The New York Giants have done it! They defeated the Patriots 21-17.
The game began with a saftey by the Giants on Tom Brady after an intentional grounding penalty. They followed this with a long drive ending in a 2 yard touchdown to Victor Cruz. 9-0 G-Men.
2nd Quarter
A short Patriots drive ended on a 29 yard field goal by Gostkowski. 9-3 G-Men. After this, a long Patriots drive ended in a 4-yard touchdown from Brady to Danny Woodhead. 10-9 Pats.
3rd Quarter
A long Patriots drive gave them a 17-9 lead with a touchdown to Aaron Hernandez. But, Lawrence Tynes kicked a 38 yard field goal with about 7 minutes left. 17-12 Pats. With 40 seconds left, Lawrence Tynes kicked a 33 yard field goal. 17-15 Pats.
4th Quarter
The fourth quarter was a long, non-scoring game until Bradshaw ran for a 6 yard touchdown. 21-17 Giants.
The Pats tried in vain to put themselves back on top, but in the end, the Giants proved a formidable foe once again.
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Sunday, February 5, 2012
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Super Bowl Sunday!
At last, the long-awaited day is upon us. On Sunday, the New York Giants will face the New England Patriots in Superbowl XLVI...
The New York Giants will have everybody ready for the biggest game of the season, including RB Ahmad Bradshaw, LB Mark Herzlich and TE Jake Ballard. The Patriots only question mark is TE Rob Gronkowski, and everyone expects him to play, including myself.
The Giants offense has stood the test of time. QB Eli Manning and RBs Ahmad Bradshaw and Brandon Jacobs provide stability and balance between the running and passing game, so the issue here will be which style of play will be more effective against the Patriots.
Their defense, meanwhile, has been the most remarkable turnaround of the season. With the Core Four of Osi Umenyiora, Justin Tuck, Jason Pierre-Paul, and Matthias Kiwanuka playing extraordinarily well, and the offensive line as healthy as ever, facing the Patriots, whose defense has been terrible all year, and has forced the offense to make them come back in many games.
The only thing the Pats have going for them is that their offense, led by Tom "Terrific" Brady, Wes Welker, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, and Rob Gronkowski, albeit injured. Their defense has been bad all year, even with DE Shaun Ellis, one of my favorite players, playing okay.
The Giants also have an edge in special teams, as weird as that may seem. Patriots have a rookie LS in Danny Aiken, K Stephen Gostkowski, and P Zoltan Mesko led the special teams for New England. The Giants have an exceptional punter (one of the best in the league) in Steve Weatherford, the best long snapper in football in Zak DeOssie, (who can also double as a linebacker if absolutely necessary), and the most UNDERRATED kicker in football in Lawrence Tynes.
The Patriots are favored, they have a bad defense, and are facing (what is now) a great defense. Their offense may be bad, but the Giants are, all-in-all, the most complete, and therefore, I feel, the better team.
This analysis seems to suggest only one outcome:
I will be watching the Giants parade down the canyon of heroes on Tuesday.
The New York Giants will have everybody ready for the biggest game of the season, including RB Ahmad Bradshaw, LB Mark Herzlich and TE Jake Ballard. The Patriots only question mark is TE Rob Gronkowski, and everyone expects him to play, including myself.
The Giants offense has stood the test of time. QB Eli Manning and RBs Ahmad Bradshaw and Brandon Jacobs provide stability and balance between the running and passing game, so the issue here will be which style of play will be more effective against the Patriots.
Their defense, meanwhile, has been the most remarkable turnaround of the season. With the Core Four of Osi Umenyiora, Justin Tuck, Jason Pierre-Paul, and Matthias Kiwanuka playing extraordinarily well, and the offensive line as healthy as ever, facing the Patriots, whose defense has been terrible all year, and has forced the offense to make them come back in many games.
The only thing the Pats have going for them is that their offense, led by Tom "Terrific" Brady, Wes Welker, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, and Rob Gronkowski, albeit injured. Their defense has been bad all year, even with DE Shaun Ellis, one of my favorite players, playing okay.
The Giants also have an edge in special teams, as weird as that may seem. Patriots have a rookie LS in Danny Aiken, K Stephen Gostkowski, and P Zoltan Mesko led the special teams for New England. The Giants have an exceptional punter (one of the best in the league) in Steve Weatherford, the best long snapper in football in Zak DeOssie, (who can also double as a linebacker if absolutely necessary), and the most UNDERRATED kicker in football in Lawrence Tynes.
The Patriots are favored, they have a bad defense, and are facing (what is now) a great defense. Their offense may be bad, but the Giants are, all-in-all, the most complete, and therefore, I feel, the better team.
This analysis seems to suggest only one outcome:
I will be watching the Giants parade down the canyon of heroes on Tuesday.
Monday, January 30, 2012
The Blowout Bowl!
