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National columnist: Gene Wojciechowski
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ESPN.com NFL Playoffs Content Archive
- Monday, Feb. 4
- Simmons: 'Free fallin' out into nothing'
- Sunday, Feb. 3
- Chadiha:10 things we learned from the Giants' Super Bowl win
- Wojciechowski: Pats must blame themselves
- Garber: Tyree's catch a 'supernatural' performance
- Wickersham: Giants leave Brady dazed and confused
- Clayton: Giants' Manning lets instincts take over
- Clayton: Giants' defense makes name for itself
- Giants deny Pats historic victory with Super Bowl win
- Perfect ending has '72 Dolphins bubbling over
- Saturday, Feb. 2
- Chadiha: Giants like underdog status in Super Bowl
- Sando: Giants, Coughlin managed to make it work
- Friday, Feb. 1
- Specter to Goodell: Why destroy Spygate tapes?
- Report: Pats taped Rams' Super Bowl walk-through
- Clayton: This won't distract Pats
- Munson: Specter's interest in NFL is serious business
- Fish: Former Patriots video assistant hints at team's spying history
- Super Bowl predictions: Our experts weigh in
- Wojciechowski: 15 reasons Pats will win
- Merrill: Perfection? These Pats have been there before
- Merrill: Just fine, thanks
- Clayton: Giants' O-line worthy of accolades
- Pasquarelli: Hall of Fame "rush" to judgment
- Pasquarelli: Pats face tough decisions at WR
- Scouts Inc.: Super Bowl XLII X Factors
- Scouts Inc.: Coaches, coordinators have different styles but same goal
- Scouts Inc.: Are Giants' DBs overmatched or underrated?
- Scouts Inc. Matchups to watch in Super Bowl XLII
- Horton: Notes from the film room (Day 5)
- Scouts Inc. Super Bowl roundtable discussion
Accuscore Projections
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Team Averages
| TEAM OFFENSE | TM | PER GAME AVERAGE |
| Total Yards | NYG | |
| NE | | |
| Yards Passing | NYG | |
| NE | | |
| Yards Rushing | NYG | |
| NE | | |
| TEAM DEFENSE | TM | PER GAME AVERAGE |
| Yards Allowed | NYG | |
| NE | | |
| Pass Yds Allowed | NYG | |
| NE | | |
| Rush Yds Allowed | NYG | |
| NE | |
Gameday Matchup
| W | L | T | PF | PA | DIV | CON | |
| NYG | 10 | 6 | 0 | 23.3 | 22 | 3-3-0 | 7-5-0 |
| NE | 16 | 0 | 0 | 36.8 | 17 | 6-0-0 | 12-0-0 |
H2H Matchups (Since 2001)
| New England leads 2-1 | |
| Dec 29, 2007 | NE 38, @NYG 35 |
| Oct 12, 2003 | @NE 17, NYG 6 |
Super Bowl History
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• Matchups: Super Bowl starting quarterbacks • Super Bowl results | Most Valuable Players • Coverage of Super Bowl XLII |
