Coach Mike McCarthy, pictured here at a previous press conference, said he was disappointed in his team's inability to take care of the football, something for which, he said after the game, they pride themselves in doing well.

A fumble by Ryan Grant while digging for extra yardage with the score 23-13 in favor of the Giants in the fourth quarter tipped the field and assured the New York Giants a 37-20 upset win over the Green Bay Packers Sunday on an afternoon when nothing went right for the Packers.

When Eli Manning hit Mario Manningham for a touchdown on the Giants next offensive play, it gave them a 30-13 lead deep in the fourth quarter and left the New York fans celebrating.

The Packers failed on two onside kick attempts in the game, dropped at least eight passes, suffered a couple of sacks at critical moments and couldn’t stop Eli Manning on third down throughout the afternoon.

Add to that a number of missed opportunities by the Packers and it added up to the end of a great season that saw Green Bay win 15 regular season games – only to go down in history as another one-and-done Super Bowl champion.

“We did not play very well today,”  Packers head coach Mike McCarthy said in his post-game press conference.

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Aaron Rodgers looks to repeat his performance from last year’s game but the Giants hope to put pressure on him.

I always like taking a peek at what the media is saying gameday about the Packers and what the opponent has to do to beat the Packers.

The theme has gotten old, but what they say has a modicum of truth – get to Aaron Rodgers and you can defeat the Green Bay Packers.

Read on … This is from the Daily-Ledger and Jersey.com …

Giants Gameday

By Jorge Castillo

Giants (6-5) vs. Green Bay Packers(11-0)
Week 14
Today, 4:15 p.m.
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
TV: FOX
Radio: WFAN 660-AM

THIS WEEK’S GAME REVOLVES AROUND …
The Giants’ pass rush

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