2009 Underdogs? The Giants
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It's the Patriots, not the Giants, who are favored to win the Super Bowl in 2009.
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When it comes to winning after the bye week, the New York Giants are on the five-year plan. Every five years, they win a game after a bye week: 1990, 1995, 2000.
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Winning the NFC East again won't be good enough for the New York Giants this year. Not even close.
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The Giants are not exactly fearing their game in Philadelphia on this first Sunday of the N.F.L. season. In many ways, they relish it.
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Motivation or much ado about nothing? For the Giants, Plaxico Burress' guarantee that New York will beat the New England Patriots 23-17 in the Super Bowl Sunday is nothing more than an outspoken player showing confidence. For the Patriots and MVP Tom Brady, it's a Super-sized diss, and bulletin board material.
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They cannot be serious, can they? They have not won a postseason game since 1996, nor have they ever beaten the Giants three times in a season. Their coach, Wade Phillips, is 0-3 in the postseason and was at the defensive controls of a San Diego team that self-destructed in Hall of Shame fashion in last year's playoffs against New ...
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One more loss and the Giants would set a franchise record with 10 straight. One more fine by Tom Coughlin before he even picked up his first victory and the Giants would be on the verge of revolt.
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Under Belichick, the Patriots are undefeated this season. With Coughlin, the Giants won a record 10 games on the road.
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It was not until David Tyreeâs fourth-quarter catch that hope was spun into belief for the underdog Giants.
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While the Giants are enjoying their re-inherited underdog status, the Dallas Cowboys are dealing with the pressures that come with being expected to win the N.F.C.
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As dull as the Giants were in losses to the Bears and the Jaguars, their loss to the Titans was much worse. How will Tom Coughlin pull his team back together?
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Last night, in one of the underdog matches of the Super 8, it was Weymouth vs. Malden Catholic. Public vs. parochial. David vs. Goliath.
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The Giants are on the clock again, and it is a race against time as dramatic as the one that ended in April when they made the trade for Eli Manning.
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The Giants are winning games and are scoring less, and no one seems sure why. With a chance to clinch a playoff berth on Sunday, Coach Tom Coughlin is concerned.
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With the temperature forecast for Sundayâs game in Green Bay falling, the Giants may want to rethink their decision to play in short sleeves.
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The Giants face the Redskins on Sunday with all the signs of a team in disarray thanks to an 0-2 record, an injured quarterback in Eli Manning and a head coach in the hot seat in Tom Coughlin, above.
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The eight Giants chosen in last Aprilâs N.F.L. draft are still treated like rookies in the locker room, but have also increasingly become pieces to the teamâs sudden championship hopes.