15. 2007 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION NEW YORK GIANTS at 15. 2015 PITTSBURGH STEELERS
15. 2015 PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Record: 10-6
Pythag: 11-5
Off: 4th
Def: 11th
2nd AFC North
d. Bengals WC 18-16
lost Broncos Div Rnd 23-16
HC Mike Tomlin OC Todd Haley DC Keith Butler
Heinz Field: 55 degrees
Bill Hillgrove/Tunch Ilkin
Offense
QB Ben Roethlisberger 33
RB DeAngelo Williams 32
RB LeVeon Bell 23
WR Antonio Brown 27 All Pro
WR Markus Wheaton 24
TE Heath Miller 33
LT Alejandro Villanueva 27
LG Ramon Foster 29
C Cody Wallace 31
RG David DeCastro 25 All Pro
RT Marcus Gilbert 27
Defense
LDE Cameron Heyward 26
NT Steve McClendon 29
RDE Stephon Tuitt 22
LOLB Arthur Moats 27
LILB Ryan Shazier 23
RILB Lawrence Timmons 29
ROLB Jarvis Jones 26
LCB William Gay 30
RCB Antwon Blake 25
SS Will Allen 33
FS Mike Mitchell 28
K Chris Boswell 24
P Jordan Berry 24
KR Jacoby Jones 31
PR Antonio Brown 27
The Steelers '15 team had the 4th best offense in football, 33 year old Ben Roethlisberger had 21 scores and 16 picks in 11 starts. 11 TDs for 32 year old DeAngelo Williams. 27 year old Antonio Brown is an All Pro, he caught 136 balls for over 1800 yards and scored a total of 11 times. 25 year old David DeCastro is also an All Pro. On defense 26 year old Cameron Heyward and 22 year old Stephon Tuitt combined for 13.5 sacks.
15. 2007 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION NEW YORK GIANTS
Record: 10-6
Pythag: 9-7
Off: 14th
Def: 17th
2nd NFC East
d. Bucs WC 24-14
d. Cowboys Div Rnd 21-17
d. Packers AFC Title 23-20
d. Patriots Super Bowl 17-14
d. '70 Colts 19-14
HC Tom Coughlin OC Kevin Gilbride DC Steve Spagnuolo
Offense
QB Eli Manning 26
RB Brandon Jacobs 25
RB Derrick Ward 27
WR Plaxico Burress 30
WR Amani Toomer 33
TE Jeremy Shockey 27
LT David Diehl 27
LG Rich Seubert 28
C Shaun O'Hara 30
RG Chris Snee 25
RT Kareem McKenzie 28
Defense
LDE Michael Strahan 36
LDT Barry Cofield 23
RDT Fred Robbins 30
RDE Osi Umenyiora 26
LLB Mathias Kiwanuka 24
MLB Antonio Pierce 29
RLB Kawika Mitchell 28
LCB Aaron Ross 25 R
RCB Sam Madison 33
SS James Butler 25
FS Gibril Wilson 26
K Lawrence Tynes 29
P Jeff Feagles 41
KR Ahmad Bradshaw 21
PR RW McQuarters 31
The 2007 SB Giants not only don't have an All Pro, they have only one Pro Bowler, 26 year old Osi Umenyiora, he had 13 sacks and 36 year old Michael Strahan added 9. 26 year old Eli Manning had 24 scores and 20 picks. 25 year old Brandon Jacobs had over a thousand yards rushing. 30 year old Plaxico Burress over a thousand receiving. The Giants knocked off the '70 Colts 19-14 to reach this second Play In Game -- the winner here moves into our final Round 1 game, against the 17th overall seed in the tournament, the '89 Niners.
The battle for the last available spot in rnd 2 continues. Lets go to Pittsburgh for the kick.
1st Qtr
Giants start at the 31.
1/10 - Brandon Jacobs gets a yard.
2/9 - 5 for Jacobs.
3/4 - Eli Manning picks it up with a 16 yard gain to Derrick Ward - NY crosses midfield.
1/10 - Ward is stuffed in the backfield.
2/13 - Ward gains 5.
3/8 - Eli picks it up, 9 yard gain to Amani Toomer, Giants at the 38.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Manning to Jacobs - 11 yards to the 27.
1/10 - Ward gets 1 - a false start on the next play backs NY up.
2/14 - 2 for Jacobs.
