Sign up or login to track your favorite teams

Sign Up for Bleacher Report

As a registered user you can subscribe to your favorite teams, post comments, write your own articles, and much more.

You must register in order for that functionality to work!







Validating sign up form ...

Bleacher Report articles are written by fans like you

Do you want to cover your favorite sports, teams, and leagues?

Processing writing preferences ...

Great, , you're signed up!

i.e. Big 10, LeBron James, USC Football

Selected Tags:

Logging in ...

Who would have thought that Eli Manning and the Giants could come in winning nine straight on the road and upset Favre AT HOME? I sure as hell didn't give him a chance...

NFC Championship Game: Eli Manning Trumps Brett Favre at Lambeau

by Michael Bolding (Scribe)

11

954 reads

Sports

January 20, 2008


Who would have thought that Eli Manning and the Giants could come in winning nine straight on the road and upset Favre AT HOME?

I sure as hell didn't give him a chance. Heck, I had Dallas playing Green Bay for the NFC title, but Eli keeps maturing right before my eyes.

Many people have questioned Manning's leadership and whether he should be a starter.  I was one of those people.

At the start of the season, the Giants had one of the best defensive ends in team history in Michael Strahan considering retirement during training camp. Strahan however came back and played out the Thankfully for the Giants, Strahan returned to the team and has made a significant impact.

For the first two games of the season, the Giants stats and performances themselves were nothing great. Somehow, Coughlin rallied his troops and lead them all the way to the NFC championship game against the Green Bay Packers.

Along the way, the Giants improved their passing and running games, becoming a dangerous with an improving defense. Today, the New York football Giants went out and did what I thought was impossible for them, beating Brett Favre.

Favre is now 6-8 in playoff games at home in the frozen weather. Now I still believe that if Favre had gone out and had the game I expected him to have, They would have defeated the G-Men.

So for now, I will give Manning, Strahan, Jacobs, Shockey, and everyone else in that locker room who got this organization to this point all the credit in the world, since they went into Lambeau and knocked off the Packers, in the cold weather in overtime.

Congrats to the Giants organization, and good luck in the Super Bowl.

Track this Article on My B/R
Flag This Article
Share This Article

11 comments Last one added about 1 year ago — Leave a Comment

  1. Trevor Bentley about 1 year ago

    5/5 stars good stroy

    Edit Comment Cancel

    Reply
    Great Comment (
    0
    )

  2. Trevor Bentley about 1 year ago

    sure thing i saw an article around here somewhere close to it lol

    Edit Comment Cancel

    Reply
    Great Comment (
    0
    )

  3. Trevor Bentley about 1 year ago

    so u liked mine

    Edit Comment Cancel

    Reply
    Great Comment (
    0
    )

  4. Trevor Bentley about 1 year ago

    i kno im a broncos fan lol that is weird

    Edit Comment Cancel

    Reply
    Great Comment (
    0
    )

  5. Keith Sevek about 1 year ago

    Is it just me, or should this writer proof-read his story? I have a hard time understanding this article. I guess maybe I need another cup of coffee... LOL

    Edit Comment Cancel

    Reply
    Great Comment (
    0
    )

  6. Anonymous about 1 year ago

    man i thought it would be nice if Brett could come away with one more super bowl win before he retired but i guess it ain't happening.

    Edit Comment Cancel

    Reply
    Great Comment (
    0
    )

  7. John Fennelly about 1 year ago

    Shockey? Was he even there?

    Edit Comment Cancel

    Reply
    Great Comment (
    0
    )

  8. Anonymous about 1 year ago

    Eli didn't have any TD passes, your article title should be Giants trump Packers, because Eli's team is what won the game.

    Edit Comment Cancel

    Reply
    Great Comment (
    0
    )

Leave a Comment

  • You must register to post a comment.

    • Want to write for Bleacher Report

    We are a community of fans who write about sports. And we're growing.

    Learn More and Sign Up »

    Certain photos copyright © 2009 by Getty Images.
    Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Getty Images is strictly prohibited.