haven’t been released yet. Yesterday, they stepped up big though. Aaron Ross was a stud. He didn’t miss a tackle, he was in so much pain that he had to go in and out of the game. On his final play, he saved a touch down by hitting Marion Barber with his sore shoulder to take Barber down. McQuarters saved the day at the end of the game. I thought that the Giants were going to call me to play Safety. It was like in 2006 when the Giants were taking linebackers off the streets as they headed into the Playoffs.
AMANI SPLENDORED THING
LITTLE BROTHER ELI COMES UP BIG - Yesterday, the Manning family had to split up to watch both sons play on the same day. Mom went with Eli, and Dad went with Peyton. Looks like everybody will be heading up to Green Bay this week.
TEARS FROM T.O. - Why was T.O. really crying? Was he pissed off that he realized that they would’ve won a Superbowl if Bill Parcells was still around. There is no way The Tuna would’ve let the team take a vacation one week before the Divisional Playoffs when the organization is in an 11-year drought and the Quarterback never won a Playoff game. The Tuna also realized that ‘me’ players like T.O. cannot help you win a championship. T.O. needs to be pampered.
GIANTS HOPE REVENGE IS SERVED COLD - In the first two weeks of the season, the Giants were 0-2, and allowed 80 points to the Cowboys and the Packers. The Giants already took revenge for the Cowboys. Now, it’s time that Big Blue takes revenge for the Packers. And last, it’s time we took revenge for New England.
MANNING DRIVES JINTS TO SUCCEED
TEXAS FOLD ‘EM
BLUE-’D'-FUL DAY
The Star-Ledger:
Injury (non)updates - That’s great news. I believe we only reported no injuries once all season.
A look back to NYG-DAL Vol. 3
Giants in NFC Championship Game
Now the defense can rest
T.O. turns Terribly Overemotional
Defense had Romo on run
Manning quiets critics - And I’m his biggest critic. I disowned him after the Buffalo game. Remember this though, he had 5 fumbles (losing 2) and 2 INTs. And that was in a game where they didn’t let Eli throw the ball and the running backs ran for 296 yards. If they lost that game because of those turnovers, and if the Giants lost by 3 to the Patriots, then they wouldn’t be here now to see Eli play like this. And that would be a shame for a team that could go all the way.
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The path to the Superbowl is getting clearer and clearer. The Packers and the Patriots won their games. I live for watching games like what took place in Title Town, USA yesterday. I love when it snows. It’s a shame that Indianapolis, Detroit, and Minnesota all have domes. Today, we got a game for the ages. The Giants are the 3rd most winningest franchise in the NFL, and the Cowboys are tied for 4th with 4 other teams. The Packers are are the most winningest franchise followed by the Bears. The Packers will play in another NFC Championship game, but the Bears didn’t make the Playoffs. If the Cowboys win then they will host the NFC Championship game. If the Giants win the game, then the Packers will host the NFC Championship game. I’m hoping that we get to play at Lambeau Field next week. I was very upset that Tom Brady broke Phil Simms’ completion percentage record in a Playoff game last night while Simms was broadcasting the game.
Is it Sunday yet? I wish. I’d even take Saturday right now knowing that two games are on. I am a bit concerned about the big play ability of the Cowboys. I can see the Giants trying to put as many points as possible early. I can also see them taking the lead. I can also see the Cowboys starting out slow after the miserable month that they’ve had, and then start clicking, and give up the lead to the Cowboys like what happened a few years ago against the 49ers. All week, I’ve been listening to people say that Romo is like a better version of Garcia. If that’s the case then Romo can hook up with T.O. like Garcia hooked up with Romo. Big Blue cannot give up the big plays. The secondary has to step up and stop all of their weapons which are much more than there were in Tampa Bay last week. 
As each day passes, I’m trying to figure out all of the advantages that the Giants have on Sunday. There are some, but there needs to be more. The number one thing they got right now is their ‘MOJO’. We need to hope it carries through to the Superbowl. Say that the Giants are Austin Powers and the Cowboys are Dr. Evil. We need to hope that Dr. Evil does not take away Austin Powers’ mojo. Think about it this way. Do you remember the goal line stand against the Redskins in Week 3? Sure you do. Betts was stopped and the Giants got their mojo during that game. Big Blue went on to win 6 straight before the bye week. After the bye week, the Cowboys came into the Meadowlands and beat the Giants. Since then, the Giants lost their mojo. The Giants won some, lost some since then, but they never won in the same fashion as they did on that 6-game win streak. Now, the Giants have recaptured their mojo. So how far will it take them? I hope Dallas doesn’t take it away again. They are an offensive machine, but they are not playing like they did in Week 9 either. The Giants are on a one-game winning streak now, and they only need to win 2 more to make it to the Superbowl.
The big game is getting closer and closer. It’s hump day…so we will start discussing the matchups between Big Blue and Big D. Did any of you make it to Tampa Bay? If so, please comment on your experience. Same goes for Dallas if any of you are going down there. Also, we are constantly looking to add pictures of fans to Die Hard Giants Fan. So if you got any good ones while tailgating or at the stadium then you can email them to me. Feel free to impress us with painted faces, crazy haircuts, tattoos. We want pics of pets too. Click on any of the pictures pages on the header bar for instructions and my email address.
