Dec 07 2008
Giants can clinch NFC East
Coach Tom Coughlin and his New York Giants continue to find a way to win.
While the Plaxico Burress shooting incident saturated the media, the Giants kept their composure and went into Washington and defeated the ’skins 23-7 and they did it without Burress in the line-up.
The Giants system seems to be, adversity hits; blow it off and win.
The Giants (11-1) own the best record in the NFC and have a chance to clinch the NFC East with a victory today at home against the Philadelphia Eagles.
This year, the Giants went into training camp without one of their anchors on defense. Michael Strahan decided to retire with a franchise leading 141.5 sacks after the Super Bowl win but 12 weeks into the season, the Giants defense, led by Justin Tuck (11.5 sacks) is third in the NFC in sacks with 36.
There is talk that LB Antonio Pierce’s involvement in the Plaxico incident could be a distraction to the team this week but it’s hard to imagine Coughlin not having his team focused and ready for this game.
Kickoff is at 1 pm.
