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Post by solomonphoenix on Mar 27, 2020 11:37:59 GMT -5
Super Bowl 42. Taking down an 18-0 team and the in the biggest game. Stopping the most successful duo in history (Brady/Belichick) for the first time in a Superbowl. The way it went down on the final drive. An NYG legend (Strahan) gets his ring in his final game.
Greatest win in the history of the franchise for me.
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Post by TEM on Mar 27, 2020 11:42:01 GMT -5
The Minnesota game was standout to me . I was at that game . One of my all time best experience as a Giants fan.
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Post by giantlegacy on Mar 27, 2020 11:48:48 GMT -5
2000 game vs Minnesota
Proof that you can have a dynamic explosive offense and incredible defense at the same time...
And the way the analysts were expecting us to get blown out at home...
The divisional game vs Dallas holds a special place in my heart
We were being mocked by everyone in the media...social media was just starting
This was supposed to be a coronation of the next "America's team" and "the chosen one "(Romo) and we were the Washington Generals....the jobbers...
To beat them like this and the aftermath....almost as satisfying as the super bowl..
I have no doubt we short circuited the next reign of terror from this team and fanbase with that game..
They never truly recovered...(Jones himself says this was probably the most devastating loss he was ever a part of)
Then for a while Eli would torture this team on their home field regularly,pouring salt in that wound.
While things haven't been good vs them lately....it pales to what the hight of the Eli era did to that team
Overall best game
1990 championship game vs 49ers...
The last true slobberknocker old school hard hitting defensive battle probably ever..
This goes right up there with those old Steelers/Raiders games for brutality.
This is when a defensive struggle type game was more about 2 great hard hitting defenses and not inept O line play and a ton of penalties like many seem to think a good low scoring game is today(which is why unlike the past a low.scoring game is brutal to watch)
Watch this game again and count how many of those hits would be personal foul penalties today
(Then again defenders knew how to tackle and weren't Closing their eyes and going airborne looking for a knockout blow)
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Post by Fletch842 on Mar 27, 2020 13:04:04 GMT -5
I voted for the '86 game against the 49ers. We had been so bad for so long, and the team heading into those playoffs was so dominant. It was a new feeling, one that the subsequent wins simply couldn't replicate. First time is always special.
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Post by Kruunch on Mar 27, 2020 13:16:53 GMT -5
The best game I have ever seen has to be the ‘90 NFC Championship game against the 49ers.
There are so many reasons as to why.
First, it’s a Championship game. The winner of this game was going to Tampa to play in the super bowl. The opponent? The hated San Francisco 49ers.. The team we have faced 4x in the playoffs in the ‘80s. Splitting the series two a piece. The team everyone was enamored with, the celebrities who played in the red and gold. 4x super bowl winner Joe Montana with the best receiver in the game Jerry Rice. They were coming off a back to back Super bowl winners. They were looking to be the first franchise to win a three peat. All the analysis were saying it’s a foregone conclusion that the 49ers would beat the Giants and face the Buffalo Bills in the super bowl. Only thing that stood in their way was this blue collar team that quietly came off a 13-3 season. Their starting QB done for the year, their prized rookie running back Hampton injured. All they had were a back up QB, and broken down OJ, and an aging legend in LT that stood in their way. And the game didn’t let us down. Both teams didn’t want to give up an inch let alone a first down. Each tackle was met with ferocity, the players on both teams were leaving it all on the field. It was like two Rams hitting each other every play. Oh, did I mention there was a Gulf War going on? So fans throughout the Country needed a brief moment to get their 3 hours of entertainment.
When it was all said and done, the hit that was heard around the NFL world was done by one of our very own Leonard Marshall. His hustle and never give up not only broke the will of the 49ers, but Montana’s back. The Giants needed one last play to achieve the unthinkable. The 49ers were running out the clock, with a run up the middle with Roger Craig, Erik Howard poked the ball out and like a great Hollywood script who other than LT caught the ball in midair and recovered the fumble. Giants ball, drive down the field, kick a game winning field goal with no time on the clock. The rest is history.
