Burress Giants' tough guy
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It was as close to a guarantee as you could make, and Plaxico Burress was given a chance to back off.
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Eli Manning of the New York Giants   hit Plaxico Burress with a 31-yard touchdown pass in overtime   to cap a stirring 30-24 comeback win over the Philadelphia   Eagles on Sunday.
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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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By Rob Maaddi Associated Press  PHILADELPHIA -- Eli Manning withstood relentless pressure, endured a pounding and still delivered the knockout punch in overtime.
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Tom Coughlin will not bear the brunt of the Giants' failure. The team is looking to the players that span two coaching staffs and two unbearable seasons.
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Tim Lincecum may go unnoticed most places, but when the Giants' pitcher throws one of his 100 mph fastballs, you realize you are looking at someone special.
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Hobbled through much of the season, quiet through much of Super Bowl XLII, Plaxico Burress made good on his guarantee of a victory when it mattered most.
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Riding a three-game losing skid, the Giants appear to be coming apart at the seems with struggling quarterback Eli Manning taking the brunt of the criticism.
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If the Giants call nothing but shovel passes against the Packers, Eli Manning will be fine. The quarterback took snaps Wednesday, but he didnât lift the ball over his shoulder to zip a pass.
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This is the week of the season when every Giants defensive back needs to have shoulders as sturdy as snowplow blades. But safety Gibril Wilson reported Wednesday that he still had only one good shoulder.
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There were two players the Giants could not afford to lose to injury. Running back Tiki Barber was one. The other is now done for the season.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The whole idea behind beating the Giants is to keep the guy with the big, black bat and the pocketful of MVPs from going historic on you.
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One day after defensive end Michael Strahan unleashed a rant at a reporter who asked him about his comments assessing Plaxico BurressÂs effort, the Giants still could not present a unified front.
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Rich Seubert, the Giantsâ left guard, is something of a throwback to a more organic game, or at least the game we like to romanticize as one of survival as much as if not more than of skill.
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On the field, Giants receiver Plaxico Burress is the type of person who would just rather be at home. But he still agreed to go on a 60-minute blitz of London sights.
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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 become pieces to the teamâs sudden championship hopes.
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Dorsey Levens was ready to call it a career. He barely played last year with the Giants and there was little demand for a 34-year-old backup.