NEW ENGLAND (15 - 0) at NY
GIANTS (10 - 5)
Week 17 Saturday, 12/29/2007
8:15 PM
Patriots complete undefeated
regular season with hard fought
38-35 victory over Giants
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Postgame Recaps, Storylines,
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The Patriots rallied from a
fourth-quarter deficit to defeat
the Giants 38-35 on Saturday and
became the first team in NFL
history to go 16-0 in the
regular season
Recap: With one mighty
heave, Tom Brady and Randy Moss
took care of the record books.
Now it's down to business for
the unbeaten New England
Patriots: stamping themselves as
the greatest team in NFL
history....more
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Original Photo:
Chris McGrath/Getty
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Randy Moss races
into the end zone
for a
record-breaking
65-yard touchdown
pass in the fourth
quarter. |
From NFL.com: The
Patriots completed a perfect
regular season with a 38-35 win
over the host New York Giants on
Saturday night. Laurence
Maroney's 5-yard touchdown run
proved to be the game-winning
score. Tom Brady and Randy Moss
set single-season records for
touchdowns as the pair connected
twice on touchdowns...more
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Patriots defeat
Giants, go 16-0
Over The Monster, NH
By
Randy Booth I'ma
huge Patriots fan so
I've got to mention
the team's huge
38-35 victory over
the Giants tonight.
Their win was No.
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Patriots 38 Giants 35
Team 4 News, TX
The Patriots
rallied from a 12-point
second-half deficit and scored
22 straight points to beat the
dogged New York Giants 38-35 to
become the first NFL team ...
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Pregame Previews, Storylines,
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You know the storyline. The
Patriots could become the first
team to finish the regular
season undefeated since the 1972
Dolphins. The Giants have
clinched the fifth seed in the
playoffs. They would like to
erase some Meadowlands whammies
(the Giants are just 3-4 at
home) and would love to trip the
Patriots, but the Giants are
also eyeing up a battle with the
Buccaneers in two weeks that has
much more meaning.Preview:
A regular season finale that
will have no effect on the
playoff picture has never meant
so much. With so many records
within reach for the New England
Patriots on Saturday night, the
one that matters most is the
chance to complete the best
regular season in NFL history if
they can defeat a New York
Giants team which also has its
playoff seeding secure. Besides
Tom Brady and Randy Moss having
impressive league records within
their reach this week, New
England seems unlikely to rest
many starters in its pursuit of
a 16-0 record despite having the
AFC's top seed wrapped up...Full
Story
Inside the Game Plans:
PATRIOTS:
Laurence Maroney has had
back-to-back productive games.
It's the most work, by far, that
the second-year back has had all
season. All year long, there
have been questions about
whether New England would be
able to run the ball if/when
weather conditions forced them
to do so. The team took a small
step toward answering those
questions with consecutive
efforts against the questionable
run defenses of the Jets and
Dolphins.
The Giants are a
middle-of-the-pack run defense,
but have allowed opponents to
get well past 100 yards in four
of their last five games.
Depending on the weather, the
pace for records and the way the
game plays out, the Patriots may
once again look to keep the
ground game going heading into
the postseason...FULL
STORY
GIANTS:
It is time for the Giants to
fully disclose what they can
expect from QB Eli Manning in
the playoffs. Will they allow
him to "take them deeper" or use
him as a handoff machine to kick
start the running game?
From inside observation, it
is felt that the Giants would
like to keep the ball away from
the Patriots as much as
possible, meaning they'll try to
run and eat up yardage and
minutes. If that works (the
Patriots are only 10th in the
NFL in rush defense), Manning
won't get many passing
opportunities. He threw 52 times
two weeks ago vs. Washington and
the Giants lost; he threw just
15 times last Sunday vs. Buffalo
and they won handily...FULL
STORY
Around the Web:
NFL Network concedes; Giants-Patriots
game will show on CBS
CBS 42, TX
Now you can
watch the giants and
patriots face off from the
comfort of your own home,
without the NFL Network. Sports
bars saw a huge influx of
business ...
NFL relents: Giants-Patriots
game will air everywhere
Saturday
Journal Inquirer
Pats-Giants: All over the
tube
New York Daily News
Giants-Pats Game: Fans 1,
NFL Network 0
CNBC