“There will be no three peat.”
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Post by TCHOF on Mar 27, 2020 13:28:56 GMT -5
The best game I have ever seen has to be the ‘90 NFC Championship game against the 49ers. There are so many reasons as to why. First, it’s a Championship game. The winner of this game was going to Tampa to play in the super bowl. The opponent? The hated San Francisco 49ers.. The team we have faced 4x in the playoffs in the ‘80s. Splitting the series two a piece. The team everyone was enamored with, the celebrities who played in the red and gold. 4x super bowl winner Joe Montana with the best receiver in the game Jerry Rice. They were coming off a back to back Super bowl winners. They were looking to be the first franchise to win a three peat. All the analysis were saying it’s a foregone conclusion that the 49ers would beat the Giants and face the Buffalo Bills in the super bowl. Only thing that stood in their way was this blue collar team that quietly came off a 13-3 season. Their starting QB done for the year, their prized rookie running back Hampton injured. All they had were a back up QB, and broken down OJ, and an aging legend in LT that stood in their way. And the game didn’t let us down. Both teams didn’t want to give up an inch let alone a first down. Each tackle was met with ferocity, the players on both teams were leaving it all on the field. It was like two Rams hitting each other every play. Oh, did I mention there was a Gulf War going on? So fans throughout the Country needed a brief moment to get their 3 hours of entertainment. When it was all said and done, the hit that was heard around the NFL world was done by one of our very own Leonard Marshall. His hustle and never give up not only broke the will of the 49ers, but Montana’s back. The Giants needed one last play to achieve the unthinkable. The 49ers were running out the clock, with a run up the middle with Roger Craig, Erik Howard poked the ball out and like a great Hollywood script who other than LT caught the ball in midair and recovered the fumble. Giants ball, drive down the field, kick a game winning field goal with no time on the clock. The rest is history. “ There will be no three peat.” Best non-SB game for me |
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Post by SG88 on Mar 27, 2020 14:04:48 GMT -5
The 1990 NFC Championship game got my vote.
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Post by SG88 on Mar 27, 2020 14:06:53 GMT -5
The best game I have ever seen has to be the ‘90 NFC Championship game against the 49ers. There are so many reasons as to why. First, it’s a Championship game. The winner of this game was going to Tampa to play in the super bowl. The opponent? The hated San Francisco 49ers.. The team we have faced 4x in the playoffs in the ‘80s. Splitting the series two a piece. The team everyone was enamored with, the celebrities who played in the red and gold. 4x super bowl winner Joe Montana with the best receiver in the game Jerry Rice. They were coming off a back to back Super bowl winners. They were looking to be the first franchise to win a three peat. All the analysis were saying it’s a foregone conclusion that the 49ers would beat the Giants and face the Buffalo Bills in the super bowl. Only thing that stood in their way was this blue collar team that quietly came off a 13-3 season. Their starting QB done for the year, their prized rookie running back Hampton injured. All they had were a back up QB, and broken down OJ, and an aging legend in LT that stood in their way. And the game didn’t let us down. Both teams didn’t want to give up an inch let alone a first down. Each tackle was met with ferocity, the players on both teams were leaving it all on the field. It was like two Rams hitting each other every play. Oh, did I mention there was a Gulf War going on? So fans throughout the Country needed a brief moment to get their 3 hours of entertainment. When it was all said and done, the hit that was heard around the NFL world was done by one of our very own Leonard Marshall. His hustle and never give up not only broke the will of the 49ers, but Montana’s back. The Giants needed one last play to achieve the unthinkable. The 49ers were running out the clock, with a run up the middle with Roger Craig, Erik Howard poked the ball out and like a great Hollywood script who other than LT caught the ball in midair and recovered the fumble. Giants ball, drive down the field, kick a game winning field goal with no time on the clock. The rest is history. “ There will be no three peat.” I seriously have nothing to add to this post. It is also my best Giants game ever. I dislike the 49ers more than the Skins. |
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Post by SG88 on Mar 27, 2020 14:08:54 GMT -5
