What a nail biter -- especially for Giants fans! The Giants knocked off the Green Bay Packers in the NFC championship game to earn a fourth trip to the Super Bowl. Lambeau Field, home field advantage for the Packers, sub zero temperature and wind chill -- nothing could stop the Giants from winning. That was an amazing performance by the whole team. While Eli played mistake-free football and Plaxico had a field day pretty much manhandling Al Harris, to me the star of the game was the Giants defensive unit. What a performance, especially at the end of the game when it seemed like the Giants were just giving opportunities to the Packers. The last thing one wanted to see was the ball in Favre's hands.
And last but not the least -- how do you redeem yourself after missing field goals from 43 and 36 yards out? By making one from 47 yards in overtime, of course. I can't imagine what was going through Tynes's mind as he lined up for the kick in overtime.
I know that once again the odds are against the Giants, but I am hoping for a really good game. The matchup is very similar to the Giants-Bills matchup in the 1991 Super Bowl, when the Bills were favored by two touchdowns. Well, the Giants of Bill Parcells controlled the ball for over 39 minutes during that game and edged the Bills 20-19 in a classic where the last play interestingly enough was a 47 yard field goal attempt by Scott Norwood that sailed "wide right" as time expired.
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