post-gazette.com - 1/20/2008
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So cold, one team has practiced with footballs straight out of a freezer. But not so frigid that many players say they will go sleeveless.
As for the plummeting temperatures being an advantage for the Green Bay Packers in the NFC championship game today against the New York Giants at Lambeau Field, the hosts aren't quite so sure.
"It's not like they're coming from Florida," guard Daryn ...
New York Giants vs. Green Bay Packers: NFC Championship Game
sportsbooks.ro 1/19/2008 — Jan 20th in a NFL matchup the New York Giants takes on Gree Bay Packers and both teams will be gunning for a victory when they meet at Lambeau Field in a NFC Championship Game. Either Bret Favre or Eli Manning will be the NFC starting QB in Super Bowl XLII after both turned in inspired performances in victories last weekend.
Giants vs. Packers Roster Breakdown
mvn.com 1/20/2008 — Here we are. Believe it or not, here we are. The NFC Championship game. The stakes are as high as ever and there is absolutely no margin for error. It’s going to take everything each player has to pull this one out. The Packers have a great ...
Big Blue View: Underdog GIANTS prove they ARE Super !
bigblueview.com 1/21/2008 — January 20 --- The third time was the charm for Lawrence Tynes, as the Giants' kicker drilled a 47-yard field goal in overtime Sunday to propel the Giants into their third Super Bowl with a 23-20 victory over Green Bay. --- Tynes' two earlier misses, including one as regulation time expired, pushed the game into overtime...
FANHOUSE: Eli Manning Is All Grown Up
sports.aol.com 1/21/2008 — January 20 --- by Ryan Wilson: ...In overtime, the Packers got the ball first, which is usually a good thing. Two plays into the first series, though, Brett Favre threw an interception. And just like that, the Giants had the ball at the Green Bay 34 with three timeouts and more than 13 minutes on the clock...
Which version of Favre will show up? —
Newsday.com - Giants 1/20/2008
He is one-half of Sunday's quarterback showdown -- the record-setting, Hall of Fame-bound half -- yet a question that's always shadowed Green Bay's Brett Favre has hardly been mentioned at all this week. Nearly everyone is wondering if the Giants ...
FREEZE & PACKERS STAND BETWEEN GIANTS & SUPER BOWL —
NY Post: Sports 1/20/2008
GREEN BAY - The trappings are there for history to embrace this game. Now all the Giants have to do is make it something worth remembering. There is the thrill and bitter chill of an arctic blast. The wondrous Lambeau Field setting. Two hallmark NFL...
GIANTS CAN BE EXTRA SPECIAL —
NY Post: Sports 1/20/2008
GREEN BAY - Close your eyes and think back to when football was born, in the cold, on the grass, in a small-town atmosphere, no frills, all chills, many spills. That's Giants-Packers tonight at Lambeau Field and where would anyone rather be? As...