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The last time the Chargers came to New York the result was the infamous “Snowball Game”. While there is no snow in the forecast, Giants fans are in an ugly mood, thanks to a three-game losing streak. In many ways this team is facing its first real crisis point since Week 15 in 2007 when they had to beat the Bills to make the playoffs.

The Giants are at a big point in their season. After a 5-0 start, built mostly against inferior teams, they have lost two straight to good teams. Now, they have to head down to Philadelphia for a game with the Eagles, the team that knocked them out of the playoffs at home last year. A win would restore confidence that New York is a playoff-caliber team while a loss, and the upcoming schedule, would threaten to send the team into a spiral. So the stakes are high and when you add in the fact that the Philadelphia crowd will be in a New York-hating frenzy, this should be a very good game.

The Giants will try and right the ship after last week’s humiliation at the hands of the Saints when they face the defending NFC champs, Arizona, on Sunday night. Arizona has a dangerous passing game, with three very good wide receivers in Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Bolden and Steve Breaston, but there running game has been mediocre at best. That should allow the Giants to put more defenders into coverage and hopefully, get C.C. Brown the help he needs

      

The Giants were shellacked by the New Orleans Saints, with the Saints winning 48-27, while the Jets were terrible, losing to a bad Buffalo team in overtime, final score 16-13.

The Giants have spent the last three weeks feasting on the dregs of the NFL. Sunday things will get much harder as they head to New Orleans for a battle with the undefeated Saints. The game marks a homecoming for Eli Manning, who grew up in the area, but has never played in the Superdome. It will also be the first meeting between the Giants and their former star, Jeremy Shockey. Shockey has always been an emotional player and you can expect him to be really amped up on Sunday.

     

• Yankees 4 Minnesota 1: Carl Pavano tried his best to make Yankees’ fans miserable, but the Yankees got revenge in the end. A-Rod and Posada homered in the seventh to put the Yankees up 2-1 and the bullpen took it from there. Mariano got the final four outs for the save meaning the Yankees won a playoff series for the first time in five years. The ALCS with the Angels begins Friday in the Bronx.

If you are looking for the classic definition of a “trap game” this is it. The 4-0 Giants return home, after three-straight road wins, to play the lowly Oakland Raiders before heading on the road to face 4-0 New Orleans.

Uh-oh? Giants quarterback Eli Manning will be getting an MRI on his swollen and sore foot. It was a non-contact injury; the Daily News says it occurred during the 4th quarter of the Giants' 4th victory this season, when he "planted his right leg, then hopped, then completed his throw, and immediately dropped to the ground." Manning said, "I don't think it's nothing to be worried about. It will be getting rid of the soreness," and was getting ice and stim treatment for it. Still, his status for Sunday's game against the Raiders depends on how fast it heels.

The Giants are having a hard time getting healthy, especially on the defensive side of the ball. Justin Tuck, Kevin Dockery, Aaron Ross and Chris Canty are all expected to miss the game on Sunday. Kenny Phillips has been placed on Injured Reserve, which means his season is over, so the defense will be thin again, especially in the secondary.

Former Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress headed for Rikers Island earlier today after being sentenced to a two-year term for second-degree "attempted weapons possession." He had pleaded guilty to the charge after shooting himself in the thigh with his own illegal pistol in a Manhattan nightclub in November 2008. From Rikers Island he will be transferred to one of NY's many beautiful upstate prisons, just in time for foliage season and intramural convict football. ESPN.com noted that he was expected to serve about twenty months, followed by two years of probation, if his behavior is good.

The Giants will face significant challenges in 2009, but they certainly have the talent to return to the Super Bowl. The biggest obstacle to that quest will be at wide receiver. Plaxico is gone and Amani Toomer didn’t make it out of training camp in Kansas City. That leaves Domenik Hixon and Steve Smith as the starting receivers, two players with only 109 catches between them in their careers. If that pair, or someone else like first round pick, Hakeem Nicks, can’t become a dependable number one receiver, the Giants are going to struggle offensively.

Eli Manning is now the highest-paid player in the NFL. Earlier this week, Manning signed a deal that will pay him $97.5 million over six years, ensuring that he will remain a Giant though 2015, while making more per season than more accomplished quarterbacks like Tom Brady and Peyton Manning.

Eli Manning and the Giants have agreed to a contract extension that should keep Eli with Big Blue for the bulk of his career while turning him into the highest paid player in the NFL. With Manning's original contract coming out of the draft set to expire after this season, the Giants inked him to an additional six years, worth $97.5 million—not bad for the 14th highest-rated QB last season.

