Top X Giants Moments Since Super Bowl XXV Part I

10) Week 16 2007 Giants defeat Bills 38-21- Okay, this is partly on the list because I braved the elements and made the flight up to Buffalo with the BIG (a Bills fan who still wears his Takeo Spikes jersey). However, this game has been a microcosm of this great season for the G-men. Trailing 14-0 in the first quarter causing BIG to boast of the AFC's supremacy, Big Blue went on an impressive 38-7 run to close out the game. This will also forever be remembered as the Amhad Bradshaw game. Bradshaw broke a game ending 88 yard touch down run in the snow to give the Giants a commanding 10 point lead with only 6 minutes to go. Oh yea, it also clinched a playoff spot for our club.

9) Week 3 2007 Giants defeat Redskins 24-17- Ask the great Devo about his escapades on this day. Although to be fair, he may not remember them. Anyway, as funny as it was to see Devo act a foo, it was even more enjoyable to see our Giants change the course of their now NFC champion season by destroying the Skins in the second half 21-0. This game also featured the defining defensive stand of the regular season. After Skins QB Jason Campbell threw what seemed to be a devastating 3rd and long first down completion to the 2 yard line, the Giants held firm and stopped them on 4 straight rushing attempts. Nice play calling Gibbs. At least he didn't get a personal foul called against him this time.

8) Week 17 2002 Giants defeat Eagles 10-7 in overtime- What a bizarre and at times frustrating game. Tiki Barber amassed over 200 yards on the ground but lost 3 fumbles. The game changing play was a phenomenal leaping catch by then rookie standout Jeremy Shockey over the dirty and hated Brian Dawkins. He proceeded to spike the ball right next to Dawkins as perhaps some retribution for Dawkins dirty personal foul on Ike Hilliard earlier in the season. Yea B Dawk I have a very long memory. Then, David Akers began his horrid run of missed meadowlands field goals by shanking a 45 yarder;This caused a partisan Giants crowd at a Puerto Rico Hotel casino to erupt in jubilation. Matt Bryant made a short field goal to win it in OT and clinch a spot in the upcoming playoffs.

7) Week 7 2005 Giants Defeat Broncos 24-23- This game will be remembered as the Eli Manning Bar Mitzvah. Okay, maybe it will only be remembered that way by Devo and I. Either way, Eli led a torrid 4th quarter comeback leading his team from 13 down to record consecutive touchdowns vs a staunch Denver defense. Eli was incredibly accurate and showed great poise in this 4th quarter rally. Although his play has been largely up and down since, this game gave us hope that Eli was the real deal. Now 2.5 years later, we might finally be seeing Eli become an elite NFL quarterback .

6) Week 2 2006 Giants Defeat Eagles 30-24 in overtime at the Linc- By far my favorite regular season Giants game of all time. Trailing the hated Eagles 24-7 late in the third quarter. This game was a lost cause. It was becoming all too common to lose the Eagles when they were at full strength. In fact, before this game, the last time the Giants defeated a Donovan McNabb Eagles team was the divisional playoff game in the 2000 season (more on that game in part II). However, Eli led his most impressive comeback effort to date in the remaining 17 minutes or so of the game and overtime. He threw 3 touchdown passes including a jump ball to Plaxico just shy of the Goal-line in overtime. From there, the 6"6 Burress stiff armed little Sheldon Brown out of the way and waltzed into the end zone. I still get chills thinking of that game. The best part though was seeing Plax take his helmet off and taunt the cheesteak nation who no doubt spewed either racist barbs, personal insults or both to Plaxico throughout the game. Good for you Plax.