Final
Patriots look to wrap up perfect regular season vs. Giants
Dec 29, 2007 - 11:27 AM New England (15-0) at NY Giants (10-5) 8:15 pm ESTEAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Ticker) -- Fifteen up, fifteen down and only the New York Giants stand in the way of the New England Patriots' pursuit of perfection.
And considering that Patriots coach Bill Belichick isn't likely to take his foot off the accelerator, expect Tom Brady, Randy Moss and the Patriots to give it their best shot in their quest to become the first team to run the regular-season table since the 1972 Miami Dolphins.
The 1972 Dolphins, who completed a 17-0 season en route to winning the Super Bowl, were the only other team to start a regular season 14-0. The league expanded to a 16-game schedule in 1978.
The 2007 Dolphins were no match for Brady, who completed 18-of-33 passes for 215 yards and three first-half touchdowns to lead the Patriots to a 28-7 victory last weekend.
With 48 touchdown passes, Brady now finds himself tied with Dan Marino for the second-highest total of all time - one shy of tying Peyton Manning's record of 49 set in 2004.
Two of last weekend's scoring passes went to wide receiver Randy Moss, giving him 21 for the season and putting him within one of tying Jerry Rice's all-time mark set in 1987.
A scoreless second half prevented New England from setting the NFL single-season scoring record last weekend. The Patriots have 551 points for the season and need six on Saturday to surpass the mark of 556 set by the Minnesota Vikings in 1998.
Records aside, Patriots coach Bill Belichick echoed his usual stance after Sunday's victory.
"It's good to win and we're not really too hung up on that," Belichick said. "We'll get ready for next week. We'll take one week at a time and get ready for next week."
While the Patriots seem intent on finishing the season the way they started, the Giants seemingly have little incentive to even take the field.
New York clinched a wild-card playoff berth and the NFC's fifth seed with a 38-21 victory against the Buffalo Bills. The Giants will be on the road to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the playoffs on January 5 or 6.
They are one of just four teams to reach the playoffs in each of the last three years, joining Indianapolis, New England and Seattle.
Last weekend, running back Brandon Jacobs rushed for two touchdowns and linebacker Kawika Mitchell returned an interception for the go-ahead score.
It was the franchise-record seventh straight road win for New York, which rallied from a 14-0 first-quarter deficit.
- MaxOmuS Congrats to the Pats, you gotta give credit it's dues...
They better enjoy it while the can, the Jags are waiting just around the corner to knock em out... ;)
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 30 12:12 AM - NFL
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NEW ENGLAND 3 13 7 15 38
NY GIANTS 7 14 7 7 35 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: NYG - TD, BRANDON JACOBS 7 YD PASS FROM ELI
MANNING (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK),
4:01. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards in
4:01. Key plays: Manning 52-yard
pass to Burress to New England 18;
Manning 10-y
Dec 29 11:22 PM
TD NYG PLAXICO BURRESS 3 YD PASS FROM ELI MANNING (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK)
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 11:18 PM
TD NYG PLAXICO BURRESS 3 YD PASS FROM ELI MANNING (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK)
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 11:18 PM
TD NYG PLAXICO BURRESS 3 YD PASS FROM ELI MANNING (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK)
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 11:18 PM- NFL
TD NYG
PLAXICO BURRESS 3 YD PASS FROM ELI MANNING
(LAWRENCE TYNES KICK)
NEW ENGLAND 38
NY GIANTS 35 1:04 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 11:18 PM - NFL
TD NWE
LAURENCE MARONEY 5 YD RUN
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)
NEW ENGLAND 38
NY GIANTS 28 4:36 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 11:03 PM
TD NWE RANDY MOSS 65 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (LAURENCE MARONEY RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 10:48 PM
TD NWE RANDY MOSS 65 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (LAURENCE MARONEY RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 10:48 PM
TD NWE RANDY MOSS 65 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (LAURENCE MARONEY RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 10:48 PM- NFL
TD NWE
RANDY MOSS 65 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
(LAURENCE MARONEY RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
NEW ENGLAND 31
NY GIANTS 28 11:06 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 10:48 PM - mark this is brutal. i feel like the giants are just stringing us along until they let us down.