2000 game vs Minnesota Proof that you can have a dynamic explosive offense and incredible defense at the same time... And the way the analysts were expecting us to get blown out at home... The divisional game vs Dallas holds a special place in my heart We were being mocked by everyone in the media...social media was just starting This was supposed to be a coronation of the next "America's team" and "the chosen one "(Romo) and we were the Washington Generals....the jobbers... To beat them like this and the aftermath....almost as satisfying as the super bowl.. I have no doubt we short circuited the next reign of terror from this team and fanbase with that game.. They never truly recovered...(Jones himself says this was probably the most devastating loss he was ever a part of) Then for a while Eli would torture this team on their home field regularly,pouring salt in that wound. While things haven't been good vs them lately....it pales to what the hight of the Eli era did to that team Overall best game 1990 championship game vs 49ers... The last true slobberknocker old school hard hitting defensive battle probably ever.. This goes right up there with those old Steelers/Raiders games for brutality. This is when a defensive struggle type game was more about 2 great hard hitting defenses and not inept O line play and a ton of penalties like many seem to think a good low scoring game is today(which is why unlike the past a low.scoring game is brutal to watch) Watch this game again and count how many of those hits would be personal foul penalties today (Then again defenders knew how to tackle and weren't Closing their eyes and going airborne looking for a knockout blow) The sad thing about the 2000 season is that the Giants would have beaten any other team in that SB. Unfortunately, we ran into one of the best defenses in NFL history. |
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Post by stroswift10nyg on Mar 27, 2020 14:23:58 GMT -5
The 2011 NFC championship game Giants vs 49ers was by far the best game I have ever seen. Surprised that game is not up there.
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Post by ThatGuyRich on Mar 27, 2020 14:31:29 GMT -5
The "Greatest Game" imo has to be SB XLII beating the supposedly greatest team in NFL history.
But I'll tell you beating those 49ers in a slaughter the first playoff game ever at Giant Stadium might be my all time high. And then the Redskins after that.
Winning that 1st SB vs Buffalo I was so mellow. I had a warm loving feeling after that game. To me it was more love than mano vs mano I'm Champion type feeling. It ws my 1st real Championship as a Giant fan. I was too young in '56 when we beat the Bears to really appreciate it.
And in '86 with the Giants and Mets both winning championships in the same year my feet were off the ground. You wouldn't have wanted to be a Jet or Yankee fan near me that year. After listening to those blowhards forever. The Jets with their SB and all you heard was Joe Willie, and the Yankees with all their World Series. Well '86 was my year. Both Champs in the same year, it will never happen again.
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Post by TEM on Mar 27, 2020 14:33:12 GMT -5
w The 2011 NFC championship game Giants vs 49ers was by far the best game I have ever seen. Surprised that game is not up there. I was adhering to the constraints of the twitter feed .I agree. It was a great game. |
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Post by Nick6475 on Mar 27, 2020 15:06:41 GMT -5
The best game I have ever been to was in 1998 against the undefeated Broncos (13-0) and Kent Graham threw a perfect pass to Toomer in the corner of the end zone where I was sitting to win. The Giants didn't end up going anywhere that season, but on the way out of the stadium I saw a sign torn in half that showed Broncos 14-0.
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Post by NAVY2323(ret) on Mar 27, 2020 15:28:21 GMT -5
Many games to love on that list. I just don’t see how the takedown of the 18-0 Pats isn’t the choice. It’s arguably the greatest win in NFL history, forget Giants history. Not criticizing, but if you didn’t select it t I believe it was simply an exercise to select something different. 18-1 bitches!!!!!
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Post by keyofgmen on Mar 27, 2020 16:19:13 GMT -5
I've explained many times over the years on the Boards why the 1986 NFC Championship game was not only the greatest Giant game I ever attended, but the greatest sporting event I ever attended.
I'm too tired to detail again...
Summary...
Long suffering...Just Wow Reality...Defense...Wind...Confetti...Hugs with strangers... I could go on...
