| A matter of perspective |
| Apparently, the Giants really needed a week off. Tom Coughlin was again singing the praises of down time after 13 consecutive games without a chance to come up for air. "We have been cast into a situation where we had the bye," he said. "You heard me say that I
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| via Giants Journal,Jan, 05 2009 By Mike Dougherty |
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| Giants vs. Eagles: An Early Look |
| The marquee matchup in the NFC has been set. The suddenly streaking Philadelphia Eagles will go into the Meadowlands to take on their division rivals, the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants for the opportunity to play in the NFC championship. New York is rested coming off a well
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| via Giants 101,Jan, 05 2009 By hkiswani |
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| So who's really the favorite |
| I'm not usually one to bring up the point spread, but this scenario is kind of intriguing. Right now, the Giants are favored to win by 4 against Philadelphia. That sounds about right. It's a number that reflects home field, and the way both teams finished up the regular season.
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| via Giants Journal,Jan, 05 2009 By Mike Dougherty |
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| And now, all the home teams are favored (Yahoo! Sports |
| After a wild card weekend in which all the home teams were underdogs (and went 2-2), we'll head into divisional
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Jan, 05 2009 |
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| All is quiet on the injury front |
| It's almost a regular work week for the Giants, who came in this morning for strength and conditioning work. They will also break into positions for a little film study. The process will be repeated tomorrow, and practice get under way on Wednesday. And we don't have any idea who
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| via Giants Journal,Jan, 05 2009 By Mike Dougherty |
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| Eli Manning and Giants look to KO Eagles in playoff rematch |
| Only one team was able to come into Giants Stadium and beat the defending Super Bowl champions this season. And now that team is coming back to try to do it again. In what was clearly the worst-case scenario for
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| via Giant Football Blog,Jan, 05 2009 By Jim Jacobs |
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| The Sweetest Victories |
| Happy New Year, all. Sam here with a thought or two about Giants-Eagles. Before I became a columnist, I covered baseball for the Daily News and spent the better part of four years around the Yankees. During that time, I watched somewhere close to 100 Yankees-Red Sox games. And they
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| via Giants Journal,Jan, 05 2009 By Sam Borden |
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| Worst case scenario for Giants: Eagles win (Yahoo! Sports |
| Only one team was able to come into Giants Stadium and beat the defending Super Bowl champions this season
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Jan, 05 2009 |
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| Wild card winners will savor a second chance (Yahoo! Sports |
| With the next round of the NFL playoffs in place, the winners from wild-card weekend — San Diego
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| All rematches next week in both AFC, NFC playoffs (AP |
| A month ago, the Philadelphia Eagles came up the New Jersey Turnpike and dominated the New York Giants. The Eagles get another chance to do it next Sunday, this time in a much more important contest -- at least to New York. The Eagles-Giants game, which will be the first
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| Patience, consistency push Eagles to next round (Yahoo! Sports |
| Once a floundering team that lacked a groove, Philly has figured out how to put the right pieces in place
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Jan, 04 2009 |
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| NFC playoffs: Eagles, Cardinals face familiar road (SportingNews.com |
| AFC second-round playoff breakdowns They say that familiarity breeds contempt, and it couldn't be a truer
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Jan, 04 2009 |
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| Four rematches on tap for divisional round (PA SportsTicker |
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Jan, 04 2009 |
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| Giants and Eagles will meet for a third time (AP |
| If there was one team that was going to get the New York Giants' attention in the NFC semifinals, it was the Philadelphia Eagles. Philadelphia embarrassed the defending Super Bowl champions 20-14 at Giants Stadium in a game that really wasn't that close. Andy Reid's team will bring one other
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Jan, 04 2009 |
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| All rematches next week (AP |
| Back on Oct. 5, Tennessee rallied from a 10-3 fourth-quarter deficit to win 13-10 at Baltimore with the help of a bad call: a blow-to-the-head penalty on Terrell Suggs that actually was a blow to Kerry Collins' shoulder. It came on third-and-10 and extended an 80-yard winning drive for the
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Jan, 04 2009 |
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| Here come the Eagles |
| There's nothing like a playoff meeting to keep a rivalry alive. Nobody in the Giants' locker room would state a preference, for obvious reasons, but I sense they wanted to go head-to-head with Philadelphia one more time. It's probably the most difficult matchup possible this week. Still, there's a little
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| via Giants Journal,Jan, 04 2009 By Mike Dougherty |
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| Just another manic Sunday |
| It feels a little strange watching football at home in a favorite easy chair again. There doesn't seem to be a lot of news about Steve Spagnuolo, who's been wined and dined to an extreme by four potential suitors. He cannot be offered a job until the Giants are done,
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| via Giants Journal,Jan, 04 2009 By Mike Dougherty |
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| Eagles lurking for Big Blue with win over Minnesota Sunday |
| There aren't many teams left in the NFC that would feel confident heading into Giants Stadium in the dead of winter, believing they could knock off the defending champions in the cold and the wind. The Philadelphia Eagles don't believe
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| via Giant Football Blog,Jan, 04 2009 By Jim Jacobs |
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| Vikings think they are built for a deep playoff run (Yahoo! Sports |
| Minnesota Vikings safety Darren Sharper remembers playing in the Super Bowl, and he believes it can happen
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Jan, 04 2009 |
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