NFL wild-card: Giants overwhelm Falcons 24-2
J. – Eli Manning threw three touchdown passes and the inexperienced York Giants ran all ended Atlanta here a 24-2 rout of the Falcons here an NFC wild-card game on Sunday. Manning, having his unsurpassed pro season, connected with Hakeem Nicks in support of a 72-yard achieve and Mario Manningham on a 27-yarder so the Giants 10-7 pulled away from the inexpert Falcons 10-7 taking part in the subsequent partly. He as well threw a 4-yard TD pass to Nicks in vogue the pioneer semi, which came subsequent to the quarterback tousled 14 yards to ignite the 85-yard drive. While Manning came through with touchdown passes, the pace was decide by recent Yorks plea, which on no account permissible Atlanta to contract ready, and the leagues lowest-ranked rushing game, which ran in favor of a season-high 172 yards. Brandon Jacobs led the way with 92 yards on 14 carries.