| Game information |
| Date: Sun., Jan. 6, 2008 | Time: 1 p.m. EST | TV: FOX |
| Venue: Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.) |
| Recap |
| The New York Giants' rousing road show powered through Tampa Bay. Now it heads to the only place where it flopped: Dallas.
The Giants moved to 8-1 away from home with a dominating 24-14 NFC-wild-card playoff victory over Tampa Bay on Sunday. New York has won every road game since falling in its season opener against the Cowboys, and it gets a chance to diminish that blemish in a much bigger matchup next Sunday, with the winner going to the conference title game. More... |
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Jason Horowitz, Charley Casserly and NFL.com's Pat Kirwan analyze the Giants 24-14 victory over the Buccaneers. Eli Manning exercised his playoff demons throwing 2 TDs against a tough Bucs secondary.  Play |
| Giants' offense vs. Buccaneers' defense |
E. Manning | Giants: Eli Manning looked poised in the pocket and finished with 185 passing yards with two touchdowns.
Buccaneers: Derrick Brooks and the Buccaneers defense did a good job against the run, but gave up big plays, which led to scores. | 
D. Brooks |
| Buccaneers' offense vs. Giants' defense |
J. Garcia | Buccaneers: QB Jeff Garcia passed for 207 yards and a touchdown, but also threw two interceptions.
Giants: DE Michael Strahan had a terrific game with eight tackles, 1 sack and a forced fumble. | 
M. Strahan |
| Judgements |
| Another Eli Manning and Philip Rivers note that will keep them joined at the hip forever: Each gained his first playoff victory on the same afternoon. The more I see of Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, the more I see a head coach waiting to happen. From now on, maybe Tom Coughlin should let either of the Barber twins deliver the pregame speech. More... |
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| Photo Gallery |
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Buccaneers RB Earnest Graham celebrated after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter. (Getty Images)
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Expert Picks (against the spread)
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| Expert | Pick | Reason |
 |  | Earnest Graham could struggle against a Giants defense that held Laurence Maroney to 46 rushing yards on 19 carries. |
 | | Eli Manning's confidence grew with his play last week against the Patriots. It continues here. |
 |  | Because the Giants are 0-2 in the playoffs under Eli Manning. |
 | | Eli Manning should play well enough to keep it close and let the defense win the game. |
 | | The Giants played well against the Patriots, but they still lost. The Bucs are rested and can compete with the G-Men. |
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