"This is huge – another return of fourth," said Manning. The quarterback threw for 400 yards in a game that featured eight lead changes. "It is good to get that winning feeling again, especially in the Division".
Down 12 late in the fourth, Manning drove 80 yards and Giants pulled within five points with a touchdown pass to Jake Ballard, then engineered a 58-yard March capped by the score of one-yard Brandon Jacobs '. The Giants added a two-point conversion to move forward by three with less than a minute to go. The Cowboys responded with some quick passes to move into field goal range but 47-yard attempt by Dan Bailey was blocked by Jason Pierre-Paul Giants celebration offsets.
The Dallas quarterback Tony Romo, threw four touchdowns against the Giants, but again couldn't pull to win. "He's going to be tough here for the next few hours. This was a tough loss, was an important game and guys threw it on the line, "Romo said. "It's hard not to go out with the win."
The Houston Texans and New Orleans Saints booked their spot in the playoffs with victories Sunday, while the Green Bay Packers undefeated secured a bye the first round with the victory of XIII.
The Texans wrapped up the AFC South Division title with a comeback victory 20-19 in Cincinnati Bengals and reach their first playoff berth since joining the League in 2002. The Rookie quarterback, t. j. Yates, has set up the victory for Texans with a six yard touchdown pass to Kevin Walter with just two seconds left on the clock. The conversion sealed Houston's seventh straight win. The Bengals now have lost three of their last four games to damage their hopes to grab one of the hopes of AFC wild-card.
Saints advance with a 22-17 victory against the Tennessee Titans and Oakland Raiders crushed the Packers 46-16 to win the luxury of jump in the first round of the playoffs.
New Orleans Super Bowl champions two seasons ago, toasting their fifth straight win after their quarterback, Drew Brees, threw two touchdowns in the fourth quarter for Marques Colston. Brees threw for 337 yards and two touchdown meant that he had thrown for at least one touchdown in 40 consecutive games, a record bettered only by Johnny Unitas 47.
Saints were assured of their playoff spot later when he lost the Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears 13-10, in another remarkable comeback inspired by Tim Tebow. The Denver quarterback, amortized by many critics, even before they had a chance as a starter, now has a record of 7-1 taking over from Kyle Orton. Win sixth straight in Denver came after they trailed 10-0 with just 02:08 left on the clock as Tebow marched his team down the field to Matt Prater kicked a long-range field goal to force the game into overtime before scoring another to seal the victory.
Atlanta Falcons continued the Chase in the NFC South after a 31-23 victory over Carolina Panthers with their Matt Ryan, quarterback, throwing for 320 yards and four touchdowns. The New England Patriots were hitting form at the right time, collecting a fifth successive victory with a triumph in 34-27 over the Washington Redskins. The victory was planned by their quarterback, Tom Brady, who threw for 357 yards and three touchdowns, two of them to Rob Gronkowski, who set an NFL record for most touchdowns in a season by a tightend.
The Patriots led the AFC East standings, ahead of New York Jets that have enjoyed a 37-10 romp over Kansas City. The Baltimore Ravens took advantage of the painful and winless Indianapolis Colts to record a 24-10 win and grab the joint leadership with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC North.
Detroit Lions have struggled of late, losing five of their last seven games, but their hopes of making the playoffs remained alive after they scraped together a 34-28 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. In the final seconds, Minnesota had a great chance to win, but their back-up quarterback, Joe Webb, fumbled on the first goal and the ball was recovered by Lions.
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