thebiglead.com - 12/27/2007
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The word you’re looking for here is excessive. To get everyone (that can watch, anyway) geeked about a game that will likely be played by benchwarmers, the NFL Network plans to air 62 hours of coverage leading up to the Saturday night tussle between the 15-0 Patriots and playoff-bound Giants. The game is Saturday, and by halftime, we fully expect Eli Manning to be in street clothes on ...
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Bracing for perfection
Eye on Foxborough —
... any problems getting up for a game like this, but it'll be interesting to see how things play out -- especially since it looks like there will be plenty of Patriots fans at Giants Stadium, thanks to Giants fans who are taking a pass on the game . Odds and ends Will the weather play a roll in Saturday's game? The forecast looks reasonable , but relatively dreary.... If you're looking for an oddball read on the Patriots pursuit of perfection, this is it .... Remember this photograph when Eli Manning takes the field Saturday.
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Game on —
Boston.com -- Football news 12/27/2007
Facing a situation in which millions of fans would have been shut out from watching the Patriots' historic bid for an undefeated regular season Saturday night, the NFL announced yesterday that the game against the New York Giants will be simulcast ...
Hello-o-o Giants playing to win the game —
Newsday.com - Giants 12/27/2007
Tom Coughlin will be keeping his personnel decisions for
Saturday to himself. The Giants who spoke to the media yesterday were all of the same feeling regarding the regular-season finale against the Patriots: We all play and we play to win.
