Eli Manning heard the boos in an
upset loss to the Vikings.
Darren Sharper, Dwight Smith
and Chad Greenway picked off
passes by Manning and returned
them for touchdowns in leading
the Vikings to a 41-17 victory
over the Giants.
With the win, the Vikings got
back into the wild card chase
and prevented the Giants from
taking a two-game lead for the
top wild card berth.
Vikings Get Picky; Defeat Giants
41-17
Daily Norseman, MN
... or what
happened to the Giants' passing
offense, but if you had come to
me before this game and told me
that the Vikings were going to
put up 41 today, ...
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Comfortably ahead in the
wild-card race but well behind
in the NFC East, the New York
Giants are focused simply on
winning games. The Giants (7-3)
begin a stretch of five straight
contests against teams at or
below the .500 mark when the
Minnesota Vikings (4-6) bring
their top-ranked rushing attack
to the Meadowlands on Sunday.
The game will also be the second
of three straight for New York
against NFC North opponents.
Last week, they rebounded from
their second loss of the season
to division-leading Dallas with
a 16-10 win at Detroit, seizing
control of the top wild-card
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