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Many will point to a ridiculous decision to kick a 52-yard field goal on a wet and windy night and the subsequent 108-yard touchdown as the turning point of this game, but it happened much earlier. Facing a 3rd-and-22 and a dominant New York defense, the Bears got a first down off of a 26-yard running play. Three plays later, the Bears had a touchdown and the game had completely changed.
Chicago came out firing in the second half and only a Mushin Muhammed fumble stopped them from taking the lead on their opening possession. The Bears quickly built a 24-13 lead, but a great catch by Jeremy Shockey and an equally great run by Tiki Barber setup the Giants to cut the lead to 24-20.
The Giants got the ball back and reached the Chicago 29 when Eli Manning was sacked for a loss of 14 and the Giants made the fateful decision to kick a field goal. Just last year, the Bears returned a missed field goal for a touchdown and they did so again when Devin Hester lulled the Giants to sleep with a hesitation move before turning on the speed to go 108 yards. New York never recovered and lost the game 38-20.
Photo of Jay Feely after Devin Hester's TD return by AP/Kathy Willens
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I think the loss can be attributed to Coughlin's mind-numbing decision to go for 1 when down by 5 after they had just blown through the Bears defense in 5 play and then to kick a 51-yard field goal into a monsoon at the Meadowlands instead of pinning the Bears inside the 10. This isn't even including the decision to sit on the ball at the end of the first half.
These are a bit more important than a random broken-run in the first half. Those happen.
"[...]but it happened much earlier."
Yes, it did happen much earlier, as in, from the very start of the game, in the first quarter and then onward, when the offense seemed determined to turn over the ball with penalties, missed communication, fumbles and interceptions, negating all the momentum gained by the defense. This is a game the could have won, but they were sloppy and lackadaisical.
1) Why didn't then run Jacobs more? Tiki was hurting
2) Why didn't they throw to Shockey?
3) Why didn't they go for two when the score was 24-19?
Does Corey Webster have any pride?
Well all you Giants fans have ur boy Plaxico to blame for this . If he kept his big mouth shut the lost wouldn't have been magnified as much . You all know one of them sports casters will bring this up eventually . The giants made a cardnal sin when they trashed the Bears and there defense . You don't do things like that, It make you look cocky . Karma plays it's role in everything you do in life, Pays can be a real bitch !