Vs the 49ers, two fumbled punt returns turned into 10 points including the game winning FG when Eli only crossed midfield 2 other times all game. Rodgers had one of his worst games of the year. So did Brady and Eli still needed lucky plays in the SB to pull out a last second win. If even an average Rodgers or Brady shows up, neither one of those games are winnable by the Giants. The same goes for 2007 against the Cowboys, Packer, and Patriots. In all those games, each QB had one of his worst games of the year and Eli still barely won. In fact, in the 2007 regular season, those same teams scored an average of 35 points against the Giants and then in the playoffs, not one of them scores more than 20 and that was because of Eli? Please explain.
In my opinion Eli should have won the MVP in 2011 the best performance by a quarterback ever in a single season from beginning to end. The greatest season a quarterback ever had.
@@kevinburke6055 Keep crying because Eli isn't that good? I'm not crying about anything. Just educating people on how a few headlines does not define his 16 year below average career.
@@frankguidera6828 Was he really that good? I know that in 2011, he did have the most playoff yards in history. But, let's think about this logically. He played 4 games. Most of the truly great QBs have a first round bye and will play a maximum of 3 games. So, it would be fair to take the average yards from QBs who played 3 or 4 games. Guess what happens then? Eli falls to 14th. That's a far cry from #1. In fact, 3 QBs were win about 100 yards of his record in only 3 games. But, if there is anything that defines Eli's career is that he just isn't that good and his totals are only because he throws a lot. Even below average results will eventually pile up. To illustrate that point, let's take the best yards/attempt in the post season and Eli falls to 19th. Seriously, people. He wasn't that good. Just about every one of his best "accomplishments" comes with a huge asterisk (like above) and if you look at the facts, it really isn't that impressive. His iron man streak is his only impressive stat. Eli should never be in the HoF.
Totally killed the moment you want the crowd atmosphere in a huge game; it was obviously meant to be an outright going to commercial and they messed up
@@stephbetter3806 no- I meant they were supposed to use that going to a commercial after the PAT or something when they usually have a little Outro to the break
Oh and how refreshing it was to see Eli crush the packers and Brady to win another ring 😂 Packers fans thought they were winning the Super Bowl….they as bad as Dallas Cowboys fans every post season and always choke 😂 😭
I remember watching Cruz during a 2010 preseason game. He torched the Jets for like 6 catches 140+ yards and 3 TDs. I saw that and was like “man this guy is good enough to play on Sundays.” Well early in the season, he had gotten injured for the year and kinda became an afterthought until the 2011 season started. Then he really hit it off. Not many people remember that preseason game against the Jets. That game had Rex Ryan amazed at Cruz’s ability.
@Charles Hunt this was back around a time when we regularly had two teams in the division make the playoffs, and the giants or the Cowboys had 10+ win seasons every other year Kinda. Long story short, there weren’t 6-10 division winners😂
NFL Throwback man back when the NFC east wasn’t a laughingstock , the giants man this was one of the surprise 9-7 teams , playoff Eli Manning came through for them in the clutch time and time again
When the giants was a decent organization and actually put a good team around him. Some of his numbers in his latter years were actually good, just the team around him was horrible
Honestly that whole season was crazy, every game came down to the last play honestly the best team season I’ve ever seen every game was so dramatic and amazing
Yeah that season was even crazier than just the Super Bowl run. The Giants beat the Patriots in the regular season, Eli Manning got into a shootout with Aaron Rodgers and the then-undefeated Packers and only lost by 3 points (final score 35-38), and Eli Manning that year set a record for 4th quarter touchdowns in a season, plus the majority of his wins that season were 4th quarter comebacks. (I'm not sure which, but I know Matthew Stafford broke one of his records in 2016, but still) Also Eli broke Phil Simms record for consecutive completions in a Super Bowl. Crazy
Top notch? Do you think that Marc Bulger, Jay Cutler, Rich Gannon, Ryan Tannehill, Daunte Culpepper, Andy Dalton, Sam Bradford or Case Keenum were good QBs? Seriously, this is a list of mediocrity at best. But, when it comes to completion percentage, yards/attempt, TD %, and passer rating, Eli is better than......... None of them. Not a single one. These are the stats that define a QBs career and Eli was lower than average (at best) QBs. Eli had some high profile wins (SBs he was carried by the defense) and no one really paid attention the many more times when he blew the game. Seriously, He was not that good and the Giants did not advance through either postseason because of him.
@@tomknapp6194 Eli Manning is a classified "good career QB". He does get a lot of hate for the back half of his career, and being a Giants fan, those teams were horrendous, especially the offensive line. On the flip side though, Eli will probably make the hall of fame one day just for the sole reason he was the guy who was the QB who beat Brady twice in the super bowl. Only the best of the best should be in the hall of fame, and my list for that is severely lower than who is in right now. Career-wise, Eli was better than all of those quarterbacks listed, maybe not in every metric, but most. But he is by no means a hall of famer. Eli's best seasons he was a top 5 quarterback. Never had a break-out year, just mediocrity/good seasons.