The Pro Bowl. The game when the best (but not the best of the best-see a later article!) gear up for a meaningless exhibition game that is meant to please the fans.
In the first quarter, Larry Fitzgerald caught 2 Aaron Rodgers passes for touchdowns. 14-0 NFC. But Big Ben Roethlisberger found AJ Green to cut the score to 14-7, followed by a 74 yarder from Ben to Brandon Marshall to tie the game at 14.
In the second quarter, Jimmy Graham caught teammate Drew Brees' pass for 2 yards. 21-14 NFC. Brandon Marshall and Philip Rivers connected for a 29 yarder, and the game was tied once again at 21. Brees then hit Greg Jennings for an 11-yard pass to make the score 28-21. On the last play of the half, Rivers hit teammate Antonio Gates for a 27 yard touchdown.
The third quarter started out with a bang, litterally. Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski boomed a 37-yard field goal to give the AFC a slim 31-28 lead. Cam Newton came in to play quarterback, and hit Steve Smith (Panthers teammate) with a 55 yard touchdown. 35-31 NFC. But Brandon Marshall again caught a 47 yarder from Andy Dalton. 38-35.
The fourth quarter was the blowout. Vonta Leach ran in 1 yard for a touchdown, followed by a 3-yard touchdown pass by Andy Dalton to Brandon Marshall. 52-35 AFC. But they weren't done yet! Derrick Johnson intercepted Dalton and returned it for 60 yards. 59-35 AFC. The NFC tried in vain to come back when Cam Newton threw a 36-yard pass to Larry Fitzgerald, but ended up losing 59-41.
I'll admit it, sometimes the players didn't seem to try as hard as they could have, and the defenses were both awful, but in the end, it was a memorable and historic Pro Bowl.
And as of now, that's really all that counts.
In the first quarter, Larry Fitzgerald caught 2 Aaron Rodgers passes for touchdowns. 14-0 NFC. But Big Ben Roethlisberger found AJ Green to cut the score to 14-7, followed by a 74 yarder from Ben to Brandon Marshall to tie the game at 14.
In the second quarter, Jimmy Graham caught teammate Drew Brees' pass for 2 yards. 21-14 NFC. Brandon Marshall and Philip Rivers connected for a 29 yarder, and the game was tied once again at 21. Brees then hit Greg Jennings for an 11-yard pass to make the score 28-21. On the last play of the half, Rivers hit teammate Antonio Gates for a 27 yard touchdown.
The third quarter started out with a bang, litterally. Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski boomed a 37-yard field goal to give the AFC a slim 31-28 lead. Cam Newton came in to play quarterback, and hit Steve Smith (Panthers teammate) with a 55 yard touchdown. 35-31 NFC. But Brandon Marshall again caught a 47 yarder from Andy Dalton. 38-35.
The fourth quarter was the blowout. Vonta Leach ran in 1 yard for a touchdown, followed by a 3-yard touchdown pass by Andy Dalton to Brandon Marshall. 52-35 AFC. But they weren't done yet! Derrick Johnson intercepted Dalton and returned it for 60 yards. 59-35 AFC. The NFC tried in vain to come back when Cam Newton threw a 36-yard pass to Larry Fitzgerald, but ended up losing 59-41.
I'll admit it, sometimes the players didn't seem to try as hard as they could have, and the defenses were both awful, but in the end, it was a memorable and historic Pro Bowl.
And as of now, that's really all that counts.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Playoffs? Are You Kidding Me, Playoffs?!
Yes sir, the NFL playoffs are finally upon us.
On Sunday, the New York Giants will face the Atlanta Falcons in the Wild Card Weekend matchup at 1 P.M. The Giants will be without LB Mark Herzlich. Most of the others will play, only Justin Tuck is a toss up.
The Giants have the ability on offense, (as seen throughout this past season), to be able to overcome large lead defecits. I know that their offense can be a top one if it is at full strength on Sunday.
Now, the defense is laden with exteremely talented players and I feel it can be a top 10, even top 5 defense in the league when entirely healthy and playing at full strength. With Tuck, Osi, JPP, and Kiwi on the line, this defense can rush the pass and force the Falcons to abandon Matt Ryan and attempt to run the ball. If the Giants defense is at full strength, they will win on Sunday.
On Sunday, the New York Giants will face the Atlanta Falcons in the Wild Card Weekend matchup at 1 P.M. The Giants will be without LB Mark Herzlich. Most of the others will play, only Justin Tuck is a toss up.
The Giants have the ability on offense, (as seen throughout this past season), to be able to overcome large lead defecits. I know that their offense can be a top one if it is at full strength on Sunday.
Now, the defense is laden with exteremely talented players and I feel it can be a top 10, even top 5 defense in the league when entirely healthy and playing at full strength. With Tuck, Osi, JPP, and Kiwi on the line, this defense can rush the pass and force the Falcons to abandon Matt Ryan and attempt to run the ball. If the Giants defense is at full strength, they will win on Sunday.
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