Monday, February 6, 2012
Patch wants your pictures from morning parade through Canyon of Heroes in New York City honoring Big Blue; afternoon rally with Gov. Chris Christie at MetLife Stadium.
Where will you be celebrating the Giants Super Bowl XLVI win tomorrow? Will you be at the Canyon of Heroes in New York City at 11 a.m.? Or, will you tailgate with your Jersey brethren at MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands beginning at 3 p.m.? Will you play hooky from work or school and watch as Big Blue parties with their fans? We want to know. Send Patch a photo of yourself — before you go, while you party or even after either (or both celebrations). The team won their second Super Bowl in five years, beating the New England Patriots in a rematch of Super Bowl XLII, this time by a score of 21-17. The New York City parade down the Canyon of Heroes will begin at Battery Place and Washington Street. The route will continue up the Canyon of …
The debate continues on which state calls the Giants home.
It's an argument that's been boiling over since 1976–or, at least since the Giants started winning Super Bowls. Where to hold the victory parade? The Canyon of Heroes, as is the traditional place a New York-based sporting team takes its victory lap (the G-Men are set to walk down at 11 a.m. Tuesday), or in New Jersey, where the newly crowned Super Bowl champion team has actually been located for 36 years? It's hotly-debated, so much so Gov. Chris Christie has been calling them the "New Jersey" Giants. What do you think? Should it be exclusively in New Jersey? New York? Or, can football fans from both sides of the border agree that the Giants are both states' teams? Chime in below.
New York mounts comeback on final drive to beat New England.
INDIANAPOLIS – The crowd was eerily quiet as Eli Manning and the Giants took over for one last drive in the final four minutes of Super Bowl XLVI. Like he’s done countless times during the 2011 season, Manning made a series of precision passes – five to be exact, including a 38-yard out route to Mario Manningham that sparked the drive – and set New York up inside the 10-yard line. Ahmad Bradshaw finished the drive with a 6-yard touchdown run that capped a 21-17 Giants victory over the New England Patriots at Lucas Oil Stadium Sunday night. Manning, who was 30-for-40 passing, threw for 296 yards and one touchdown, earning his second Super Bowl MVP award against the Patriots. “We moved the ball down the field, and Eli [Manning] made some …
Sunday, February 5, 2012
An inside look at the numbers, story lines and fun facts from the game.
INDIANAPOLIS – With the media hoopla just about over and the players hunkered down at their hotels before Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVI match, both the Giants and Patriots seemed to be ready for what many are predicting could be one of the best Super Bowls ever. Brady vs. Manning, Coughlin vs. Belichick, New York vs. New England, a rematch of 2007, a rematch of the game earlier this season, Eli in Peyton’s city, the story lines have been never-ending. What’s more are the individual stories every player brings into this game; their previous teams, their journey to the big game, overcoming adversity, their family lines and much more. Every player enters the game with a story and leaves Sunday night adding to their life’s work, win or lose. Inside…
Saturday, February 4, 2012
From variations on chicken wings to pulled-pork sandwiches, the right recipes give you tasty options from the pre-game show to the fourth quarter.
Paula Chmiel is a veteran of linen-tablecloth New York City restaurants. But no matter how many elegant dinners she's prepared, she's never happier than when she's at home working the kitchen for hordes of football fans. "It's fun feeding all these knuckleheads," she says with a laugh. "They're so into the game and this is fun for me to make things they love for the game. Every once in awhile, I will throw in some new recipes to shake things up, but party staples are usually the best." "But I will warn you," Chmiel says, "if you're a Patriots fan, keep it to yourself. This is a Giants household!" For any home cook who's getting ready for feeding the masses, here are a few recipes for the big game. And for anyone who's got other favorites…
Dave
12:10 pm on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
You can call them the "METRO NEW JERSEY/YORK (or YORK -JERSEY) GIANTS" But then you would need a Giant (big) shirt to put all that on! Since they play and train in New Jersey, New Jersey should go first. How about taking a tour boat and put the Giants on that and let them sail down the Hudson to the Statue of Liberty (Federal property) where both Governors and a bunch of mayors can make speeches. more ›