@@blacker5826 I would like to correct some common misconceptions that you stated. Eli was not a good QB. He had a top 10 passer rating once in 16 years. His average passer rating ranked at 18th, which isn’t even in the top half of the league. His passer rating was below the NFL average 9 times. He never led in any QB stats other than interceptions. The Patriots were beating by the Giants defense, not Eli. The defense did the impossible and held Brady to 14 points in SB 42. In 2007, 26 teams scored 14 points. They went 1-25, with those losses by an average of 13.8 points. Eli struggled to barely beat that on a lucky last second play. Other QB mostly crushed 14 points. Eli had to get lucky. Almost the same story in SB 46. 17 points was scored by 44 teams going 11-33. Eli still barely manages to win. Eli got the MVP both times because the defense held the Patriots to 23 and 15 points below their season average and Eli still barely managed to win. The Giants could have won either SB with almost any QB in the league to outscore 14 and 17 points. But, they could not have won without that defense. One last note, I could put Eli in a group of 15 average QBs that played in the same league as him and he doesn’t make the top 10. And you think he’s better than QBs that are in the HoF?
Back when Eli was still gunslinger on a team that could block for 2 seconds with some explosive WRs, Giants organization cut his balls off with shit teams after this season and they stopped their option route offense after a few years because dip shits kept running the wrong routes leading to Eli's insane INT numbers the next few years, then they replaced the offense that won 2 super bowls with a piece of shit west coast offense that never scored points in big games.
@@NYG5 Nothing inherently wrong with the WCO. Shanny & Reid both run variations that are outstanding, but the issue was with management not hitting on draft picks and making dubious personnel decisions...
The difference between he and dak... Romo bad defense. Bad o line. Romo actually played well this game. 29/37. 290 yds. 2 Tds. Int. Passer rating of 106. Can't ask for more in a game with everything riding on it
I remember watching this while at a bar in New York. The whole place was going nuts. Even though I'm way more of a Bills fan, I still like the Giants and I had a quite a bit of fun binge drinking during their superbowl run.
Eli was literally a below average QB. His passer rating though his 16 years was lower than the NFL average 9 times. And 5 of those other 7 times, it was a mere 3.8 or less higher than the league average, or still just average. In only two years he was somewhat significantly higher than the NFL average. He wasn't that good.
@@BackwardsHat Based upon what? If you come back with, "He had those 2 passes from 2 drives in 2 of his 246 games!" like every other Eli fan does, you have already lost. Eli was carried to 2 SB MVPs by the defense. His record vs playoff teams that scored 20 or less: 8-0. His record vs playoff teams that scored 21+: 0-4 and three of those were blowouts. He had to rely on 5 pro bowl QBs to have one of their worst games of the year for him to have have narrow last second wins. That is not the mark of a great or even good QB. Eli is literally the beneficiary of headlines to make him sound great. But, when the stats are actually examined, it is all a smokescreen and he wasn't that good. And if you do think that he is still great, how do you explain the fact that his passer rating was below average for over half his career?
All you have to do is go back to week 14 where the Giants were down 34 to 29. With 2:25 left and essentially one time out, the Giants needed a stop on defense. Romo had Miles Austin wide open and he overthrew him,which gave New York the ball back. Eli goes down and scores and the Giants block a game tying field goal. This all led to this last game here. Big reason why the Giants won two Super Bowls because they got it done when it mattered and Dallas choked. Would continue to choke for 3 more seasons of 8-8 records and losing this and two more last season games to make the playoffs against the Giants, Redskins, and Eagles for the division and a playoff spot.
Yeah, the defense and special teams really carried the Giants! There was that QB guy, but in 2007 and 2011, the Giants would have been eliminated many times with the guys that don't play as the same time as their QB.
It's kind of funny how the giants are in the same situation this year in a must win game against dallas.. and yes, I know washington needs to lose also...go giants...go eagles..(I can't believe I'm saying THAT)..the eagles had better win
I loved this era of football i would be so excited on Sundays to watch greatness now I get excited but not as excited every Monday morning I would say I can’t wait till next Sunday that show you that football was entertaining back than
This was one of the MANY times TR blew a big game for Dallas: 2006 - In his "Pro Bowl" year he had 12 turnovers to just 6 TDs in 6 of his final 7 games (the exception was his 5 TD game against NFL bottom feeder TB). including a 3 TO gm in the finale against Det with PO seeding on the line. Then before he fumbled away that PO game in Seattle, he completed just 4 of his 1st 12 passes with the only points until the end of the first half coming from a defensive TO and a rare 50 yd FG from Gramatica. 2007 in his final 3 games (with home-field adv on the line) 1 TD 5 INTs and just a 51% completion rate. 2008 finale with a PO spot on the line - a 0 TD 3 TO game in a 44-6 blowout loss to the Eagles. 2010 PO - a 0 TD 3 TO game in a 34-3 blowout loss to the Vikings. 2011 week 4 - throws 3 interceptions (2 pick-6s) leading to the largest collapse in Boys' history. 2012 finale loss to Wash (again with a PO spot on the line) - 2 TDs to 3 TOs. 2013- week 15 loss to Green Bay has 2 ints in the final 2:58 leading to the 2nd largest collapse in Boys' history. 2013 season finale for a PO spot - he's MIA b/c, as usual, he was injured. The only 2 playoff "wins" Romo had were when his D allowed just 14 points to the Eagles (while Dallas rushed for nearly 200 yds.) and when the D created three 2nd half TOs against the Lions. Romo had a ranking of 103 on Five Thirty-Eight's list of the most clutch PO QBs of All Time (Eli Manning was 1st). Also, Romo was not on Pro Football Reference's list of the Top 25 QBs of All Time (Eli Manning is). So, to sum up: Romo - is a perennially injured, epic choke artist; Eli is a clutch ironman and HOFer. The only way Romo is getting the HOF is if he buys a ticket. Dallas homers - I will ignore all replies (for those of you with limited IQs and reading comprehension skills, that means I will not read your response - you're wasting your time and you'll be blocked).
