Giants Ice Packers in Overtime

Philadelphia Inquirer ^

[ASOC]

Cold is one thing - playing in LETHAL weather isinsane.

I would note that even the Army has limits as to when soldiers must ‘come inside’ in extreme cold wx. -70.

Doesn’t take much of a breeze to get that cold.

[GulliverSwift]

I like pro football, but I like college basketball instead of NBA gangsters.

[Laptop_Ron]

Well, if we’re looking for fault, I would go with Brett. Live by the sword, die by the sword. He threw the interception and that pretty much took care of it.

I think the Packers might want to drill into their players heads that they should fall on fumbles and not try to pick them up and run with them.

[Laptop_Ron]

Oh, and you have to give props to Eli too. He play a steady, unspectacular game. Just what the Giants needed. The kid is finally growing up.

[MplsSteve]

In spite of my love for the Packers, I feel the same about college football vs the NFL.

[discostu]

This was only -4, “felt like” -24 (I’ve never really been fond of the whole “wind chill” measurement, the temperature is the temperature the the temperature was -4... maybe it’s because I’m a sunbelter and “wind heat” when the temperature turns a minor breeze into a giant hairdryer... but I digress), definitely cold, definitely unpleasantly cold, but not lethal. Well OK I suppose a person completely unprepared and unequipped could die in it, but that’s what the equipment guy is for.

[rb22982]

LOL no kidding. That was an ugly, ugly play on that punt.

[Laptop_Ron]

Yeah, really ugly.

[Mr. Mojo]

"the G-men need to request those same refs"

Let's see...

The Packers had 7 Penalties totally 37 yards.

The Giants had 6 penalties totalling 50 yards.

...AND the G-Men had a long TD run taken away on a questionable holding call.

How do these stats grab you?:

First downs: Giants 24, Packers 13

Rushing yards: Giants 134, Packers 28

Time of possession: Giants 40 min., Packers 22 min.

Total domination.

[Para-Ord.45]

” That’s up to the Giants.
They were tough the last time, just not tough enough. “

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Saw both games.

In the first NYvsNE matchup the Giants ran outta

steam in the 4th quarter. Close but unless the G-men

play outta their skin, they are the sacrificial lambs

in the SuperBowl.

NFC Championship- Either the Packers played one of their

usual hot `n cold games with the offense capable of zip

in the 2nd half and their corners being burnt like toast

or the Giants were just tougher and better.

Or a combi of both.

Bottom line, Favre`s gotta eat this one, it was his

pic that led to the winning fg in ot.

[Mr. Mojo]

Well, if we’re looking for fault, I would go with Brett

Wrong again. The Giants stopped the Packer running game cold, so instead of plugging away they abandoned it completely. ...fairly early on. That's bad coaching.

The Giants' running game started slowly as well, but they kept at it and eventually found some holes. Coughlin stuck to the game plan.

[BIGLOOK]

Stop confusing people with facts, Mr Mojo.

And no matter who the Zebras may be, Go Big Blue.

[TomGuy]

I’m no Packer fan and I don’t really care about the Giants one way or another, but the G-men need to request those same refs for the Superbowl. It’ll increase their chances a bit. LOL

I wasn't glued to the TV, but it did seem that the refs kept helping the NYG advance with their flags against the Packers at various 'convenient' times.

[Krankor]

Playing in such conditions is what makes the game FOOTBALL. Nothing ridiculous about it, it’s a hard game played in bad weather.

That reminds me of Nick the bartender in "It's a Wonderful Life"- .We serve hard liquor here for men who want to get drunk fast.

[over3Owithabrain]

This Dallas fan congratulates the Giants and expresses condolences to the Pack as we share your recent pain!

These kind of games always come down to a play or two, or a call, etc, but the bottom line is the last three weeks the Giants went on the road against division winners and played smarter and tougher when it mattered.

As a Cowboy I normally hate the Giants but for NFC East pride I will be pulling for them to stop the Pats!

[Richard Kimball]

I've always thought the Vikings lost their edge when they went to a domed stadium. The name Vikings meant more when they were out in the elements. I photograph football (high school and college), and love the beauty of the outdoor elements. It was part of what drew me to the game. I remember Joe Namath with the dust of the Shea Stadium outfield swirling around him, Dick Butkus roaming the sidelines of the Bears games with those old long black capes they used to wear, the old Cleveland Stadium with the worst turf in the league, and halfway through the second quarter of a game both teams were so muddy you couldn't tell them apart. The weather in an area was as much a part of the team as the logo and the uniform. With domes, everyplace is like everyplace else.

I don't like the turf and the domes. In the old NFL, each game had it's own personality.

[Laptop_Ron]

I seem to remember a G-men drive that got a little bump from a roughing the passer call that was questionable. It got more questionable when on a Green Bay Favre (btw, how do you get “Farve” out of that?) gets hit on the same kind of play, and..no flag.

There was also a questionable interference call in the 4th quarter too. (Not the one that resulted in a GB interception. That WAS interference.)

Were the refs in it, for the G-men? Of course not. I did not watch the entire game, so I won’t argue your calls. My wife watched the game and saw the same things. However, she was actively pulling for Favre. lol

[Mr. Mojo]

the refs kept helping the NYG advance with their flags against the Packers at various 'convenient' times.

You 'conveniently' left out the long TD run by the Giants late in the game when the score was tied that was called back on a ticky tack holding call.

As the stats I posted in #49 clearly demonstrate, the Giants completely dominated this game in every respect. And it starts with controlling the line of scrimmage.

[Laptop_Ron]

I thought the gamebreaker was that the Giants could run, while the Packers couldn’t.

[Laptop_Ron]

Glad it’s not only me. It was getting to the point where I thought I’d inadvertantly insulted someone’s mother! LOL