The Giants were the closest team
to beating the Patriots this
year, now they will get another
shot at ending the Patriots
perfection.
FOX Sports Recap:
Eli
Manning and the Giants are
headed to the Super Bowl after
pulling off a wild overtime win
against the Packers in freezing
weather.
Lawrence Tynes missed two
late field goals, but came
through when it mattered most,
drilling a 47-yarder in OT.
Brett Favre struggled late,
and ended up going 19-of-35 for
236 yards, with two touchdowns
and two interceptions, including
a costly one in OT that set up
Tynes' game-winning kick...
ESPN Recap: The unbeaten
Pats punched their ticket to
Arizona earlier in the day. No
surprise there. The twist? To
win their fourth Super Bowl in
seven years, they'll have to
deny Eli Manning.
Giants stun Packers in Overtime
Overtime field goal
sends Giants to
Super Bowl
MSNBC
Brandon Jacobs of
the New York Giants
scores on a 1-yard
rushing touchdown
against the Green
Bay Packers during
the third quarter of
the NFC championship
...
Giants headed to
Super Bowl to face
Patriots
Newsday, NY
The
Packers took over at
the 33-yard line but
went three-and-out.
The teams alternated
possessions and the
Giants would take
over with 2:15 left,
...
Giants Stun Packers and Head to
the Super Bowl
New York Times
It was the
coldest game in the recorded
history of the Giants, and the
second-coldest recorded game in
Packers history. The temperature
for 1967’s Ice Bowl, ...
Giants 23 Packers 20 - overtime
Providence Eyewitness News, RI
(AP) - In the
second overtime NFC Championship
game in NFL history, the New
York Giants upset the Green Bay
Packers 23-20 on Lawrence Tynes'
47-yard field ...
Fox Sports Giants Update:
For the first time since the end
of the 2000 season, the New York
Giants will be playing in the
NFC Championship Game. For the
first time since 1961, they'll
be playing it in Green Bay with
the fabled Packers, their
opponents the second game of the
2007 season, on the other side
of the frozen football...FULL
STORY
Fox Sports Packers Update:
The Packers appear ready to
commemorate their return to the
NFC Championship for the first
time since the 1997 season by
rewarding second-year head coach
Mike McCarthy with a contract
extension....FULL
STORY
Notes:
The Giants have won nine
straight road games (including
the playoffs), an NFL
single-season and overall
franchise record. New York won
these two teams last meeting in
Green Bay (2004), 14-7, with
Kurt Warner under center. This
will be Eli Manning's first NFL
appearance at Lambeau Field
The Packers are now 15-2
(.882) at home in the playoffs
all-time — the second-best win
percentage in NFL history
(behind New England's .909 -
10-1 record)
Around the Web:
United Front: A team in turmoil early in
the season, the Giants have
bonded as a group and now stand
one victory away from an
improbable Super Bowl berth.
Jeffri Chadiha
Packers' blueprint: By emphasizing the draft
instead of quick fixes in free
agency, Packers GM Ted Thompson
has built a solid foundation in
Green Bay.
Mike Sando
Its not often you see a team picking last have a really good draft, but the Giants did very well, they locked in on FS Kenny Phillips early on and didn't stray...
Eli Manning finally proved that he is more than just Peyton’s little brother. He led his team to the biggest upset in Super Bowl history. Sure, the spread was bigger when the Patriots upset the Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI, but the spread is just a number. This year’s Pats were supposed to be the first team since the ’72 Dolphins to go undefeated. The Giants weren’t supposed to make the playoffs...