It’s wild how good the Giants defensive line was this year. The had Tuck, JPP, Kiwanuka, Canty AND Umenyiora. Absolutely stacked. Pretty much carried NY to the superbowl
My favorite season a NYG fan. Eli was killing it. Loved the offense; wish we had a semblance of this with the team today. Manning, the D-line, the contesred catch ability and the play calling. Chefs kiss
The second of four straight dominating performances by the 2011 Giants from the time they were 7-7. They simply steamrolled the Jets, Cowboys, Falcons and Packers in what had to have been their most impressive stretch of games since the Parcells era.
6:21 that maneuverability in the pocket to buy time by Romo was just a thing of beauty. Very Favre-ish (even thought it turned out to be an illegal forward pass)
Tony Romo could not: - Stay on the field - Put up counting stats - Carry a bad team to the POs - Play well in elimination games He's been eligible for the HOF for 3 years and has yet to make it to the semi-finals. That says it all. Dallas stans. I'll ignore your replies.
Staying on the field is the only one your some what right about. Late in his career he couldn't. Tony romos 29 career game winning drives/ tying drives in the 4th/ot led all qbs in his career. He has the highest 4th quarter passer rating in nfl history. His 127 passer rating in the 2014 playoffs is the highest of any qb in the playoffs playing multiple games. His 144 passer rating in th3 Green bay playoff game he was robbed in is the highest passer rating of any qb to lose in the div round in nfl history. As for him not carrying bad teams....he had no defense and no online in his prime and never had a losing qb. And all you other fans know you feared him. He knocked off a 13-0 team. 9-0 team and multiple 5-0 teams. And hung 48 points 500 yards against thr number 1 pass defense and mvp qb ...AND STILL LOST. he should of won this division the first matchip when he led 34-22 with 4 minutes left and his defense couldnt make a stop. Those 8-8 dallas teams would win 4 games with Eli or dak. Ignoring replies means you know your wrong 😂
@@robogreek3157 Replies like this are the reason why I don't respond. You are obviously a "Boys homer - so, I'll show here how wrong you are. I can back up everything I say using StatMuse and Pro Football Reference. However I'll start off with this: learn the difference between your and you're. Now on to your diatribe. I'm only somewhat (BTW this is one word) right about TR missing games? He missed 37 games in a 10 year career - 37. His 29 GWDs and his 144 passer rating in one PO game does not make him clutch. He was 2-7 in elimination games with as many turnovers as TDs (not including his fumble in that Seattle PO game); he contributed to the 2 biggest blown leads in "Boys history; in 2006 with PO seeding on the line he had 6 TDs to 10 TOs in his final 5 games; in 2007, again with PO seeding on the line he had 1 TD to 5 TOs. in his final 3 games. Oh, that 500 yard game, you forgot to mention that he threw the game-ending interception. Also, those "bad' teams that you say he was on produced 60 Pro Bowlers, 12 All Pros, 2 All Decade members (both from his o-line) and 3 HOFers. In 2014, he had the best o-line in the NFL, a record breaking RB (Murray) and he threw the ball 20% less than the average QB. He should have (BTW not should of) won the division in 2011? Well in case you forgot he missed a wide open Miles Austin that would have clinched the game and he had 2 turnovers in the final game. Those teams would have won 4 games with Eli? Seriously, you don't know what you are talking about. Eli carried a much worse team to a 9-7 record. Don't bother to respond, I will not answer you until you educate yourself.
The crazy thing is Jason Garrett could win the NFC East by...you guess it...beating the Cowboys..how about that storyline..can really stick it to Jerry Jones
@@mattcox3373 you have to admit though it would be funny if the Giants beat the Cowboys, the Eagles beat Washington, and the Giants get into the playoffs with a 6-10 record. 😂 Hey, you never know, they did give the Bucs a run for their money early in the season and even beat the Seahawks. Remember losing teams are 2-0 in the Wild Card Round (2010 Seahawks and 2014 Panthers). Lol
@@derpmcgerp8062 lol it would and with our division I really wouldn’t be surprised. I sure hope not though because I work with 2 annoying af giants fans💀
I wasn't totally certain at 1st that the Giants would go on another Super Bowl run when they won this game vs the Cowboys to clinch the NFC East; in the moment, I was just happy that they'd earned another trip back to the playoffs. But maybe there was a small part of me that said 'Hey, remember 4 years ago? Most of these guys are still here, they've done this before, facing the oddsmakers, so many other top-tier teams ahead of them in the NFC....but this Giants team possibly, quietly, could surprise people in the playoffs just as they did before. Who knows, it could happen....?' And, sure enough............. :-D
As a Cowboys fan obviously I am happy the Giants won this game and the division that year because they went on to beat the Patriots in the Super Bowl. I don't root for ANY NFC East team other than the Cowboys, unless they are going against the Patriots lol. 2007/2011 Giants, 2017 Eagles were heroes in my household lmao.
The earlier match-up (week 14, I think; you posted it already) contained the very pivotal Romo TD misfire to Austin near the end of the game that likely would've sealed a Dallas victory. Within that scenario, the 2011 playoffs would've therefore progressed quite differently. That play is really ingrained in my memory...
