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Five For Friday: Oregon State plays giant-killer, Matt Millen gets the boot, Plaxico doesn’t answer his phone, and more

It’s actually not Friday anymore (not here, at least), but I’m getting this out a little later than I’d planned to since Friday was a busy day. Because there’s not enough time for me to always go through every headline and interesting story I come across in short order, I thought it’d be a [...]

Best in the NFL? Look no further than the NFC East

I’m waiting until after at least next week to start any sort of NFL power rankings, simply because I wanted to see how everyone did in the first month or so of the season before really making any judgments one way or another as to who the best of the best is. I considered [...]

Top 10 Moments of the 2007 NFL Season: 1-5.

We revealed moments 6-10 of our Top 10 yesterday, and because we don’t want to make you wait too long, here’s moments 5-1.

No Freakin’ Clue: NFC had a different meaning in 2007

  At the start of the 2007 NFL season, it was clear that the NFC was the weaker of the 2 divisions.  Well, it seemed clear then.  The New England Patriots had justed added a slew of free agents to their already talent-laden line-up, the Indianapolis Colts had just come off QB Peyton Manning’s first championship season and [...]

From Oxford to Arizona: The Maturation of Eli Manning.

Let’s take a stroll down memory lane. The date? November 22, 2003. The site? Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi. #15 Ole Miss faced #3 LSU with the SEC Western Division title and a trip to the SEC title game in the balance.

New York 17, New England 14 - Party at Mercury Morris’ house!

The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! Well, these gridiron Giants actually did the 1951 baseball Giants one better, as Eli Manning and his merry band of G-Men struck down the Patriots’ hopes of a 19-0 season, claiming Super Bowl XLII with a thrilling 17-14 win.

Seven Giant Steps for Super Success

The Giants, two-touchdown underdogs as they may be, are the only obstacle left in the way of a 19-0 season for New England. What do the G-Men have to do to give themselves a fighting chance to culminate their unlikely playoff run by toppling the Pats to claim the Lombardi Trophy?

Super Bowl Special: A Tale of Two Seasons

Every year, only 2 teams in the NFL make their way to the Super Bowl.  Each team must overcome tumultuous times and heart breaking defeats (usually) to make their way to the pinnacle of the American sports world.  This year the New York Giants will take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII.  [...]

Red Zone Rewind: Conference Championship Edition

Eli’s Coming…to Arizona: Eli’s finally got something to brag about in the Manning household. Papa Manning, cursed with playing with bad teams all of his career, never sniffed a Super Bowl. It took Peyton nine seasons and three AFC Championship games to finally reach a Super Bowl last season. But, Eli, as [...]