nfl.com - 12/8/2008
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So, the Giants will swear that the loss of Burress should not be overblown, but the Eagles were chatting something quite different after Eagles 20, Giants 14 on Sunday at Giants Stadium.
sports.espn.go.com - 12/7/2008
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sports.espn.go.com —
Fast Facts •Brian Westbrook had a TD rushing
and receiving as the Eagles snapped the Giants' six-game
home win streak and seven-game win streak overall. •Westbrook rushed for 131 yards -- his most against the Giants -- and had 72 receiving yards for ...
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Philadelphia vs. NY Giants - Recap - December 07, 2008
nydailynews.com - 12/8/2008
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nydailynews.com —
There is no question that the Giants were
distracted Sunday when they lost, 20-14, to the Eagles.
But the distractions were not Plaxico Burress and Antonio Pierce and everything we have read and heard since that gun went off.
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Lupica: Giants' effort for the Birds
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Reactions to Sunday's loss by the Giants
Big Blue View —
... Jeff George of NFL.com points out that the Eagles defenders were not shy in saying that the Giants offense is not the same without Burress. Here is a quote from Brian Dawkins. ...
Dawkins: No Plax Made A Difference
Giants Football Blog —
Brian Dawkins of the Eagles believes the Giants offense takes a step back without Plaxico Burress. Here is a quote from him on NFL.com
Listen, I don’t mean to take anything away from the rest of their guys or that receiving group, but not having Plaxico out there meant we could funnel our defense in different ways and force the ball more to where we wanted it to go. We were able to take our chances in man coverage on the outside and get nasty with pressure on the inside. You can do everything right with Plaxico and he is 6-5. He can make up for any advantage you create by simply mauling and out-jumping you. He makes you ...
Football Today -- Pats still need help; Fox apologizes for showing locker-room nudity
Projo Pats Blog —
... (projo.com). The kicker, a native of Denmark, is the NFL's all-time scoring leader -- and he will be for a very long time. THANKS, PLAX! I'm not sure who got the game ball for the Eagles yesterday after their season-saving upset victory over the Giants, but to read the comments of Philadelphia's defensive players, you might think they'll be sending it to Plaxico Burress (NFL.com). AT LEAST HE WAS ON THE FIELD: ...
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bigblueview.com 12/7/2008 —
NEW YORK GIANTS (11-1)
GAME #13
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (6-5-1)
VS.
Date:
December 7, 2008
Location:
East Rutherford, N.J.
Time:
1 p.m. EST
Stadium:
Giants ...
Giants Plaxico Burress takes himself out of the game
myteamrivals.typepad.com 12/3/2008 — Burress' lawyer described his client as a mature man. Burress is a married man with kids. On occasion, he would miss practice to drop his kids off at school. Why would a family man with a beautiful wife at home be out late Friday night at a nightclub and carry a gun?
Giants suspend troubled Burress for four games
msn.foxsports.com 12/2/2008 — Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress is done for the year. The Giants fined and suspended Burress four games on Tuesday after he accidentally shot himself in the right thigh over the weekend at a Manhattan nightclub.
Brian Westbrook Beats Giants in Meadowlands —
Bleacher Report - NFL 12/8/2008
As a follow-up to my earlier post, the Eagles completed their big win against the Giants, 20-14.
It wasn't even that close as the Giants got a "no meaning" score in the last two minutes.
One of the big story lines of this game was that the Giants ...
Plaxico Hangover: Eagles Trip Up Giants —
Bleacher Report - NFL 12/7/2008
The defending champions of professional football—The New York Giants—are human after all.
This afternoon here at the blustery, quasi-sedate Meadowlands all the questions regarding how the Giants would respond to the latest hole in their ...