Eli makes two throws in this game that a lot of quarterbacks just can't make. The first one is the spin move and heave to Victor Cruz. The second one was the laser he threw with someone draped all over his feet.
This was the year the Giants beat the 15-1 Packers, the 13-3 49ers, and the 13-3 Patriots, all on the road to win the Super Bowl.
Vs the 49ers, two fumbled punt returns turned into 10 points including the game winning FG when Eli only crossed midfield 2 other times all game. Rodgers had one of his worst games of the year. So did Brady and Eli still needed lucky plays in the SB to pull out a last second win. If even an average Rodgers or Brady shows up, neither one of those games are winnable by the Giants. The same goes for 2007 against the Cowboys, Packer, and Patriots. In all those games, each QB had one of his worst games of the year and Eli still barely won. In fact, in the 2007 regular season, those same teams scored an average of 35 points against the Giants and then in the playoffs, not one of them scores more than 20 and that was because of Eli? Please explain.
In my opinion Eli should have won the MVP in 2011 the best performance by a quarterback ever in a single season from beginning to end. The greatest season a quarterback ever had.
@@tomknapp6194 keep crying
@@kevinburke6055 Keep crying because Eli isn't that good? I'm not crying about anything. Just educating people on how a few headlines does not define his 16 year below average career.
@@frankguidera6828 Was he really that good? I know that in 2011, he did have the most playoff yards in history. But, let's think about this logically. He played 4 games. Most of the truly great QBs have a first round bye and will play a maximum of 3 games. So, it would be fair to take the average yards from QBs who played 3 or 4 games. Guess what happens then? Eli falls to 14th. That's a far cry from #1. In fact, 3 QBs were win about 100 yards of his record in only 3 games. But, if there is anything that defines Eli's career is that he just isn't that good and his totals are only because he throws a lot. Even below average results will eventually pile up. To illustrate that point, let's take the best yards/attempt in the post season and Eli falls to 19th.
Seriously, people. He wasn't that good. Just about every one of his best "accomplishments" comes with a huge asterisk (like above) and if you look at the facts, it really isn't that impressive. His iron man streak is his only impressive stat. Eli should never be in the HoF.
I hope whoever decided to add music to Cruzs' touchdown got a raise
Instablaster.
I love the Giants and even I hated nbc adding that
Totally killed the moment you want the crowd atmosphere in a huge game; it was obviously meant to be an outright going to commercial and they messed up
@@ks3899 a cut to a commercial right after a touchdown…. Great idea
@@stephbetter3806 no- I meant they were supposed to use that going to a commercial after the PAT or something when they usually have a little Outro to the break
Giants went on to win the Super Bowl that year... That really shows how important this game was
yeah the Packers probably would’ve repeated as champs or the Patriots or 49ers may have also won without the Giants in the playoffs
Oh and how refreshing it was to see Eli crush the packers and Brady to win another ring 😂 Packers fans thought they were winning the Super Bowl….they as bad as Dallas Cowboys fans every post season and always choke 😂 😭
@@philiptucker7590 😄😄😄
@@diablo55 Let's not forget to add New Orleans to that possibility.
After all, they did have the #1 Offense that year.
ahh the good ole days. Giants were winning & JPP had 10 fingers!
Man I miss victor cruz and the salsa. Probably one of the most unique and storied TD dances of all time
If he’d stayed healthy he and young OBJ would’ve been lethal
Well said
Man he was my first football fan
Right up there with "White Shoes" Johnson's leg wobble for best end zone celebration.
I remember watching Cruz during a 2010 preseason game. He torched the Jets for like 6 catches 140+ yards and 3 TDs.
I saw that and was like “man this guy is good enough to play on Sundays.”
Well early in the season, he had gotten injured for the year and kinda became an afterthought until the 2011 season started.
Then he really hit it off. Not many people remember that preseason game against the Jets. That game had Rex Ryan amazed at Cruz’s ability.
Back when the NFC East was one of the best divisions in the NFL
Giants good
Yeah lol
@Charles Hunt Because the third best team in that division was better than the division winner this year
Giants won the Super Bowl but the division in 2011 was most certainly not that good.
@Charles Hunt this was back around a time when we regularly had two teams in the division make the playoffs, and the giants or the Cowboys had 10+ win seasons every other year Kinda. Long story short, there weren’t 6-10 division winners😂
NFL Throwback man back when the NFC east wasn’t a laughingstock , the giants man this was one of the surprise 9-7 teams , playoff Eli Manning came through for them in the clutch time and time again
Giants good
@@things2593 I mean offensively they weren’t as great , their defense was good enough to even make a surprise super bowl run
@@brucelau2023 Giants hopefully going to get better soon, Daniel Jones is at least better than Haskins lmfao
Nfc east been a laughing stock all of 1 season n everyone acts like its been q regular thing
@@ApolloTheLeader Giants and Washington might carry the NFC East going forward tbh
Can’t believe how romo will now be calling these games!
Hakeem Nicks doesn’t get nearly enough credit for his play during that run.
Indeed he doesn't
Literally the best receiving performance in a playoff run aside from Fitz in ‘08
Agreed
During that time he got his credit along with cruz many analyst and fans belived they were both top 10 receivers at the time
Weren't for the injuries he would have been a star. I felt he had potential to surpass Cruz career wise.
