Monday, February 06, 2012

Giants


feb 5
  • The Patriots lost to the Giants 21 - 17. Daily Beast Cheat Sheet
  • Roundtable, has analyzed whether the Patriots put one over on the Giants in the final minute of the Super Bowl. New York Times, Sports
  • After the parade, the Giants will be presented with the Keys to the City in a ceremony at City Hall. Huffington Post Full Feed
  • At its peak, the highest number of tweets per second reached 12,233 at the very end of the game when the Giants held on for a 21-17 win over New England. Washington Post Technology
  • The Giants ' Ahmad Bradshaw scores the game-winning touchown after the Patriots decided to let him score. Slate
  • This is Mayor James L. Cassella, across the river in East Rutherford, N.J., where the Giants actually play, never mind the “NY” on their helmets. New York Times, NY Region
  • In each of the Giants' four Super Bowl victories, they trailed at halftime (10-9 to Denver in Super Bowl XXI, 12-10 to Buffalo in Super Bowl XXV, 7-3 to New England in Super Bowl XLII, and 10-9 to New England in Super Bowl XLVI). New York Times, Sports
  • They wonder about Tom Brady’s plans to escape the Giants’ pass rush; about the Patriots’ questionable secondary defense against the Giants’ deep threats of Mario Manningham, Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz; about how a Giants team that finished the regular season a pathetic 9-7 stands a chance against the most dominant NFL team of the last decade. Wired Top Stories
  • Tom Coughlin says he has every intention of returning to coach the Giants next season. Seattle Times full feed
  • The 65-year-old Coughlin made NFL history on Sunday, becoming the oldest coach to win a Super Bowl by guiding the Giants to a 21-17 victory over New England for his second NFL championship in four years. Seattle Times full feed
  • When the Patriots took a timeout with 1:04 left in the game and the Giants on the six-yard line, there was a lot of discussion about what would happen on the next play. MSNBC Sports
  • Of course Bundchen failed to mention Brady 's brain freeze on his team 's first possession, when Brady threw a pass from his own end zone to nobody in particular, leading to an intentional grounding penalty, which led to a safety and the first points of the game for the Giants. Fox News Top Headlines