Back and Blue

It took a few weeks plus another half of a football game for the sleeping Giants to finally wake up from their nap. Last Sunday against the Jaguars it was a due or die for Big Blues playoff hopes, a loss would have surely have sent them packing for next season.
Coming into the game the G-men were like wounded animals missing top offensive threats Hakeem Nicks and Steve Smith. The Jaguars looked like they were every bit of the jungle cat trying to finish off their wounded prey. Early on the Jaguars ran all over a usually stout Giants defense, gashing them for over 140 yards on the ground in the first half alone.
Going into the locker room Big Blue was rained down upon by the boo-birds of Giants Stadium and its fans. However following an emotional halftime speech delivered by top defensive lineman Justin Tuck, challenging his defense and calling out players.
What ensued after halftime was a display of defensive brilliance, that us Giant fans have been craving for over two weeks.
The Giants completley neutralized the small but explosive Jacksonville running back Maurice Jones-Drew or "Mojo" as he is called around the league, and stiffled one of the more elusive quarterbacks around in David Garrard. Sacking the QB 4 times and holding a high powered offense to 90 total yards in the second half. Eli Manning was able to lead a stagnant offense to two fourth quarter touchdowns, one to big tight end Kevin Boss who was able to use his strength and break free of multiple tackles en route to a 31 yard touchdown.
Next week holds even more importance for the G-men who play division foe, the Washington Redskins and old friend Donovan McNabb.