One thing that is interesting about living in New York City is watching how crazy people get during the NFL playoffs if a New York team is still alive and striving to win the Super Bowl. The Jets didn't even make the playoffs, so their fans are at home nursing their wounds and trying to stay hopeful for next year, but the New York Giants are another story entirely.
After being somewhat lackluster for the majority of the regular season, the New York Giants have decided to emulate their previous Super Bowl run and have been playing some great football. The Giants continued that on Sunday, smashing the defending Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers. It reminded me of watching someone play football with their kid brother. The Packers, despite their regular season domination of most of the league, had no answer for the Giants on defense. Offensively, the Packers looked rusty, and their timing seemed off. They long layoff that Rodgers had seemed to hurt him in this game, and despite some nice throws and rushing, he did not perform up to his usual self. Further, the Green Bay Packers at times appeared to have never seen a football, dropping balls left and right all over the field. The Giants won, and have put the remaining playoff teams on notice - this team is for real.
Next week the Giants will play in the NFC Championship, where they will take on a San Francisco 49'er team that is looking very good. It appears that both teams are peaking at exactly the right time, and New York Giants' fans should get to witness a great contest. With a little luck, the Giants are only one victory away from returning to the Super Bowl, being held this year in Indianapolis (Indy fans should get excited about hosting the game, mainly because they haven't seen a good game since Peyton got injured).
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