The final years of Eli's career make you forget what a clutch guy he was
Eli has always been extremely under appreciated
@@rich4446 💯
When the giants was a decent organization and actually put a good team around him. Some of his numbers in his latter years were actually good, just the team around him was horrible
@@rich4446 factssss 😪😪💯💯
@@zeeski7454 all good kid , 4 Super Bowls 4 championships (8 total) , we the best team in the east now && Brady know wassup w us
You could right a movie script about the 2011 Giants
Giants good
Honestly that whole season was crazy, every game came down to the last play honestly the best team season I’ve ever seen every game was so dramatic and amazing
@@kenbaxter7515 Eli Manning is above average QB, people who say otherwise are overreacting
Yeah that season was even crazier than just the Super Bowl run. The Giants beat the Patriots in the regular season, Eli Manning got into a shootout with Aaron Rodgers and the then-undefeated Packers and only lost by 3 points (final score 35-38), and Eli Manning that year set a record for 4th quarter touchdowns in a season, plus the majority of his wins that season were 4th quarter comebacks. (I'm not sure which, but I know Matthew Stafford broke one of his records in 2016, but still) Also Eli broke Phil Simms record for consecutive completions in a Super Bowl. Crazy
You could wrong one just as easy.
Eli is top 5 QB when it comes to meaningful games. His accuracy and play is top notched.
Top notch? Do you think that Marc Bulger, Jay Cutler, Rich Gannon, Ryan Tannehill, Daunte Culpepper, Andy Dalton, Sam Bradford or Case Keenum were good QBs? Seriously, this is a list of mediocrity at best. But, when it comes to completion percentage, yards/attempt, TD %, and passer rating, Eli is better than......... None of them. Not a single one. These are the stats that define a QBs career and Eli was lower than average (at best) QBs. Eli had some high profile wins (SBs he was carried by the defense) and no one really paid attention the many more times when he blew the game. Seriously, He was not that good and the Giants did not advance through either postseason because of him.
@@tomknapp6194 eli also played more games than all those people
@@danielrooney2987 Eli played more games than them, but he wasn't better than them.
@@tomknapp6194 Eli Manning is a classified "good career QB". He does get a lot of hate for the back half of his career, and being a Giants fan, those teams were horrendous, especially the offensive line.
On the flip side though, Eli will probably make the hall of fame one day just for the sole reason he was the guy who was the QB who beat Brady twice in the super bowl. Only the best of the best should be in the hall of fame, and my list for that is severely lower than who is in right now.
Career-wise, Eli was better than all of those quarterbacks listed, maybe not in every metric, but most. But he is by no means a hall of famer. Eli's best seasons he was a top 5 quarterback. Never had a break-out year, just mediocrity/good seasons.
@@blacker5826 I would like to correct some common misconceptions that you stated.
Eli was not a good QB. He had a top 10 passer rating once in 16 years. His average passer rating ranked at 18th, which isn’t even in the top half of the league. His passer rating was below the NFL average 9 times. He never led in any QB stats other than interceptions.
The Patriots were beating by the Giants defense, not Eli. The defense did the impossible and held Brady to 14 points in SB 42. In 2007, 26 teams scored 14 points. They went 1-25, with those losses by an average of 13.8 points. Eli struggled to barely beat that on a lucky last second play. Other QB mostly crushed 14 points. Eli had to get lucky.
Almost the same story in SB 46. 17 points was scored by 44 teams going 11-33. Eli still barely manages to win.
Eli got the MVP both times because the defense held the Patriots to 23 and 15 points below their season average and Eli still barely managed to win. The Giants could have won either SB with almost any QB in the league to outscore 14 and 17 points. But, they could not have won without that defense.
One last note, I could put Eli in a group of 15 average QBs that played in the same league as him and he doesn’t make the top 10. And you think he’s better than QBs that are in the HoF?
2011 was truly a special year for the Giants. Eli with Cruz, Hicks and Bradshaw on offense, that great Pass Rush on defense with Tuck, Osi, and JPP.
So the Giants basically won five straight elimination games in 2011.
I believe it was 6 actually, I think we had to beat the Jets too
The Patriots weren't undefeated in 2011... They were 13-3
@@anthonyhutchins2300 read it again...
@@anthonyhutchins2300 open your eyes
@fuss And still fought through and WON IT ALL.
Just Freakin' Awesome. 10 Years ago they'd be Champs right now.
My how time flies.
man cruz this year was something special. the whole giants team was special.
I love watching these throwback games and seeing all the names that I had forgotten about.
Yep. Guys like Bear Pascoe and Hynoski for me lol
5:12
The ball represents the giants season in a nut shell. It was all Jumbled around until it was saved by Eli Manning
Death, taxes, and Rob Ryan looking angry and flustered on the sideline as his D gets shredded.
So funny...so true
the ryan brothers supposed to learn their stuff from their old man.
Buddy was a great defensive coach! The sons- ok but not great; all talk but creative like Buddy was!
Man I remember watching this game - what a great great season. The jets game, This game, Atlanta, Green Bay, San Fran and the pats - I miss Eli
Wow Eli having time in the pocket, MetLife cheering out of control.. the good old days!!
Back when the Giants had good WRs and a GREAT QB.