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 10:32 PM - NFL
END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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NEW ENGLAND 3 13 7 23
NY GIANTS 7 14 7 28 END, 3RD QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: NYG - TD, BRANDON JACOBS 7 YD PASS FROM ELI
MANNING (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK),
4:01. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards in
4:01. Key plays: Manning 52-yard
pass to Burress to New England 18;
Manni
Dec 29 10:29 PM - NFL
TD NWE
LAURENCE MARONEY 6 YD RUN
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)
NEW ENGLAND 23
NY GIANTS 28 4:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 10:20 PM
TD NYG PLAXICO BURRESS 19 YD PASS FROM ELI MANNING (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK)
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 10:07 PM
TD NYG PLAXICO BURRESS 19 YD PASS FROM ELI MANNING (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK)
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 10:07 PM
TD NYG PLAXICO BURRESS 19 YD PASS FROM ELI MANNING (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK)
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 10:07 PM- NFL
TD NYG
PLAXICO BURRESS 19 YD PASS FROM ELI MANNING
(LAWRENCE TYNES KICK)
NEW ENGLAND 16
NY GIANTS 28 9:12 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 10:07 PM - a3017 This is turning out to be the much-hyped game it was... we rarely see that anymore in sports.
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 9:48 PM - NFL
HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NEW ENGLAND 3 13 16
NY GIANTS 7 14 21 HALFTIME
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: NYG - TD, BRANDON JACOBS 7 YD PASS FROM ELI
MANNING (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK),
4:01. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards in
4:01. Key plays: Manning 52-yard
pass to Burress to New England 18;
Manning 1
Dec 29 9:42 PM - NFL
TD NYG
KEVIN BOSS 3 YD PASS FROM ELI MANNING
(LAWRENCE TYNES KICK)
NEW ENGLAND 16
NY GIANTS 21 0:13 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 9:40 PM - NFL
FG NWE
STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 37 YD
NEW ENGLAND 16
NY GIANTS 14 1:59 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 9:24 PM - NFL
FG NWE
STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 45 YD
NEW ENGLAND 13
NY GIANTS 14 9:59 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 9:08 PM - NFL
TD NYG
DOMENIK HIXON 74 YD KICKOFF RETURN
(LAWRENCE TYNES KICK)
NEW ENGLAND 10
NY GIANTS 14 14:44 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 9:00 PM
TD NWE RANDY MOSS 4 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 8:56 PM
TD NWE RANDY MOSS 4 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 8:56 PM
TD NWE RANDY MOSS 4 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 8:56 PM- NFL
TD NWE
RANDY MOSS 4 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)
NEW ENGLAND 10
NY GIANTS 7 14:55 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 8:56 PM - NFL
END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NEW ENGLAND 3 3
NY GIANTS 7 7 END, 1ST QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: NYG - TD, BRANDON JACOBS 7 YD PASS FROM ELI
MANNING (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK),
4:01. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards in
4:01. Key plays: Manning 52-yard
pass to Burress to New England 18;
Manni
Dec 29 8:53 PM - NFL
FG NWE
STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 37 YD
NEW ENGLAND 3
NY GIANTS 7 5:19 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 8:37 PM
TD NYG BRANDON JACOBS 7 YD PASS FROM ELI MANNING (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK)
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 8:25 PM
TD NYG BRANDON JACOBS 7 YD PASS FROM ELI MANNING (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK)
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 8:25 PM
TD NYG BRANDON JACOBS 7 YD PASS FROM ELI MANNING (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK)
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 8:25 PM- NFL
TD NYG
BRANDON JACOBS 7 YD PASS FROM ELI MANNING
(LAWRENCE TYNES KICK)
NEW ENGLAND 0
NY GIANTS 7 10:59 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Patriots vs. GiantsDec 29 8:25 PM
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