
What they're saying in the ethernet about the New York Giants' 23-20 OT win over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game ...
• Giants Know The Way To Glendale: 23-20 In OT. Third time's a charm, huh? Favre played like anything but a legend against a beleaguered secondary, and the result is that another Manning will take a snap for the second straight Super Bowl. Some night for Lawrence "Hey FOX, don't call me Larry — if you bother to interview me" Tynes, huh? (Back-to-back texts after the Giants kicked shanked the potential game-winner in regulation: "Is he fired yet?" followed by "He should never set foot in NYC again, for his own safety.") [The Big Lead]
• Time To Eat It. I'm gonna be sick. Not figuratively. I'm really gonna hurl. Favre was decent, but he was outplayed by Manning. Yeah, wake up and smell the limburger, cheeseheads. Manning's throws were where they were supposed to be more often. If it wasn't for Driver resurrecting several drives with circus catches up the middle (and of course the 90 yard play where he somehow managed to outrun 3 guys who were all faster than him), the Packers might have been shut out. [My Official Green Bay Packers Blog]
• Our Long National Nightmare Is Over. Honestly, did you want to listen to two weeks of "Favre vs. Brady?" Now, in lieu of that, we'll get talk about what could be a very intriguing Super Bowl, the Patriots on the cusp of immortality, and numerous reruns of the regular season finale that these two teams gave us, which was easily the best non-Vikings game I watched this football season. [Daily Norseman]
• Keepin' It In The Family: Eli Manning In A Super Bowl. What's funny is most Giants fans wanted Eli Manning traded just 4 weeks ago. [Stampede Blue]
• Congrats To The Giants Fans Who Believed. I just finished watching a huge group of Giants fans close down Brett Favre's steakhouse in the heart of Green Bay, just a few blocks from Lambeau Field. I'd imagine that must have felt pretty good. That's where I was in the wee hours of this frigid Wisconsin morning, with two-thirds of Team Daily News. The famous restaurant owned by Favre was absolutely overrun by fans wearing blue — including several with cheese head hats — painted Giants colors of course (I guess that would be blue-cheese?). [New York Daily News]
• The Road Warriors. (Posted Jan. 19) The Giants can walk into Lambeau and walk out as the NFC Champions, and I believe they will. I could be wrong but tomorrow, at the end of the 4th quarter, the scoreboard in frigid Wisconsin will read: NYG 24, GB 20. [G-Men Headquarters]
• Super Giants Win In Overtime. How sweet ... After a week of hearing Favre-love from all corners, including how the best game would be the legendary Favre trying to shoot down the unbeaten Patriots, it was a mistake by the legendary quarterback that ultimately doomed the Packers. [Big Blue View]
• Cheap Shots #94. Boston vs. New York. Again. Jesus Tapdancing Christ. [Signal To Noise]









Comments
I saw Eli drive out of Lambeau in a Dodge Stratus!
Interestingly, Peter King's column makes nary a mention of the game itself. Wonder why...
Thanks for giving some exposure to Ralph Vacchiano's Giants blog on the NY Daily News site. In this humble sports fan's opinion, it's the best team specific blog on the internet.
Eli's comin', hide your hearts girls.... (aka the Patriots).
@Turkeyleg:
Pacifist Viking isn't too shabby either.
Get this man some Seinfeld DVDs!
Lawrence Tynes < Lawrence Gowan
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It's like Yankees/Red Sox only DIFFERENT!!
*weeps uncontrollably*
"easily the best non-Vikings game I watched this football season"
Pretty much ANY non-Vikings game is superior viewing to a with-Vikings game
@Gourmet Spud:
You're a strange animal. I've got to follow...
Well, at least I can take comfort in knowing that a Patriots/NY Giants won't have that much hype...oh wait...
Everyone's saying this is going to be the most watched Super Bowl ever...aside from the market sizes of Boston and NY, does anyone really want to watch a 30 point blowout where Tom Brady gets his cock sucked for 3 hours??
The commercials better be good.
I haven't seen much made of it, but RW McQuarters is very fortunate that he's not getting the Kelly Tilghman treatment from the NY Media.