Back when Eli was still gunslinger on a team that could block for 2 seconds with some explosive WRs, Giants organization cut his balls off with shit teams after this season and they stopped their option route offense after a few years because dip shits kept running the wrong routes leading to Eli's insane INT numbers the next few years, then they replaced the offense that won 2 super bowls with a piece of shit west coast offense that never scored points in big games.
@@NYG5 f odeller
@@onegiantblock4341 Odell helped Eli you banana...
@@NYG5 Nothing inherently wrong with the WCO. Shanny & Reid both run variations that are outstanding, but the issue was with management not hitting on draft picks and making dubious personnel decisions...
@@jonsnow5513 bro shut up if you watched the games he would be better off without odell. Look at Baker. He was better *WITHOUT* Odell.
Romo running for his life after snapping the ball
He ran to the announcers booth. Being Cowboys QB has it's benefits.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The difference between he and dak... Romo bad defense. Bad o line. Romo actually played well this game. 29/37. 290 yds. 2 Tds. Int. Passer rating of 106. Can't ask for more in a game with everything riding on it
Romo and Dez Bryant back in the good ol' days.
Dez is now with us
Yessir Warner, Fitz, and Anquan Boldin
@@jay.b.26 You guys are playing great with him
@@andrewlarson7 Yessir.
Too bad Jerry Jones screwed them over.
I remember watching this while at a bar in New York. The whole place was going nuts. Even though I'm way more of a Bills fan, I still like the Giants and I had a quite a bit of fun binge drinking during their superbowl run.
16:49 is one of the greatest throws by Eli Manning
My first (and only to date) NFL game in person.. what a win and what a ride that team went on.
This was the first of the cowboys 3 straight losses in the final game of the season for a winner takes the division situation
Can't spell Elite without Eli. 2X Superbowl MVP
The Giants use to be fun to watch. A team of hard workers trying to do big things. Miss those days. One day they'll be back
Man the cowboys had some shitty offensive lines during Romo in his prime.
He was always scrambling for his life, poor man should have at least one ring.
Leonard davis was a monster and hotel adams
@@erocs9747 I think you mean False start Adams
@@anthonymarquez4617 we were a Dez Bryant catch away from it in 2014
Nah the giants defensive line used to be really good
I miss prime Eli so much, so underrated
Eli was literally a below average QB. His passer rating though his 16 years was lower than the NFL average 9 times. And 5 of those other 7 times, it was a mere 3.8 or less higher than the league average, or still just average. In only two years he was somewhat significantly higher than the NFL average. He wasn't that good.
@@tomknapp6194 😂😂😂
@@tomknapp6194 Hall of Famer
@@BackwardsHat Based upon what? If you come back with, "He had those 2 passes from 2 drives in 2 of his 246 games!" like every other Eli fan does, you have already lost. Eli was carried to 2 SB MVPs by the defense. His record vs playoff teams that scored 20 or less: 8-0. His record vs playoff teams that scored 21+: 0-4 and three of those were blowouts. He had to rely on 5 pro bowl QBs to have one of their worst games of the year for him to have have narrow last second wins. That is not the mark of a great or even good QB.
Eli is literally the beneficiary of headlines to make him sound great. But, when the stats are actually examined, it is all a smokescreen and he wasn't that good.
And if you do think that he is still great, how do you explain the fact that his passer rating was below average for over half his career?
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All you have to do is go back to week 14 where the Giants were down 34 to 29. With 2:25 left and essentially one time out, the Giants needed a stop on defense. Romo had Miles Austin wide open and he overthrew him,which gave New York the ball back. Eli goes down and scores and the Giants block a game tying field goal. This all led to this last game here. Big reason why the Giants won two Super Bowls because they got it done when it mattered and Dallas choked. Would continue to choke for 3 more seasons of 8-8 records and losing this and two more last season games to make the playoffs against the Giants, Redskins, and Eagles for the division and a playoff spot.
Beating the Cowgirls... Gotta love it...
The years of 8-8 nightmares.
And then after this, the 2nd best playoff run/cinderella run of all time occured by these giants!
Yeah, the defense and special teams really carried the Giants! There was that QB guy, but in 2007 and 2011, the Giants would have been eliminated many times with the guys that don't play as the same time as their QB.
It's kind of funny how the giants are in the same situation this year in a must win game against dallas.. and yes, I know washington needs to lose also...go giants...go eagles..(I can't believe I'm saying THAT)..the eagles had better win
Manuel Ortiz I'm an Eagles fan but I'd rather have Team or Giants in the playoffs
Bro... dak Prescott have 13 pass td in 5 games this season and Daniel jones 9 pass td in 12 games.
@@elv1s218they playing tonight
We could see a 6-10 team make the playoffs this week
We will G men all the way
not just that but win their division!!!
First time in history having a losing team make and a double digit losses
HAPPY NEW YEAR
@@eliraplee04 The NFC East has been eliminated from wild card contention. If you don't win the east you are out.
@@jamaripino810 i know that’s what i’m saying we can only win the division like a 6-10 team could win the division
I loved this era of football i would be so excited on Sundays to watch greatness now I get excited but not as excited every Monday morning I would say I can’t wait till next Sunday that show you that football was entertaining back than
I’m an eagles fan but this was a fun giants team to watch. Especially in the Super Bowl
This game already nostalgic
As a giants fan, this does bring me joy.
