Giants defeat the Bucs in playoffs wildcard match

It seems like the Bucs could not stop Eli Manning as they had planned; the 27 year old quarterback led the Giants to the next phase of the Super Bowl playoffs with 20 passes completed of 27 and 185 yards.

The final score was 24-14, with touchdowns by Brandon Jacobs and Amani Toomer for the Giants, a team that is ready to play the Cowboys (13-3) next Sunday.

The Buccaneers challenged Manning to defeat their league’s top-rated pass defense as they knew the Giants quarterback has had a difficult season with 20 interceptions thrown, a mark tied to the league’s high, but the first overall pick of the 2004 NFL draft was ready to deliver, and so he did.

One person that is satisfied with the Giants recent results is Tom Coughlin, New York’s coach who almost got fired a year ago, this is his first playoff victory with the team since he started 4 years ago, from the beginning his career has been tied to Manning and his lack of progress but things are getting better for Eli and therefore for Coughlin, The Giants know he is a talented quarterback, he just needed to find himself and he’s doing it at a critical moment.

“Nobody underestimated Eli, we knew he could do that.” Tampa Bay’s defensive coordinator, Monte Kiffin, said.

So if the Giants are able to defeat Dallas, they still have a long road to the University of Phoenix stadium, the Packers who will meet the Seahawks are a potential strong rival but let’s wait and see what happens on Sunday, is still to early to talk about winners here.