Denver 34 Jets 17: Hold off on that New York-New York Super Bowl talk, the Jets suffered a damaging loss at home on Sunday. Facing a team that can’t play defense, New York inexplicably played a terrible game on offense. The weather certainly didn’t help, but Jets’ receivers dropped passes and Brett Favre was very inaccurate. Eric Mangini also made some curious play calls that contributed to the loss. Thanks to the Steelers, New York......

Plaxico Burress is one of the biggest reasons the Giants won the Super Bowl and is one of the best receivers in the NFL. But his antics off the field are no longer worth the trouble. After last season’s Super Bowl victory, the Giants rewarded Burress with a 5-year/$35 million deal and since contracts in the NFL are not guaranteed, they can choose to terminate that deal at any time. That time should come......

Having won five-straight, the Jets have seized control of the AFC East and their own destiny. Now, they have to avoid a letdown, as their remaining schedule doesn’t feature any really tough matchups. First up in the final five games is a Denver Broncos club that is not as good as their 6-5 record would indicate. Denver is like a boxer with a glass jaw, they can certainly score, but their defense can’t get off......

Photo Courtesy AP/Ross Franklin The Giants have some major injury concerns heading into Sunday’s game in Washington. Both Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw are listed as questionable, leaving the fate of the running game up in the air. Fred Robbins, a mainstay on the defensive line, has not practiced all week and is also listed as questionable. Plaxico Burress is going to miss the game as well with a hamstring injury and a gunshot......

Oh, Plaxico Burress. Fox Sports reports, "The New York Giants wide receiver accidentally shot himself in the leg on Friday night... He spent the night in the hospital and the injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. The team is still trying to gather further information on the incident." According to ESPN, sources say Burress suffered the gunshot wound in a club. The Giants have not yet commented on the incident. Burress, who predicted the......

Yesterday's resounding win over the Tennessee Titans has really pumped up the Jets. The AP took this photograph of quarterback Brett Favre slapping Shaun Ellis on the butt and the NY Times reported Favre "wound up the most canonized right arm in football and unleashed a stinging slap to [Ty] Law’s backside." The Post's Steve Serby says that the Jets have caught "Favre Fever"--the 38-year-old quarterback has been chest-bumping and high-fiving teammates. Just last......

Jets 34 Tennesse 13: The Jets had a resounding win on Sunday, beating the previously undefeated Titans at home and firmly establishing themselves as a force in the AFC. New York racked up over 400 yards in offense and controlled the ball for a dominating 40 minutes. The upcoming schedule isn’t too hard and the Jets have a one-game lead in the AFC East. The playoff push has begun. Giants 37 Arizona 29: They didn’t......

The Giants return to the scene of their Super Bowl victory Sunday when they take on the Arizona Cadinals. Arizona, quarterbacked by former Giant Kurt Warner, is miles ahead in the NFC West at 7-3 and boast one of the best offenses in the league. Arizona moves the ball down the field with the prolific passing of Warner and an all-star trio of receivers. For the Giants, the biggest questions are injury related as Plaxico......

If a win against the banged-up New England Patriots is a statement game, what would a road victory over the undefeated Titans be for the Jets? Wouldn't they love to find out! The Jets travel to Nashville to face the team that ripped off their old nickname in a battle that could be a playoff preview. The Titans are 10-0 and do it with a ground game, a controlled Kerry Collins and a stout defense.......

Photograph of the Giants' Brandon Jacobs being chasd by Ravens linebackers Jarret Johnson and Terrell Suggs by Kathy Willens/AP Giants 30, Ravens 10: The Giants have a great rushing attack, and they don't let anyone forget it. On Sunday, they ran for 207 yards in a one-sided affair. Ahmad Bradshaw had nine carries for 96 yards and Brandon Jacobs had 11 for 73 and two touchdowns. Eli Manning was a mediocre 13-for-23 for 153......

Photograph of Eli Manning, calling signals during the November 2 game against the Cowboys, by Bill Kostroun/AP It doesn’t get any easier for the Giants as they face the 6-3 Ravens tomorrow at Giants Stadium. Baltimore has won four-straight games and sports one of the best defenses in the league, allowing only 16.7 points a game. Like the Giants, the Ravens have three running backs and their rookie quarterback, Joe Flacco, has been solid......

Photograph of the Jets' Laveranues Coles pulling in a reception as New England Patriots cornerback Ellis Hobbs, left, and linebacker Mike Vrabel move in by Winslow Townson/AP Jets 34 Patriots 31 (OT): Before the game you could have debated if this was a must-win for the Jets. But after taking a 24-6 lead Thursday night, the Jets had no choice but to win this game. New York took the opening drive down the field......

Forget for a second that the teams don't like each other and that the coaches, who once formed a famous mentor-protege relationship, now can't bring themselves to cordially shake hands at the end of games. For once, the bickering and dislike can take a backseat to football. For once, the Jets are a worry to the Patriots. The winner of Thursday night's game will have sole possession of first place in the AFC East and......

Photo of Brandon Jacobs running in the third quarter by AP/Mel Evans; Photo of Thomas Jones, Brett Favre and Tony Richardson celebrate a fourth quarter TD by AP/Bill Kostroun Giants 36, Eagles 31: January may be the next time the Giants play a truly critical game. By beating the Eagles in Philadelphia on Sunday night, the Giants moved to 8-1. More important, however, is their 3-0 record in the NFC East -- a mark......

The Giants face a familiar and dangerous foe Sunday night as they head down to Philly for a clash with the 5-3 Eagles. The key to beating Philadelphia is controlling Brian Westbrook. Westbrook, one of the most dangerous players in the league, is as big a threat receiving as he is running with the ball. Expect the Giants to key on him all day in an effort to keep him under wraps. On defense, Philadelphia......