This was one of the MANY times TR blew a big game for Dallas:
2006 - In his "Pro Bowl" year he had 12 turnovers to just 6 TDs in 6 of his final 7 games (the exception was his 5 TD game against NFL bottom feeder TB). including a 3 TO gm in the finale against Det with PO seeding on the line. Then before he fumbled away that PO game in Seattle, he completed just 4 of his 1st 12 passes with the only points until the end of the first half coming from a defensive TO and a rare 50 yd FG from Gramatica. 2007 in his final 3 games (with home-field adv on the line) 1 TD 5 INTs and just a 51% completion rate. 2008 finale with a PO spot on the line - a 0 TD 3 TO game in a 44-6 blowout loss to the Eagles. 2010 PO - a 0 TD 3 TO game in a 34-3 blowout loss to the Vikings. 2011 week 4 - throws 3 interceptions (2 pick-6s) leading to the largest collapse in Boys' history. 2012 finale loss to Wash (again with a PO spot on the line) - 2 TDs to 3 TOs. 2013- week 15 loss to Green Bay has 2 ints in the final 2:58 leading to the 2nd largest collapse in Boys' history. 2013 season finale for a PO spot - he's MIA b/c, as usual, he was injured. The only 2 playoff "wins" Romo had were when his D allowed just 14 points to the Eagles (while Dallas rushed for nearly 200 yds.) and when the D created three 2nd half TOs against the Lions. Romo had a ranking of 103 on Five Thirty-Eight's list of the most clutch PO QBs of All Time (Eli Manning was 1st). Also, Romo was not on Pro Football Reference's list of the Top 25 QBs of All Time (Eli Manning is). So, to sum up: Romo - is a perennially injured, epic choke artist; Eli is a clutch ironman and HOFer. The only way Romo is getting the HOF is if he buys a ticket. Dallas homers - I will ignore all replies (for those of you with limited IQs and reading comprehension skills, that means I will not read your response - you're wasting your time and you'll be blocked).
any 2021 giants fan that wish they were this good again?
Giants D Line completely wrecking the game!!!!! LOVE IT 💙
4:31 "3rd sack" in pretty much 1 quarter. I so miss those days. A pass rush and an O line.
Ahhhhhhh look at the defense😭look at the run game and the pass game💔i wish the Giants beat the Cowboys this Sunday but who knows if we can even score
It’s wild how good the Giants defensive line was this year. The had Tuck, JPP, Kiwanuka, Canty AND Umenyiora. Absolutely stacked. Pretty much carried NY to the superbowl
I was at this game. Cowboys fans were awfully quiet in the tunnel back to lots🤣
If the Giants just have a SMALL fraction of this magic on Sunday, they might just be the NFC East champs again!
Can you imagine the coach yelling at his grandchildren's father? Talk about keeping it in the family.
I miss the late 2000s to early 2010s giants so much
Cruz was so big that year NBC had Salsa music ready to be played when he scored.
I'm a Giants fan in 2024 and GOD I miss this Giants team so much..
My favorite season a NYG fan. Eli was killing it. Loved the offense; wish we had a semblance of this with the team today. Manning, the D-line, the contesred catch ability and the play calling. Chefs kiss
The second of four straight dominating performances by the 2011 Giants from the time they were 7-7. They simply steamrolled the Jets, Cowboys, Falcons and Packers in what had to have been their most impressive stretch of games since the Parcells era.
I wanted to see Skip's reaction to that game.
You had to be there for that run🤧😭 it was epic.
Eli was so raw that year
6:21 that maneuverability in the pocket to buy time by Romo was just a thing of beauty. Very Favre-ish (even thought it turned out to be an illegal forward pass)
He had to learn how to do that given the horrible O Lines Jerry gave him
The NFC East is the most decorated division in all football.
Laurent Robinson was a demon this season mad we didn’t keep him around
Victor Cruz was one of the best Giants receivers of all time
Lol JPP and Brady are on the same team now lol
This just disturbed me to read
That throw to cruz with 9 mins left sheesh
Tony Romo could not:
- Stay on the field
- Put up counting stats
- Carry a bad team to the POs
- Play well in elimination games
He's been eligible for the HOF for 3 years and has yet to make it to the semi-finals. That says it all. Dallas stans. I'll ignore your replies.
Staying on the field is the only one your some what right about. Late in his career he couldn't. Tony romos 29 career game winning drives/ tying drives in the 4th/ot led all qbs in his career. He has the highest 4th quarter passer rating in nfl history. His 127 passer rating in the 2014 playoffs is the highest of any qb in the playoffs playing multiple games. His 144 passer rating in th3 Green bay playoff game he was robbed in is the highest passer rating of any qb to lose in the div round in nfl history. As for him not carrying bad teams....he had no defense and no online in his prime and never had a losing qb. And all you other fans know you feared him. He knocked off a 13-0 team. 9-0 team and multiple 5-0 teams. And hung 48 points 500 yards against thr number 1 pass defense and mvp qb ...AND STILL LOST. he should of won this division the first matchip when he led 34-22 with 4 minutes left and his defense couldnt make a stop. Those 8-8 dallas teams would win 4 games with Eli or dak. Ignoring replies means you know your wrong 😂
@@robogreek3157 Replies like this are the reason why I don't respond. You are obviously a "Boys homer - so, I'll show here how wrong you are. I can back up everything I say using StatMuse and Pro Football Reference. However I'll start off with this: learn the difference between your and you're. Now on to your diatribe.
