Monday, January 21
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Oh, brother! Eli, the baby of the Manning quarterback clan, finally has arrived. And he's taking the New York Giants on yet another road trip -- to Glendale, Ariz., site of Super Bowl XLII. Manning repeatedly put the Giants in position to win the NFC championship Sunday, and when Lawrence Tynes came through at last with a 47-yard field goal in overtime, New York had itself an improbable 23-20 victory over the Green Bay Packers at frostbitten Lambeau Field. It was the first successful field goal from at least 40 yards (in nine tries) that an opponent has made in 16 playoff games at Lambeau Field. From Mission Improbable to Mission Impossible: beating the undefeated New England Patriots in two weeks in a Super Bowl matchup hardly anyone... Full Story »
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