Dec 23, 2007 - 6:22 AM
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ORCHARD PARK, New York (Ticker) -- Perhaps the best thing for the New York Giants is to get as far away from Giants Stadium as possible.
Unable to win at home, the Giants again took to clinch a playoff spot Sunday, when they head back on the road to face the Buffalo Bills.
But that might be a good thing for New York, which, for some reason, is a much better team on the road.
While the Giants have dropped three in a row at home, they have won six straight away from the not-so-friendly confines of Giants Stadium.
New York needs only a win to clinch a wild card spot. It can also get in with losses by the Washington Redskins and New Orleans Saints.
However, if the Giants can't get it done this week, their playoff hopes might rest on beating the unbeaten New England Patriots in the final game of the season.
New York missed an opportunity to clinch last week, suffering a 29-22 loss to the Redskins.
The Giants absorbed more than a defeat, as tight end Jeremy Shockey broke the fibula in his left leg and was placed on season-ending injured reserve earlier in the week.
It is a major blow, as Shockey is New York's third-leading receiver with 57 receptions for 619 yards and three touchdowns.
Rookie Kevin Boss, who has only five catches this season, will start in Shockey's place.
"Boss is going to have to come in and make some plays and step in and play big for us," Giants receiver Plaxico Burress said. "It is nothing against Boss. He is just going to have to grow up real fast."
The Bills were eliminated from the playoffs last week after suffering an 8-0 loss to the Cleveland Browns in blizzard-like conditions.
But Buffalo could find inspiration from tight end Kevin Everett, who will be introduced before the game. It will be Everett's first appearance in Buffalo since he suffered a life-threatening injury in the Bills' contest against the Denver Broncos on September 9.
Everett suffered a fracture and dislocation of his cervical spine and doctors feared that even he survived, he would be paralyzed. But Everett has made a remarkable recovery and has begun to walk again on his own.
From the Bleachers
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NEW YORK: 38
BUFFALO: 21
Final
Dec 23 4:14 PM -
NFL
TD NYG
COREY WEBSTER 34 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN
(LAWRENCE TYNES KICK)
NY GIANTS 38
BUFFALO 21 5:50 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Dec 23 4:00 PM -
NFL
TD NYG
AHMAD BRADSHAW 88 YD RUN
(LAWRENCE TYNES KICK)
NY GIANTS 31
BUFFALO 21 6:12 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Dec 23 3:56 PM -
NFL
TD NYG
KAWIKA MITCHELL 20 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN
(LAWRENCE TYNES KICK)
NY GIANTS 24
BUFFALO 21 14:05 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Dec 23 3:33 PM -
NEW YORK: 17
BUFFALO: 21
End of 3rd
Dec 23 3:25 PM -
NFL
TD BUF
MARSHAWN LYNCH 3 YD RUN
(RIAN LINDELL KICK)
NY GIANTS 17
BUFFALO 21 13:54 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Dec 23 2:55 PM -
NEW YORK: 17
BUFFALO: 14
Halftime
Dec 23 2:37 PM -
NFL
FG NYG
LAWRENCE TYNES 42 YD
NY GIANTS 17
BUFFALO 14 2:35 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Dec 23 2:19 PM -
NFL
TD NYG
BRANDON JACOBS 43 YD RUN
(LAWRENCE TYNES KICK)
NY GIANTS 14
BUFFALO 14 8:32 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Dec 23 2:08 PM -
NFL
TD NYG
BRANDON JACOBS 6 YD RUN
(LAWRENCE TYNES KICK)
NY GIANTS 7
BUFFALO 14 11:38 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Dec 23 1:53 PM -
NEW YORK: 0
BUFFALO: 14
End of 1st
Dec 23 1:43 PM -
NFL
TD BUF
LEE EVANS 4 YD PASS FROM TRENT EDWARDS
(RIAN LINDELL KICK)
NY GIANTS 0
BUFFALO 14 5:31 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Dec 23 1:23 PM -
NFL
TD BUF
MICHAEL GAINES 3 YD PASS FROM TRENT EDWARDS
(RIAN LINDELL KICK)
NY GIANTS 0
BUFFALO 7 10:24 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Dec 23 1:10 PM
