The Giants’ season was on the line. The Dallas Cowboys were in 1st place at 7-5, and the Giants were riding a 4 game losing streak at 6-6. If the Giants managed to win they would tie Dallas, and hold the tie-breaker against Dallas…propelling them into 1st place in the NFC East with 3 games remaining at Met Life Stadium. They would have the season entirely in their hands.
Giants marched into Arlington, Texas looking for a win, and holding an undefeated streak at the new $1.3B Stadium.
In a thrilling game, where the lead changed several times, Eli Manning proved himself an Elite 4th Quarter Quarterback by leading them down the field with under 2-minutes left in the game trailing by 5 points, 34-29.
With 46 Seconds left in the game, Brandon Jacobs punched it in on the 8th lead change of the game, and after a successful 2-point conversion the Giants took a 37-34 lead, leaving the Cowboys 45 seconds to try and tie.
Tony Romo lead the team down the field, and into field goal range. The Dallas kicker lined up for a game tying 47yd field goal which appeared to be good, but Tom Coughlin called a timeout just before the kick. So, the kicker lined up for a second attempt at the game tying 47yd field goal. However, this time Jason-Pierre Paul got up and deflected the kick, and the Giants won the game by a final score of 37-34.
Now the Giants are tied with the Cowboys at 7-6 (holding the tie-breaker) with 3 games remaining in the regular season. All 3 games will be at their home stadium (Met Life Stadium). They will host the redskins, play against the Jets (away), and end the season at Met Life Stadium on New Year’s Day against these same Dallas Cowboys with the division possibly at stake. But, at the moment the Giants hold the upper hand in the division.
Eli Manning once again proved he deserves (at least) consideration in the debate about the top 5 Quarterbacks in the league.
In my book, I would place Eli at #5 behind…#1 Aaron Rodgers, #2 Tom Brady, #3 Drew Brees, and #4 Ben Roethlisberger.
But, that’s just my opinion.
Enjoy the stretch run Giants’ fans…it should be fun…it definitely won’t be boring!
Go G-Men!
Peace
G
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