Playing in the AFC East was once thought to be tough. But New England's Tom Brady out for the year and the NFL's schedule rotation has the division against the two weakest in football -- the NFC and AFC West. That makes things a lot easier. As Bill Simmons said, the NFL did everything for the AFC East except schedule Columbia and Georgetown. The Jets' last easy game for a while comes Sunday against St.......

Giants 35 Dallas 14: The only thing that was going to stop the Giants Sunday was the Giants. New York stacked the line and dared the Cowboys to throw the ball to beat them and Dallas wasn’t up to the challenge. The Cowboys managed fewer than 200 yards on offense and turned the ball over four times as New York put this game out of reach early. The Giants improved to 7-1 overall and 2-0......

Everything is setup for the Giants. Tony Romo is out and Brad Johnson is in as quarterback of the Cowboys. Jason Witten hasn’t practiced all week and has a broken rib. In short, the team that Dallas brings to the Meadowlands tomorrow has little resemblance to the team most people thought would represent the NFC in the Super Bowl this February. Expect the Giants to take advantage of that. One thing that Antonio Pierce has......

Well, maybe the Ravens. But the Jets, despite their winning record, have looked generally dismal in the past several weeks. Other than its 56-point performance against Arizona, Brett Favre's offense has been mediocre. To make matters worse, their schedule, to this point one of the easiest in the league, is about to get a whole lot tougher. If the Jets don't stop playing down to their competition -- if that's really what they have been......

Giants 21 Pittsburgh 14: This was game that lived up to the hype. Both teams left it all out on the field and at the end, the Giants won because they finally took advantage of the breaks the Steelers kept giving them. The first five times the Giants reached the red zone they settled for less than a touchdown. Four times they settled for a field goal and once they turned the ball over on......

This should be a great game. Both the Giants and the Pittsburgh Steelers are 5-1. Both teams have quarterbacks from the 2004 NFL Draft who have won the Super Bowl and both teams hope to get back there. Add in the fact that Plaxico Burress is returning to Pittsburgh for the first time since he left and this is truly a must-watch game for any NFL fan. For the Giants, it represents a change in......

They were supposed to win last Sunday against an inferior Oakland team, but the Jets lost a heartbreaker in overtime. At least they were on the road in that one. New York will have no such excuses when it hosts Kansas City on Sunday. They'll be playing an even worse team at home, and, to make matters even easier, will be facing third-string quarterback Tyler Thigpen. Brodie Croyle and Damon Huard, the Chiefs' top two......

Sometimes coaches outsmart themselves. With the Jets trailing by three late in the fourth quarter, Brett Favre drove them down the field and into position to attempt a very distant field goal (52-yards). Jay Feely lined up and kicked the ball, but it hit off the upright. Luckily, for New York, the Oakland coaches had called a time out to try and “ice the kicker”. With a second chance, Feely made a correction in his kicking motion and knocked it through to send the game to OT....

Name the worst teams in the NFL, and chances are the squads picked will appear on the Jets' schedule. Bengals? Check. Chiefs? Later on. Same with the Rams. This week's foe: the mighty Raiders, who are 1-4 and on their second coach this season. The only thing the Raiders are good at is running the ball -- they're fourth in the league. They're toward the bottom in everything else, including 24th in defense. With Brett......

The Giants spent this past week thinking about missed opportunities. They blew a winnable game in Cleveland and blew the chance to open a huge lead in the NFC East. After tomorrow’s game, the Giants play their last 10 games against very good football teams, so getting another win this week is vital. And the Giants should be plenty motivated for this matchup. You can bet that Tom Coughlin spent the week letting his team......

He played his worst game in quite some time, and now Eli Manning says he suffered a chest injury in Monday's 35-14 whupping at the hands of the Browns. The Super Bowl champ threw three interceptions and looked generally awful throughout the game. That includes the before the hit in the third quarter that apparently inflicted the bruise. Manning should practice with the team and play this week at home against San Francisco. He didn't......

Photograph, left, of Browns fans waving a sign after the Giants' loss by Tony Dejak/AP, and photograph, right, of Eli Manning after throwing an interception by Amy Sancetta/AP Cleveland 35 Giants 14: It’s been so long you didn’t recognize him. But, his performance was certainly familiar to any Giant fan. Flushed out of the pocket and making a bad throw, pressured up the middle and chucking it off his back foot, we have all......

Browns’ tackle, Corey Williams, has vowed to “try and knock (Brandon Jacobs’) head off”. That may be the only way to stop Jacobs who is on pace for over 1,400 yards and is averaging almost six-yards a carry. But Jacobs is just part of the story as the Giants have three running backs who can carry the load and weapons all over their league-leading offense. They even get one back tonight with Plaxico Burress returning......

Thomas Jones scored all of two touchdowns -- one rushing and one receiving -- last season. In Sunday's 26-14 win over the Bengals, he found the end zone thrice. The win wasn't as convincing as some may have hoped, especially since Cincinnati was without Carson Palmer, but as Brett Favre said, “I don’t believe in ugly wins. That one felt as good as any win I’ve been a part of in recent memory.” That last......

Things are going well in Jets land. Eric Mangini's wife had a baby. The child has the middle name of Brett and shares a birthday with the Jets' starting quarterback. The team is coming off a bye its biggest offensive output in recent memory. To make things better, the 0-5 Bengals that are coming to face them will be without Carson Palmer thanks to an elbow injury. So a team that made the Cowboys and......