I don't know why everyone was supposedly pulling for a Packers-Patriots match-up, when the Giants clearly gave the Pats their toughest game of the season.
That said, if it's a blowout loss, does Coughlin bring in the Pillsbury Throwboy?
@Jews For Purple Jesus:
McQuarters made baby Jesus cry last night. He almost made Al Harris look like a fine football player. Almost.
Funny how all the Vikings fans are coming out of the woodwork to enjoy the Packers losing.
Did you guys forget that you went 8-8 this year? Still starting Tavaris Jackson as your QB? Hey, maybe you'll upgrade to Rex Grossman next year!
@sba: 38-35 did happen on December 29th, no? The Giants are a little thinner in the secondary, which could be pretty significant, but I'm not ready to write this one off just yet.
@Jews For Purple Jesus: If Jarret Freaking Bush would have dropped on the football like you're supposed to, this game might be different.
@sba: Methinks you missed week 17. You are right about the cock sucking though, there you just have to hope someone chokes on Brady's man juice.
@Afino: We both know Packers fans would be doing the same thing if it was the Vikings that lost.
@Jews For Purple Jesus: You have to hand it to Brady though, he did throw some clutch interceptions in the San Diego game. And in the Jacksonville game before that.
Best. QB. Evah!!!
@Chief Wahoo: Agreed, this one's gonna be close, at least until the 4th quarter.
NY giants = America's Team.
Holy shit, I'm still drunk.
@BigTenObsession: Al Harris made a few cripples believe that if they grew dreadlocks they could play cornerback in the NFL.
@Jews For Purple Jesus: Christ. Any time the topic turns to Favre or Brady, everyone breaks out the homo eroticism. Maybe Will needs to set up something special with Fleshbot for people who enjoy combining sports commentary and gay porn commentary.
@LeagueofShadows: I had flashbacks to every football/rugby coach I ever had screaming "just fall on the fucking ball"!
@ArmansCopyOfSwank: Denton should hire Warren Sapp to play Weekend Ed. at the 'Bot.
@Afino: Yes. I will admit it. I enjoy the fuck out of seeing the Packers lose. The more painful the loss, the more pleasure I gain from it.
2001, the Pats come in as huge underdogs to the greatest show on turf, Rams
2008, the Giants come in as huge underdogs to the greatest passing offense ever, Pats
what happens next?
@meltyman: The Giants get mauled by the Patriots.
I wonder if General Butt Naked could have helped the Packers.
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....or if Peter King wanted to sodomize him instead.
@josereyes.theroof: that is basically the only correct thing that has been said this entire commenter thread. i would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
@ArmansCopyOfSwank: and yet the same people accuse Simmons of recycling material.
Eddie Murphy, psychic:
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Any word from Carl on his thoughts about the upcoming game?
@Afino:
Favre's last pass was "a disgusting act."
Sincerely
Tommy Kramer
The interception Farve threw only serves to illustrate he is, without a doubt, by far and away the greatest quarterback ever to play the game.
-- From my forthcoming book, "Everything I Ever Needed To Know I Learned From NFL' Announces...Except, Of Course, The Definition of 'Literally' and 'Irony', Because They Always Screw Those Terms Up".
@drewheyman: Well, to be fair, they're only accusing Simmons of recycling material because that's what everyone else is doing.
@ArmansCopyOfSwank: For the record, I only accuse Simmons of being an irrational Boston homer.
I wonder why my comment gets the gay comment police on high alert as opposed to countless others that are made in these parts (see Quinn, Brady) all the time.
@Gourmet Spud: These Moonlight Desires haunt me...they haunt me.. they haunt me...
As for Mr. Favre, he shouldn't base his retirement decision on not wanting to be remembered for his last pass. I still think this is a less worse way to end your career than, say, Theisman or Marino.
@Jews For Purple Jesus: It wasn't to your comment in particular; it was just after reading these jokes all season long, both here and at KSK, I felt like saying something about it.
Chill on the persecution complex. I wasn't talking about you specifically (per your defense of your Simmons comments). I commented on a trend in commenting, and happened to use something you wrote as an example; using someone else's Brady Quinn joke would have been just as relevant as an example.
Recycling material at deadspin? I am beside myself.
/dick joke
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