Week 13 vs Chicago - 2nd half

• Tynes needs to go. Now. As a fellow Scotsman (dad was Scottish, so I'm half), it pains me to say it, but the thought of him kicking in a tight spot is about as appetizing as a plate of cold Haggis (or warm Haggis, for that matter.) He kicked it away from Hesty, but out of bounds. Rex and the boys couldn't get anything going, so it didn't matter. Coughlin may fly over O'Hare airport, he's flapping so hard.
  
• Manning: 9 passes. It's funny, because he's thrown one pick and fumbled. So that's his fault. Much in the way that the fumble by Derrick Ward was Ward's fault. FUCK.
• I wonder if it's too late to get the thumbcasting gig for the Browns...
• The defense isn't the problem here. Not that they're the best in the league, but it's the offense that appears to have a crew of head cases (Eli), loud mouths (Shockey), rookies (Ward) and guys who get injured easily (Jacobs). Unfair? Maybe, but
  
• THERE's a penalty on the Bears. OK, the refs are OK.
• Grossman really does stink up the place. You can see where in a college situation he might've been good, since he can throw far and has a teeny amount of fire behind him when he plays. But he just sort of throws the ball sometimes, even more erratically than our boy Eli.
• Another fumble.
• Shitty spot leads to a 4th and 1, which Droughns converts. I have to think that a play like that gives a team some confidence.
  
• Shockey catches it! And falls down!!!! If he'd run after the catch it might've been a touchdown! But he didn't! So it's not!!!!
• WOW. They make it so close to the end zone, but Eli throws a pick. This just bad.
• As bad as Eli looks, I think I'd take him over Grossman. Rex appears to just be throwing the ball to... air. He keeps missing guys by a lot, even though they're open. So the Giant defense is playing well, but mostly Grossman is stinkin' up the joint.
• It's still a game here, with 10+ minutes to go. The pick in the end zone before hurts bad, cuz with a FG at least it'll be
• CHI was leading in penalties, and NY had only one until a minute ago.
• Bears are playing like crap. This isn't like last week, when the Giants certainly could have won but would have needed to do a whole lot more. Today they really just need to do, you know, anything on offense, and that could get them a win.
• Shockey. You got the call. Shut up. Nasty hit brings them to a first and goal.
• 3rd and goal, Toomer looks like he caught a TD, but the officials said it hit the ground first. If they get it, this game is nice and close, without it, it's baaaad. I know, I said that already. Is it indisputable evidence? Not really but it sure looks like a catch from here.
• THEY GOT IT! Maybe the officials just figured the Giants needed a break. It's not overwhelming evidence but it does look like a catch.
• Why, oh why, oh why are they still letting Tynes kick the ball? This is the second time IN THIS GAME where he kicked the ball out of bounds. He did it in the last game too, and the Vikings don't have a Devin Hester. (They do have an Adrian Peterson, but he wasn't playing last week. Never mind.)
• Quick three and out for the Bears. If the Giants win this game, Strahan will be very busy explaining how great their defense is, forgeting the fact that Rex Grossman played like crappola.
• Eli is suddenly playing pretty well.
• From Fox: Total yards this quarter - NY: 90, CHI: 1. ONE.
• David Tyree, stepping up when they need him to. I'll take it.
• OK, under 2 minutes, Giants in the weird position of trying to run the clock down so they can score and not give Chicago a chance to get back in it. Please don't let it come down a Tynes FG. Please. Please please please.
• Plax snags it with a nice catch, but Chicago calls time out, giving the booth some idea that it wasn't a good catch, although it was. Come on guys, let's get this going, I got things to do.
• Aikman says take a knee, then kick the field goal. Run the clock down. Of course, that's not what they do. Now they have a kick to Hester (again), and 90 seconds with a time out.
• They stopped Hester. Good. Coughlin's new thing appears to be hopping, rather than arm flapping.
• Another stat that isn't tracked: the Giants tripping Adrian Peterson. Weird but it works. They get the 1st down, and Grossman spikes the ball petulantly. Still one last time out for the Bears. Bad penalty again (false start). Dropped pass to Rasheed Davis, 3rd and 15. Bounces off of Berrian's hands for a 4th and 15. But Grossman hits Muhammed for 20 yards! 1st down. Dammit! 17 seconds left, they call the final time out. They need a score, though. Read Cough's lips: "Oh my God." Way overthrown to the end zone. 11 seconds left, no more time outs. Eli: get some energy up, man. This is exciting. Grossman throws another looooong incompletion. If they gave points for looking like you were throwing a great pass that led to a score, Grossman would be leading the league. 4 seconds left. Pass knocked down and... GIANTS WIN!
  
• Fuck, that was good. I need a minute here.