To earn a playoff berth, the Giants needed to take care of the Redskins in Week 17, then hope the Bears would take care of the Packers.
NFL Playoffs: Giants Win, But Packers Snag NFC Wild Card Spot
Their half worked out, but they’ll still be staying home.
The Giants’ 17-14 win over the Redskins won’t be enough to get New York into the playoffs, thanks to Green Bay’s 10-3 victory over Chicago. The 10-6 Giants’ loss to the Packers in Week 16 means that the 10-6 Packers earned the NFC’s sixth seed by winning the head-to-head tiebreaker between the two teams.
Eli Manning threw for 243 yards and a touchdown in the win. That touchdown was a 92-yard completion to Mario Manningham, and a career long for both players.
Now, the Giants must decide whether to retain veteran coach Tom Coughlin or go in a different direction. New York swooned late in the season, going 4-4 in its last eight games, including a monstrous fourth quarter collapse against the Eagles and a noncompetitive outing at Green Bay, dropped games to the Titans and Cowboys that could have cost them a playoff spot.
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