Watch the replay some time
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Post by IrishMike on Mar 27, 2020 16:26:02 GMT -5
Super Bowl 42 and it's not even close really. Some people may feel more attached to another game for one reason or another but being the only team in the history of the NFL to beat an 18-0 team and being 14.5 point underdogs is a thing that will likely never happen again. Truly a once ever event.
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Post by BigBlueDog42 on Mar 27, 2020 17:12:53 GMT -5
Had to go with SB42 I was able to go to the championship game and the superbowl it is a top 3 moment in my life.
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Post by BigBlueDog42 on Mar 27, 2020 17:16:02 GMT -5
2000 game vs Minnesota Proof that you can have a dynamic explosive offense and incredible defense at the same time... And the way the analysts were expecting us to get blown out at home... The divisional game vs Dallas holds a special place in my heart We were being mocked by everyone in the media...social media was just starting This was supposed to be a coronation of the next "America's team" and "the chosen one "(Romo) and we were the Washington Generals....the jobbers... To beat them like this and the aftermath....almost as satisfying as the super bowl.. I have no doubt we short circuited the next reign of terror from this team and fanbase with that game.. They never truly recovered...(Jones himself says this was probably the most devastating loss he was ever a part of) Then for a while Eli would torture this team on their home field regularly,pouring salt in that wound. While things haven't been good vs them lately....it pales to what the hight of the Eli era did to that team Overall best game 1990 championship game vs 49ers... The last true slobberknocker old school hard hitting defensive battle probably ever.. This goes right up there with those old Steelers/Raiders games for brutality. This is when a defensive struggle type game was more about 2 great hard hitting defenses and not inept O line play and a ton of penalties like many seem to think a good low scoring game is today(which is why unlike the past a low.scoring game is brutal to watch) Watch this game again and count how many of those hits would be personal foul penalties today (Then again defenders knew how to tackle and weren't Closing their eyes and going airborne looking for a knockout blow) Was at this game also and it is high up there my #2 along with 90 championship game. |
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Post by JoeBigBlue on Mar 27, 2020 17:57:31 GMT -5
Super Bowl 42.
David vs. Goliath.
Eli slays Brady.
For my generation (I'm 49), the pinnacle.
I actually started to believe in the afterlife after this game.
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Post by Vandelay on Mar 27, 2020 18:01:13 GMT -5
I’m going with the Super bowl against the Bills.
That was a work of art !
We were underdog and they were supposed to mop the floor with us.
Ball control game plan keeping Kelly and co. Off the field worked to perfection.
Incredible 1st down made by Mark Ingram
Of course, the two New England games were spectacular.
But this game always sticks in my mind...
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Post by TEM on Mar 27, 2020 18:22:28 GMT -5
I've explained many times over the years on the Boards why the 1986 NFC Championship game was not only the greatest Giant game I ever attended, but the greatest sporting event I ever attended. I'm too tired to detail again... Summary... Long suffering...Just Wow Reality...Defense...Wind...Confetti...Hugs with strangers... I could go on... Watch the replay some time It was the same environment at the 2000 Championship game. Overall the best time I had at a game. |
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Post by cardiacgmen on Mar 27, 2020 20:17:02 GMT -5
The 2011 NFC championship game Giants vs 49ers was by far the best game I have ever seen. Surprised that game is not up there. Agreed |
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Post by OrangeGiant on Mar 28, 2020 8:25:40 GMT -5
The best game I have ever seen has to be the ‘90 NFC Championship game against the 49ers. There are so many reasons as to why. First, it’s a Championship game. The winner of this game was going to Tampa to play in the super bowl. The opponent? The hated San Francisco 49ers.. The team we have faced 4x in the playoffs in the ‘80s. Splitting the series two a piece. The team everyone was enamored with, the celebrities who played in the red and gold. 4x super bowl winner Joe Montana with the best receiver in the game Jerry Rice. They were coming off a back to back Super bowl winners. They were looking to be the first franchise to win a three peat. All the analysis were saying it’s a foregone conclusion that the 49ers would beat the Giants and face the Buffalo Bills in the super bowl. Only thing that stood in their way was this blue collar team that quietly came off a 