Giants Get Super Second Chance at Pats

Posted on January 22, 2008 in Sports

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In week 17 of the NFL regular season, the New York Giants had a chance to prevent the New England Patriots from achieving a feat once deemed impossible, a perfect 16-0 season.

At halftime, the Giants held a 21-16 lead, and appeared to have found the formula for beating the Patriots.

After the Giants extended their lead to 28-10, the Patriots jumped back into the game, and scored 21 straight points in just 11 minutes of game time. When the Giants regained possession with under two minutes left to play, the Patriots were ahead by two scores, 38-28.

The Giants scored a touchdown with just over a minute left in the game, but failed to get the ball back, which allowed the Patriots to sit comfortably on their lead to claim a 38-35 victory over the Giants.

Sports analysts have been stressing that while the Patriots’ 16-0 regular season is a great achievement, the legacy of the team will be lost if they ultimately fail to win the big game.

Now, the Giants get a second chance to prevent the Patriots from achieving perfection.

Quarterback Eli Manning has suddenly matured in the postseason, looking more like his older brother Peyton than the “bust” the New York sports media made him out to be.

Can Manning lead his team to a Giant upset against the Patriots?

Time will tell. The big game isn’t until Feb. 3, so, for now, it’s all speculation.

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