Giants, Bucs look for breakthrough
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TAMPA, Fla. - One team hasn't won a playoff game in seven years, the other has gone through hard times since winning the Super Bowl five seasons ago.
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The Giants hope their spotless record in the preseason is an indication of things to come. The Redskins hope their winless record is the same.
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The New England Patriots' pursuit of a  perfect season reaches a climax on Sunday when they face the  New York Giants in the Super Bowl.
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The Giants expanded their offensive brain trust this week to whip up a game plan for the Steelers. The new member of the trust is Eli Manning.
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Giants head coach Tom Coughlin is familiar with the opposing forces in Sunday's NFC title game against the Green Bay Packers -- the passing of Brett Favre, the running of Ryan Grant and the mystique of Vince Lombardi.
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Eli Manning gets his first postseason win and the New York Giants dominate the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 24-14, to win their NFC wild-card matchup.
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The Giants are in a position to produce one of the greatest upsets in Super Bowl history, maybe even more important than the Jetsâ 16-7 shocker over the Colts in the third Super Bowl.
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When the Giants play in Dallas on Sunday, the outcome may depend on how the Giantsâ aggressive defensive line performs against the Cowboysâ big and gifted offensive line.
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The New England Patriots know beating  the New York Giants in Sunday's Super Bowl means more than a  perfect 19-0 season -- it could be the defining moment of their  careers.
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LANDOVER, Md. -- After 10 quarters of going-nowhere football, the New York Giants finally rediscovered the secret to winning in the NFL: Play defense, take control of third down, make sure Plaxico Burress catches the ball, and make a harrowing goal line stand at the end of the game.
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The New York Giants hope top draft choice Eli Manning can pump new life into their playoff hopes, while the Washington Redskins turn to Patrick Ramsey and the Miami Dolphins to AJ Feeley to give them any life at all.
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Jon Gruden isn&#39;t happy, and he admitted as much Monday morning. But at least the Bucs coach can look forward to something. Running back Michael
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The Giants are either still in the thick of the N.F.C. wild-card race or falling out of it. Having Eli Manning learning on the fly makes the puzzle much more puzzling.
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Sundayâs wild-card playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers represents the next big moment for the franchise and Eli Manning, the quarterback who serves as the face of it.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers both know the concept and reality of NFL parity. They&#39;re prime examples of how swiftly teams can rise and how suddenly they can fall.
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The New York Giants' rousing road show powered through Tampa Bay. Now it heads to the only place where it flopped: Dallas. The Giants moved to 8-1 away from home with a dominating 24-14 NFC-wild-card playoff victory over Tampa Bay on Sunday.
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You don&#39;t have to be a brain surgeon to understand there are two Giants who absolutely can&#39;t get hurt if they are to reach the playoffs. Now, one of them is hurt.