13-3 season. Their starting QB done for the year, their prized rookie running back Hampton injured. All they had were a back up QB, and broken down OJ, and an aging legend in LT that stood in their way. And the game didn’t let us down. Both teams didn’t want to give up an inch let alone a first down. Each tackle was met with ferocity, the players on both teams were leaving it all on the field. It was like two Rams hitting each other every play. Oh, did I mention there was a Gulf War going on? So fans throughout the Country needed a brief moment to get their 3 hours of entertainment. When it was all said and done, the hit that was heard around the NFL world was done by one of our very own Leonard Marshall. His hustle and never give up not only broke the will of the 49ers, but Montana’s back. The Giants needed one last play to achieve the unthinkable. The 49ers were running out the clock, with a run up the middle with Roger Craig, Erik Howard poked the ball out and like a great Hollywood script who other than LT caught the ball in midair and recovered the fumble. Giants ball, drive down the field, kick a game winning field goal with no time on the clock. The rest is history. “ There will be no three peat.” Pat Summerall, best line ever. We went around the rest of that night saying this over and over again in our best Pat Summerall voice... |
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Post by coughlinscorner on Mar 28, 2020 21:00:00 GMT -5
The best game I have ever seen has to be the ‘90 NFC Championship game against the 49ers. There are so many reasons as to why. First, it’s a Championship game. The winner of this game was going to Tampa to play in the super bowl. The opponent? The hated San Francisco 49ers.. The team we have faced 4x in the playoffs in the ‘80s. Splitting the series two a piece. The team everyone was enamored with, the celebrities who played in the red and gold. 4x super bowl winner Joe Montana with the best receiver in the game Jerry Rice. They were coming off a back to back Super bowl winners. They were looking to be the first franchise to win a three peat. All the analysis were saying it’s a foregone conclusion that the 49ers would beat the Giants and face the Buffalo Bills in the super bowl. Only thing that stood in their way was this blue collar team that quietly came off a 13-3 season. Their starting QB done for the year, their prized rookie running back Hampton injured. All they had were a back up QB, and broken down OJ, and an aging legend in LT that stood in their way. And the game didn’t let us down. Both teams didn’t want to give up an inch let alone a first down. Each tackle was met with ferocity, the players on both teams were leaving it all on the field. It was like two Rams hitting each other every play. Oh, did I mention there was a Gulf War going on? So fans throughout the Country needed a brief moment to get their 3 hours of entertainment. When it was all said and done, the hit that was heard around the NFL world was done by one of our very own Leonard Marshall. His hustle and never give up not only broke the will of the 49ers, but Montana’s back. The Giants needed one last play to achieve the unthinkable. The 49ers were running out the clock, with a run up the middle with Roger Craig, Erik Howard poked the ball out and like a great Hollywood script who other than LT caught the ball in midair and recovered the fumble. Giants ball, drive down the field, kick a game winning field goal with no time on the clock. The rest is history. “ There will be no three peat.” " The word from the sideline on Montana. Everything hurts" |
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Post by NAVY2323(ret) on Mar 28, 2020 23:34:37 GMT -5
The best game I have ever seen has to be the ‘90 NFC Championship game against the 49ers. There are so many reasons as to why. First, it’s a Championship game. The winner of this game was going to Tampa to play in the super bowl. The opponent? The hated San Francisco 49ers.. The team we have faced 4x in the playoffs in the ‘80s. Splitting the series two a piece. The team everyone was enamored with, the celebrities who played in the red and gold. 4x super bowl winner Joe Montana with the best receiver in the game Jerry Rice. They were coming off a back to back Super bowl winners. They were looking to be the first franchise to win a three peat. All the analysis were saying it’s a foregone conclusion that the 49ers would beat the Giants and face the Buffalo Bills in the super bowl. Only thing that stood in their way was this blue collar team that quietly came off a 13-3 season. Their starting QB done for the year, their prized rookie running back Hampton injured. All they had were a back up QB, and broken down OJ, and an aging legend in LT that stood in their way. And the game didn’t let us down. Both teams didn’t want to give up an inch let alone a first down. Each tackle was met with ferocity, the players on both teams were leaving it all on the field. It was like two Rams hitting