The Giants might not be sure who will step up and lead their receiving corps next season, but at least we know that baby catchers should be well-supported at the just announced new birthing center at St. Vincent's Hospital, named after Eli Manning and his wife Abby. The newlyweds don't have any children yet themselves, but are helping to bankroll what the News calls a "state-of-the-art center focusing on natural childbirth and holistic care" at the hospital which has one of the lowest C-section rates in the city. The quarterback said, "We're enjoying being married right now. There's no exact plan, but we do plan on starting a family in the future." The construction of the Eli and Abby Manning Birthing Center will take place over the next five years and cost $10 million. Manning said, "We wanted to make it a special place to bring new life into the world."

Despite a disappointingly early exit from the playoffs just a few weeks ago, the handful of Giants who headed to Hawaii for this year's Pro Bowl seem to be enjoying themselves. Eli Manning will back up Kurt Warner in his first-ever trip, marking the first time two sibling quarterbacks will appear in the same game. Eli says that he has been invited more than once in the past by his brother, perennial Pro Bowler Peyton, but waited until he earned the nod as more than just a guest.

Eli Manning didn't finish out the 2008 season on a good note, but he still stands a great chance to be compensated handsomely for winning Super XLII last season. The Giants quarterback will be a free agent following the 2009 season, and the Giants reportedly plan to give Manning a contract "worth" $100 million. According to the News, "Based on interviews with several agents and personnel people, Eli Manning appears to be in line for a seven- or eight-year contract worth $110 million-$120 million with $40 million in guarantees." NFL salaries aren't guaranteed, of course, and Manning will likely not receive all the money included in his next contract. As other teams have shown, giving a ton of money to quarterbacks like Donovan McNabb, Peyton Manning Carson Palmer and Michael Vick sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. But the Giants staked the future of their franchise on Manning when they traded Philip Rivers and more to the Chargers for Peyton's younger brother on draft day in 2004.

     

The reign is over. After falling to the Philadelphia Eagles yesterday in the divisional playoffs, the Giants fell to the task of trying to make sense of how the game—and the season—slipped away from them.

    

Eli Manning will be in the same Pro Bowl as his brother Peyton. History is made! (But how does Matt Ryan feel about Eli's inclusion?) The Giants will send six to Hawaii, including both punter Jeff Feagles and placekicker John Carney. Combined age? 86. Their vaunted defense will have only one representative in Justin Tuck. That seems funny. The Giants' stellar offensive line did get some love. Guard Chris Snee will start, and center Shaun O'Hara will be a reserve.

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 wound to the leg. The injuries are a big concern because Washington has a great running attack and their defense is much better against the pass than the run.

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 under center.

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 has one of the best units in the league and they are good at getting to the quarterback, recording 27 sacks so far this season.

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.

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 miss a play Monday, and didn't tell anyone about the injury until afterwards. "He is certainly very good at masking all of that," said head coach Tom Coughlin.

• Giants 44 Seattle 6: New York took control of the game with their opening series and never looked back as they destroyed Seattle on Sunday. Starting with the ball on their own nine, it took only four plays for the Giants to lead 7-0 after Eli Manning connected with Domenik Hixon on a 32-yard strike. The Giants scored on their first six drives of the game, not even punting until about 10 minutes remained in the third quarter.
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• Patriots 19, Jets 10: Brett Favre got a rousing welcome from the Meadowlands faithful, but after his introduction, things turned sour. The Jets -- who got plenty of love following a Week 1 win -- played a sloppy and uninspired game against the Tom Brady-less Patriots. Whether it be Jay Feely's missing a 31-yard field goal or Favre taking a 20-yard sack, the Jets put forth a C effort. The Patriots defense, as old as it is, still checked the Jets' inconsistent offense. The total yards in this game were all but even, but the Patriots managed to ugly up the game enough. Favre went 18-for-26 for 181 yards with a touchdown and an interception. The Jets visit San Diego -- now 0-2 -- on Monday night next week. That won't be easy either.
• Giants 41, Rams 13: The Rams are no good. The Giants toyed with them for a half but then blew them out of the building. Even Ahmad Bradshaw, who did not do much in Week 1, got in the act after Eli Manning and Plaxico Burress did their thing. The Giants' defense had an easy time, too. Justin Tuck picked off a pass and ran it back for a touchdown. The team is 2-0 and hasn't faced a test yet. That won't change next week, when they play the 0-2 Bengals.
• Braves 7, Mets 4: Greg Norton (!) hit a go-ahead home run off Luis Ayala, who is far from perfect as the Mets' closer. David Wright (not clutch?) hit two homers and Oliver Perez pitched well, but that didn't do enough. With the Phillies sweeping a doubleheader, the lead in the National League East is one game.
• Yankees 7, Rays 4: Carl Pavano picked up his third win, but Derek Jeter's hit parade is the big story. he shortstop tied Lou Gehrig for most hits at Yankee Stadium. If Alex Rodriguez were padding his stats by chasing an individual record with his team out of it, he would never hear the end of it. But Jeter is being celebrated. Not to take anything away from him, who should be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, but writing a sentence with both Jeter and Gehrig is almost an insult to Gehrig.
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