May 18, 2013

NFL Roundup: Giants and Eli rebound and beat Bucs 41-34

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Eli Manning #10 of the New York Giants passes under pressure from Michael Bennett #71 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during a game at MetLife Stadium on September 16, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (September 15, 2012 – Source: Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images North America) EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Eli Manning came up with [...]

Report: Wes Welker, Patriots are $6 million apart in long-term contract talks

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Wes Welker #83 of the New England Patriots is pushed out of bounds after a 19 yard run by Michael Boley #59 of the New York Giants in the first quarter during Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (February 4, 2012 – Source: Andy Lyons/Getty Images North [...]

NFL: Patriots’ Welker signs $9.5 million franchise tender

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Wes Welker #83 of the New England Patriots is pushed out of bounds after a 19 yard run by Michael Boley #59 of the New York Giants in the first quarter during Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (February 4, 2012 – Source: Andy Lyons/Getty Images North [...]

NFL: Giants, Ravens on the road again in playoffs

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Teams with the home-field advantage are 7-1 this NFL postseason. But Sunday’s travelers, Eli Manning and the New York Giants and Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens, have shown they can bring playoff wins back from road trips. Manning is 4-1 in his career on the road in the playoffs; [...]

Giants punish error-prone Rams for first win of season

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Eli Manning #10 of the New York Giants throws a pass in the first quarter against the St. Louis Rams at MetLife Stadium on September 19, 2011 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (September 18, 2011 – Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images North America) (Reuters) – The New York Giants took advantage of some stumbling and [...]

NFL Pre-Season Review: Cam Newton a little nervous but good in win

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(PhatzRadio/ USA Today) – The first week of NFL preseason action continued Saturday night with five more games on the docket. Some takeaways (for what they’re worth) from the early August action: Panthers 20, Giants 10 On a rainy night in Charlotte, Panthers No. 1 draft pick Cam Newton backed up QB Jimmy Clausen, taking [...]