Per popular demand, I finished up the review of the 2008 Giants @ Steelers game. It was a back and forth physical battle, with the Steelers defense keeping the Giants out of the end zone for most of the game and missing on chances to put them away. However, as Giants fans know fully well, a long snapper can lose you a game, and once the Steelers' long snapper went down with a nasty ACL tear, that put LB James Harrison in to help and he ended up costing the Steelers a safety due to a bad punt snap.
2008 was a season in which the Giants beat both Super Bowl participants on the road. Including this game in Pittsburgh. To date this is the only time Eli beat Ben in a head to head matchup.
For the next review, I'm working on the 2004 Giants vs Cowboys game. Eli's first victory as a QB. After that, I might delve back deeper in the vault, possibly the 1981 Wild Card win at the Vet. Enjoy!
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Before Plax shot himself, this was the best Giants regular season team since 1986. What a shame the way it ended with that shitty game at home against the fucking Eagles, of all teams.
I highlighted this play in the review. It was a 4th and 1 and the Giants called a timeout. When they came back out, the Steelers changed up their defense and Eli tried to audible and attempted to call a timeout...which you can't do on back to back plays. So they took a delay of game penalty and on 4th and 6, still went for it and Eli dropped a perfect pass to Toomer for that 30 yard gain. It was Eli in a nutshell. Doing something stupid, and then, on the road, in the clutch against a tough opponent, make a perfect pass. It summed up who Eli Manning has been. So infuriatingly dumb but at the same time a cold assassin.
That's why I haven't quit my day job to be a head coach in the NFL.
Both sides left the game saying "see you in the SB"..They held up their end of the bargain, unfortunately we did not.
Yeah, as a fan that season is always going to stick in my craw. Can't imagine how the players must feel.
Thanks Plaxico.