While most of the Giants arrived at Newark International Airport yesterday afternoon, there was one notable member of the squad missing: Super Bowl XLVI MVP Eli Manning. It seems that the quarterback was cheating on his team with... Disney characters. more ›

This week, we dipped out toes into the waters of extreme Giants fandom. As it turned out, the guy who shaved the Giants logo into his head seemed pretty tame compared to the mysterious "Travis from Queens" who tattooed Eli Manning giving Peyton Manning a noogie on his butt. We've tracked down Travis to ask him all about his giant Giants tattoo, and how he ended up inscribing the Manning brothers on his derriere: "It's about time Easy E gave his big bro some noogies and I wanted my tush to be the forum for this occasion." more ›

Somehow, a three-point loss at home earlier this season and the ghosts of 2008 have combined to form a convincing argument that the Giants will beat Green Bay today. Sure, there's some evidence to believe that will happen, but there are also some very compelling reasons to expect Green Bay to cruise to victory—so that cheesecake and salsa better be on-hand. more ›

It's funny how perspective changes as the football season progresses. At the start of the year, a .500 record seemed like a reasonable goal for the Giants. At the midway point, when they were 6-2, the playoffs seemed to be a lock. After losing to Washington three weeks ago, the playoffs seemed unlikely. more ›

This is a classic trap game. The Giants return home after an emotional victory to face a 4-9 Washington club before a big matchup against the Jets next week. New York has shown a worrisome trend of playing down to the competition at home this season. They lost to bad clubs in Seattle and Philadelphia and barely survived against Miami and St. Louis. In fact, the only "good" team they have defeated at home is Buffalo, but that was when the Bills were 4-1 (they are 5-8 now). more ›

It's been a brutal stretch for the Giants over their last five games, but despite dropping four-straight, they have their destiny in their hands. If they can beat Dallas twice and win one of their other two games, they will win the NFC East. more ›

Let's throw out the historical comparisons right off the bat: these are not the 2007 Giants. That team had won three-straight road playoff games before beating the perfect Patriots. These are not even the 1998 Giants, who upset the 13-0 Broncos, despite having only a 5-8 record at the time. That team was in the midst of a four-game winning streak to finish 8-8. This is a team with a myriad of injury problems that has lost the ability to play defense. If you want to put your finger on when the trouble started, consider the Eagles game two weeks ago when the Giants had every chance and every reason to bury Philadelphia, but didn't. more ›

If you go by records alone, this week's game with San Francisco should be a harder one for the Giants to win than last week's game was in New England. The 49ers are 7-1 and have outscored their opponents by 88 points, the third-highest figure in the league. Looking further at them statistically shows a team that is very good at forcing turnovers and very good at not committing turnovers. They are second in the league overall, with a turnover margin of +12 and have the most takeaways, 19, in the league. more ›

Giants' fans will see plenty of Super Bowl XLII highlights on Sunday's Giants-Patriots broadcast—which should help take the sting out of the actual game. New England hasn't lost a regular season home game since 2008, and they haven't lost back-to-back games since 2009. They were already going to be a tough opponent. Then the injury bug hit the Giants and turned the improbable into the almost impossible. more ›

Tributes to those who were martyred ten years ago filled the sports world Sunday, but amazingly Major League Baseball repeated a mistake from that era. In 2001 the Mets wanted to wear FDNY and NYPD hats to honor the victims of 9/11 but MLB denied them permission. Those Mets wore the hats in defiance of MLB rules. Sunday, the 2011 Mets tried to make the same tribute with the same result. Most shockingly, it was the Vice-President of MLB, Joe Torre, the Yankee Manager ten years ago, who made the decision. more ›

After an offseason of turmoil, the Giants are probably looking forward to this afternoon's game against Washington. New York was widely criticized for not bringing back two of Eli Manning’s favorite targets, Steve Smith and Kevin Boss. They rebuilt their offensive line, letting Rich Seubert and Shaun O’Hara go while installing Kevin Bass at center and Will Beatty at left guard. And then the injury bug hit. more ›

Since he got released from prison for literally and metaphorically shooting himself in the foot, new Jets wide receiver Plaxico Burress has been quite forthcoming in interviews about his time in prison, and his bruised feelings toward what happened to him. But in an October issue of Men’s Journal, Plax unleashes his angriest tirade against the haters, former friends, and Mayors who let him down and/or pissed him off: "[in jail] they treated me like a f------ axe murderer. 23-hour lockdown, noncontact visiting, and only a Bible to read. Nobody deserves to live like that, man." more ›

After an incredibly embarrassing loss on Sunday to the Philadelphia Eagles, Eli Manning asked Giants coach Tom Coughlin if he could hold a "players only" meeting to cheer everyone up. Manning told ESPN, "Now is the time when we got to be excited and look at the bright side of things and be optimistic and say we got a great opportunity to make the playoffs. We're the one who is going to decide whether we make the playoffs and what happens. It is only us." After the pep talk, they presumably braided each others' hair and made prank calls to Michael Vick. more ›

Giants 24 Jacksonville 21: The Giants sleepwalked through the first half, falling behind 17-6 before waking up and rallying for the victory. The second half was a different story as the defense forced a turnover on the Jaguars first possession which led to a field goal. New York then tied the game thanks to a five-play/88-yard drive and two-point conversion run by Ahmad Bradshaw. Jacksonville went ahead 20-17 with just under six minutes left in the game, but a Manning to Boss 32-yard pass put the Giants on top and a fumble recovery by Antoine Rolle sealed the victory. more ›

After a commanding defeat of the underperforming Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football two weeks ago, the first place Giants head into today's afternoon game with the Seattle Seahawks feeling pretty confident. They've won four in a row, quarterback Eli Manning is quietly having one of his best statistical seasons, and the first place Seahawks will be playing without their quarterback, Matt Hasselback. They're definitely not the loudest team in NY, but the Giants may just be the most complete team. Or as the Times put it today: "If they can figure out how to punt and cover punts properly, and if they get a few breaks on tip-drill interceptions...the Giants could easily be the best team in the NFL. Even with those flaws/misfortunes, they are pretty close." more ›

The Giants had a chance Monday night to put the Cowboys away for the season and they seized it. Not immediately, Dallas jumped out to a 10-0 lead thanks to two New York turnovers, but the Giants battled back. more ›