Meet the Giants

By Times staff
Published December 24, 2007

Tampa Bay's loss to the 49ers, coupled with the Giants' win over Buffalo and Minnesota's loss to the Redskins, sets up a wild-card playoff matchup between the No. 4 seed Bucs and No.5 seed New York in Tampa either Jan. 5 or Jan.6. Here is a quick preview of this season's Giants:

Coach: Tom Coughlin

Record: 10-5 (second in NFC East, No.5 seed)

Last season: 8-8 (third in NFC East, No.6 seed, lost 23-20 to Eagles in wild-card round)

Super Bowl titles: Two (1986, 1990)

Offensive rankings

Entering Sunday

Overall: 14th (332.5 ypg)

Rushing: Fourth (138.1 ypg)

Passing: 21st (194.5 ypg)

Scoring: Ninth (22.5 ppg)

Key offensive players

Eli Manning, quarterback: 275-of-497, 3,085 yards, 19 TDs, 19 INTs

Brandon Jacobs, running back: 186 carries, 944 yards, four TDs

Plaxico Burress, receiver: 66 catches, 941 yards, 10 TDs

Defensive rankings

Entering Sunday

Overall: Seventh (303.3 ypg)

Rushing: 12th (100.1 ypg)

Passing: Eighth (198.1 ypg)

Scoring: 14th (20.9 ppg)

Key defensive players

Kawika Mitchell, linebacker: 56 tackles, 31/2 sacks, one INT

Michael Strahan, end: 52 tackles, nine sacks

Osi Umenyiora, end: 49 tackles, three sacks

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