I'm only somewhat (BTW this is one word) right about TR missing games? He missed 37 games in a 10 year career - 37. His 29 GWDs and his 144 passer rating in one PO game does not make him clutch. He was 2-7 in elimination games with as many turnovers as TDs (not including his fumble in that Seattle PO game); he contributed to the 2 biggest blown leads in "Boys history; in 2006 with PO seeding on the line he had 6 TDs to 10 TOs in his final 5 games; in 2007, again with PO seeding on the line he had 1 TD to 5 TOs. in his final 3 games. Oh, that 500 yard game, you forgot to mention that he threw the game-ending interception. Also, those "bad' teams that you say he was on produced 60 Pro Bowlers, 12 All Pros, 2 All Decade members (both from his o-line) and 3 HOFers. In 2014, he had the best o-line in the NFL, a record breaking RB (Murray) and he threw the ball 20% less than the average QB. He should have (BTW not should of) won the division in 2011? Well in case you forgot he missed a wide open Miles Austin that would have clinched the game and he had 2 turnovers in the final game. Those teams would have won 4 games with Eli? Seriously, you don't know what you are talking about. Eli carried a much worse team to a 9-7 record. Don't bother to respond, I will not answer you until you educate yourself.
I remember being a cowboys fan and my friend being a giants fan, this night hurt me deeply
This game is now officially 10 years old now. Unreal.
I swear it's always win or go home for the Cowgirls come this time of the year😂
2:28 Game over.
When watching giants football was exciting
Giants ripped apart Ryan brother defenses 2 weeks in a row en route to a championship run. I don’t think that detail is looked at enough if at all.
That Giant offensive line hurt to watch. We use to have multiple pro bowl caliber hogs. We gotta get back to having an elite o line.
Time flies and I'm Packers fan
2:31 Who added in the salsa music? XD
I miss watching Victor Cruz play
At his best he was wes weon steroids lol
Man !!! I love this game ....
The crazy thing is Jason Garrett could win the NFC East by...you guess it...beating the Cowboys..how about that storyline..can really stick it to Jerry Jones
😢😭
God I miss this team so much
16:34 what a throw
0:55 wow. I count 10 there. How -fingers- time will fly when you get older.
Gotta love that Salsa dance by Cruz..
To this day, the most watched Sunday Night Football game.
The good Ole days when no1 was messing with our off or Def we had the swagger and confidence were so desperately needing damn that defense was it
This win was the journey of the Giants to another Super Bowl
Back when the giants were a team to be proud of
Good luck Giants and cowboys for NFC championship
THIS WAS COOL..............I THINK I REMEMBER THIS GAME.................
With all his greatness and perfection
Giants gonna do it again!
Giants gonna take that L
@@mattcox3373 you have to admit though it would be funny if the Giants beat the Cowboys, the Eagles beat Washington, and the Giants get into the playoffs with a 6-10 record. 😂
Hey, you never know, they did give the Bucs a run for their money early in the season and even beat the Seahawks. Remember losing teams are 2-0 in the Wild Card Round (2010 Seahawks and 2014 Panthers). Lol
@@derpmcgerp8062 lol it would and with our division I really wouldn’t be surprised. I sure hope not though because I work with 2 annoying af giants fans💀
I was at this game. Hungover as F. New Year’s Eve was the night before.
Your right
Yk u grew up with this football when snf week 1 was always giants vs cowboys and ik its week 17
Eli - what a QB!
Always a good day wen u beat the cowboys
All beneficiaries of his greatness.
I wasn't totally certain at 1st that the Giants would go on another Super Bowl run when they won this game vs the Cowboys to clinch the NFC East; in the moment, I was just happy that they'd earned another trip back to the playoffs. But maybe there was a small part of me that said 'Hey, remember 4 years ago? Most of these guys are still here, they've done this before, facing the oddsmakers, so many other top-tier teams ahead of them in the NFC....but this Giants team possibly, quietly, could surprise people in the playoffs just as they did before. Who knows, it could happen....?' And, sure enough............. :-D
This was an amazing moment in our history 🥹
As a Cowboys fan obviously I am happy the Giants won this game and the division that year because they went on to beat the Patriots in the Super Bowl. I don't root for ANY NFC East team other than the Cowboys, unless they are going against the Patriots lol. 2007/2011 Giants, 2017 Eagles were heroes in my household lmao.
As a Cowboys fan this was embarrassing
Doug free was overpaid for looking this rough...
I agree but both of those losses was the worse loss for the Cowboys in 2011 NFL season and it brings bad memories for me
These Giants were much more dangerous than the 2007 squad. Eli and the offense were much scarier and that defense was still on that ridiculous level
2011?? Offensively Yes. Heck Yeah.
2007 Defense was better, Waaaay Better.
@@GRIMLOCK07time flies
giants went on to win the super after this game
I was at this game. Absolutely electric atmosphere
The earlier match-up (week 14, I think; you posted it already) contained the very pivotal Romo TD misfire to Austin near the end of the game that likely would've sealed a Dallas victory. Within that scenario, the 2011 playoffs would've therefore progressed quite differently. That play is really ingrained in my memory...
That’s another great one! We posted that one too!
@@NFLVaultthey playing tonight!
Eli was on smoke during this run 🔥
Eli makes two throws in this game that a lot of quarterbacks just can't make. The first one is the spin move and heave to Victor Cruz. The second one was the laser he threw with someone draped all over his feet.