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CHARGERS ...21 GIANTS ...20 Philip Rivers capped an 80-yard drive with an 18-yard pass to Vincent Jackson with 21 seconds to play and San Diego handed New York its fourth straight loss. Rivers was 24 of 36 for 209 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Jackson, in helping the Chargers win their third straight. The Giants are 5-4 heading into a bye week and not looking very much like a playoff team. In the first meeting between Rivers and Giants quarterback Eli Manning since they were dealt for each other on draft day 2004, Terrell Thomas intercepted Rivers' pass late in the fourth quarter and returned it 33 yards to the San Diego 4. A holding penalty on first down pushed New York back 10 yards, and it had to settle for a short field goal and a six-point lead that Rivers and Jackson erased. Rivers hit Kris Wilson on a 2-yarder in the third to give San Diego a 14-7 lead in a game in which the Giants defense rebounded from miserable efforts the previous three weeks. ...more
November 9, 2009
The Tennessee Titans keep winning, and not even Peyton Manning could stop the NFL's only undefeated team. ...more
October 28, 2008
The New York Giants' thrilling win over New England was the most-watched Super Bowl ever, with 97.5 million viewers, a total that is second only to the "M*A*S*H" finale audience, Nielsen Media Research said Monday. ...more
February 5, 2008
The playoffs are the stuff of legends. Have you forgotten Derrick Brooks' interception in San Diego? Or Ronde Barber before him in Philadelphia? Who will shine today? The Bucs finally have the veteran quarterback they wanted - the one who almost got away - in Jeff Garcia. On the opposite sideline are Giants quarterback Eli Manning and a monster pass rush led by Michael Strahan. Two of the last three Giants playoff losses have come at the hands and feet of Garcia. Will the Giant Killer prevail again? Will Manning overcome? Will it be someone from the Bucs defense? It's the playoffs, and the images last forever. Who will you remember from today? ...more
January 6, 2008
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