Giants lose to the Patriots 38-35.
Eli Manning was 22-of-32 for 251 yards, 4 touchdowns and 1 interception.
Brandon Jacobs rushed for 67 yards on 15 carries and had 5 catches for 44 yards and 1 touchdown.
Plaxico Burress caught 4 passes for 84 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Kevin Boss caught 4 passes for 50 yards and 1 touchdown.
Amani Toomer caught 4 passes for 41 yards.
Steve Smith caught 3 passes for 29 yards.
Domenik Hixon returned a kickoff 74 yards for a touchdown.
Reggie Torbor had 1 sack.

Game Notes:
"The fans were really mixed as to what they wanted tonight. Should the Giants go all out and risk injuries to players with the playoffs starting next week, or should they rest players and play it safe against the undefeated Patriots? Well, neither team rested players, and if you sold your ticket, you missed out on one heck of a game. If New England had any doubts about how things would go, the Giants tipped their hand right away with a strong opening touchdown drive. In just about 4 minutes they had a 7-0 lead. Tom Brady and his group took the field and they struggled to come up with just 3 points.
The battle was on and by the end of the half. Tom Brady had trouble keeping up with Eli Manning who had completed two touchdown passes to his one. Even Randy Moss was being outdone by our tight end Kevin Boss. They both had 4 receptions and 1 touchdown catch, but Boss had 50 yards compared to Moss with 30. By the end of the game the Giants had scored the most points on the Patriots this season, but not enough to win this game. If the Giants continue to play with the same intensity as they showed, they could get another shot at what would be the still undefeated Patriots in the Super Bowl."

Game Notes:
"Well you can't complain about the Giants performance. After all, you can't win every football game. Oh wait, I guess I can't say that anymore, because that's just what the 16-0 Patriots did tonight. Kidding aside, you couldn't have expected more from the Giants, and even less would have been accepted before this game started, but once it did - Wow. You just wanted it all. You really did, and the Giants almost delivered you a win. They had New England down 28-16 in the third quarter, but face it, the Patriots are a tough team to hold down.
They came back with three straight touchdowns and a two point conversion to get them up 38-28. The Giants got one more touchdown to bring the score closer at 38-35, and they tried an onside kick, but when the Patriots grabbed the ball, the game was over. They get no complaints from me though for the way they played. Tom Coughlin had this team ready to play, and it looks like he has them set to go for the playoffs."

Notes:
Giants Eli Manning is the second quarterback in Giants history with 3,000 passing yards and 20 touchdown passes in three consecutive years.
Phil Simms did it from 1984-1986.

Giants made the playoffs after starting 0-2 for the first time since 1934.

Giants Plaxico Burress established a career high with 12 TD receptions.

Giants Brandon Jacobs finished the season with 1,009 rushing yards.
He did this despite missing five full games and almost all of a sixth.

Giants lost center Shaun O'Hara, backup safety Craig Dahl and linebacker Kawika Mitchell, all with knee injuries, and cornerback Sam Madison with an abdominal strain.

Patriots finish at 16-0 for the most wins in a regular season.
The 1972 Dolphins had won every game on their 14 game schedule.

Patriots had the most points scored in one season - 589.

Tom Brady had the most touchdown passes in one season - 50.
Peyton Manning had the record with 49 touchdown passes.

Randy Moss caught the most touchdown passes in one season - 23.
Jerry Rice had the record with 22 touchdown receptions.

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