each other every play. Oh, did I mention there was a Gulf War going on? So fans throughout the Country needed a brief moment to get their 3 hours of entertainment. When it was all said and done, the hit that was heard around the NFL world was done by one of our very own Leonard Marshall. His hustle and never give up not only broke the will of the 49ers, but Montana’s back. The Giants needed one last play to achieve the unthinkable. The 49ers were running out the clock, with a run up the middle with Roger Craig, Erik Howard poked the ball out and like a great Hollywood script who other than LT caught the ball in midair and recovered the fumble. Giants ball, drive down the field, kick a game winning field goal with no time on the clock. The rest is history. “ There will be no three peat.” " The word from the sideline on Montana. Everything hurts"Different times. Both times we almost killed Montana in the playoffs it was preceded by our QB taking a bad shot. Jim Burt’s shot to Hostetlers knee and Simms taking a shot to the head delivering the TD pass to Bobby Johnson. When a team hurt our QB those defenses took it personally. They wanted payback. Thanks he good old days. Montana was lucky to survive those 2 hits. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2020 5:38:59 GMT -5
2000 game vs Minnesota Proof that you can have a dynamic explosive offense and incredible defense at the same time... And the way the analysts were expecting us to get blown out at home... The divisional game vs Dallas holds a special place in my heart We were being mocked by everyone in the media...social media was just starting This was supposed to be a coronation of the next "America's team" and "the chosen one "(Romo) and we were the Washington Generals....the jobbers... To beat them like this and the aftermath....almost as satisfying as the super bowl.. I have no doubt we short circuited the next reign of terror from this team and fanbase with that game.. They never truly recovered...(Jones himself says this was probably the most devastating loss he was ever a part of) Then for a while Eli would torture this team on their home field regularly,pouring salt in that wound. While things haven't been good vs them lately....it pales to what the hight of the Eli era did to that team Overall best game 1990 championship game vs 49ers... The last true slobberknocker old school hard hitting defensive battle probably ever.. This goes right up there with those old Steelers/Raiders games for brutality. This is when a defensive struggle type game was more about 2 great hard hitting defenses and not inept O line play and a ton of penalties like many seem to think a good low scoring game is today(which is why unlike the past a low.scoring game is brutal to watch) Watch this game again and count how many of those hits would be personal foul penalties today (Then again defenders knew how to tackle and weren't Closing their eyes and going airborne looking for a knockout blow) The sad thing about the 2000 season is that the Giants would have beaten any other team in that SB. Unfortunately, we ran into one of the best defenses in NFL history. Parcells and BB would have figured out a way. Not a very realistic statement considering chain of events over the course of the decade, but just saying. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2020 5:42:08 GMT -5
The best game I have ever been to was in 1998 against the undefeated Broncos (13-0) and Kent Graham threw a perfect pass to Toomer in the corner of the end zone where I was sitting to win. The Giants didn't end up going anywhere that season, but on the way out of the stadium I saw a sign torn in half that showed Broncos 14-0. Pretty cool someone tells us the tale of that game. I would never remember it. |
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Post by TEM on Mar 29, 2020 5:53:51 GMT -5
The sad thing about the 2000 season is that the Giants would have beaten any other team in that SB. Unfortunately, we ran into one of the best defenses in NFL history. Parcells and BB would have figured out a way. Not a very realistic statement considering chain of events over the course of the decade, but just saying. This only one of a few vivid memories of 2000 SB I have. When the camera was paned to Collins. While he was lined up with the rest of the team coming out of the tunnel. He had fear in his eyes. I knew at the moment. We were beat. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2020 6:31:58 GMT -5
Parcells and BB would have figured out a way. Not a very realistic statement considering chain of events over the course of the decade, but just saying. This only one of a few vivid memories of 2000 SB I have. When the camera was paned to Collins. While he was lined up with the rest of the team coming out of the tunnel. He had fear in his eyes. I knew at the moment. We were beat. Really? Damn. I didn’t notice. Is there a clip on YouTube I can check out or something? |
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