I have to be honest with you, I did not see this one coming. The Giants were entirely unable to move the ball on offense, the defense was being gashed by a power running game, and TO was running free all game against New York's decimated secondary. Yet Tony Romo was missing wide open receivers by yards and scrambling around with no clue like, well, like Eli Manning. Throw in a critical drop by Patrick Crayton on a sure huge gain on third down and giving up a huge punt return when the Giants offense was completely inept and the Cowboys out-Giants'd the Giants. Kudos.
To quote the Wolf, "let's not start sucking each other's dicks just yet." The conditions were again ripe for Eli to succeed. He was on the road in another warm weather city in a game he wasn't supposed to win. While his completion percentage was high, his utter inability to get a first down in the fourth quarter when a sustained drive wins the game was alarming. Let's see what he can do in Lambeau field on a frigid evening in January.
Here are a couple of random interesting tidbits that I remember from my drunken weekend:
The Colts are 0-3 in their last 3 playoff games at home coming off a first round bye.
To date, only 2 teams that have scored first have won in the playoffs. The Seahawks against the Redskins in the first round, and the Giants against the Cowboys on Sunday.
Tom Brady's steely good looks are better than your secondary.
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