3/12 - Manning --- hits Plaxco Burress in stride -- it's a footrace -- Plaxico Burress is Gonna Go Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN GIANTS - the Giants take half the first quarter, drive down the field - and Eli Manning hits a big, big 29 yard strike to Burress and New York is on the board.
Steelers at the 30.
1/10 - DeAngelo Williams 3 yard gain.
2/7 - Ben Roethlisberger to Antonio Brown, 5 yards.
3/2 - Williams picks it up.
1/10 - Ben to Heath Miller, 7 yards to the 47.
2/3 - Ben to LeVeon Bell, breaking tackles -- 14 yard pickup.
1/10 - Williams for 7 yards to the Giants 32.
2/3 - Bell pounds his way to a 15 yard gain.
1/10 - 5 more for Bell, the Steelers are at the 17.
2/5 - Ben -- End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN STEELERS -- Martavis Bryant with the catch -- Roethlisberger 17 yards to Bryant - the Steelers match the Giants drive and with 2 minutes left in the quarter we are all tied at 7.
Giants at the 33.
1/10 - Jacobs for 3.
2/7 - Ward stopped in the backfield.
3/10 - Manning hits Amani Toomer -- 16 yards to the 48 and the quarter ends.
2nd Qtr: Giants 7 Steelers 7
Matching long TD drives, the Giants again have a first down at their own 48.
1/10- Manning to Jeremy Shockey, 9 yards.
2/1 - 8 for Jacobs and the Giants are at the 35.
1/10 - Ward goes for 10 -- the Giants keep rolling, to the 25.
The drive stalls - a FG makes it 10-7.
Steelers at the 28.
1/10 - Bell is stopped.
2/10 - Williams is stopped
3/12 - Ben downfield to Markus Wheaton -- it's a 26 yard strike, Steelers at the Giants 49.
1/10 - Ben to Bryant - 12 yards to the 37.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Bell for 4
3/6 - Roethlisberger to Williams for a 9 yard pickup, Steelers to the 24.
And that ends the drive -- the Steelers tie the score -- there's 4 minutes left in the half and we are dead solid even at 10-10.
Giants at the 15.
1/10 - Manning 4 to Toomer.
2/6 - Derrick Ward explodes through the line, one cut and he goes 59 yards downfield -- All the Way to the Steeler 22. Ward with the huge run and the Gaints are in business.
But -- the Steelers get the first two sacks of the game - Cameron Heyward, Lawrence Timmons, and the Giants kick the FG with less than a minute left - the Steelers don't have time to build a drive of their own and it is halftime.
3rd Qtr: Giants 13 Steelers 10
Very even in the first half, NY with the slim lead. Winner heads to San Francisco for the final game of Round 1.
Steelers at the 32.
One first down - Ben to Antonio Brown, 14 yards. The Giants get their first sack to end the drive, Osi Umenyiora. After the punt, Giants at the 21, they've scored on each possession.
1/10 - Manning to Shockey, 13 yards.
1/10 - Jacobs for 1
2/9 - Ward gets 17 -- Giants cross midfield again.
1/10 - Jacobs gets 2
2/8 - Manning 15 to Burress and the Giants are driving, the Giants offense just really humming today.
1/10 - Manning back to Burress, 8 yards to the 23.
2/2 - Incomplete
3/2 - 5 yards for Jacobs.
1/10 - 1 yard for Jacobs
2/9 - Manning to Ward -- Ward breaks tackles and gains 11 yards to the 6. First and goal.
1/goal - 3 for Jacobs.
2/goal -- Manning -- End Zone -- Shockey -- TOUCHDOWN GIANTS - Manning 3 yards to Shockey -- the Giants miss the XP, with 4 minutes left in the third it is 19-10.
Steelers at the 35, they get a first down, Ben to Brown, 15 yards. But Umenyiora gets another sack and the Steelers kick. Giants at the 25.
3 and out. Steelers get the ball back at their own 43, they get a yard and the quarter ends.
4th Qtr: Giants 19 Steelers 10
The Giants defense asserts itself, the lead is now 9, Steelers have 2nd and 9 at their own 44.
2/9 - Ben to Brown, 8 yards.
3/1 - Williams for 4. Steelers at the NY 44.
1/10 - Roethlisberger once again to Antonio Brown -- it is a 13 yard pickup to the 31.
1/10 - 5 for Bell
2/5 - Michael Strahan gets to Ben and it's 3rd and a bunch.
3/11 - Ben - End Zone --- Picked off by Sam Madison! Madison intercepts Roethlisberger in the end zone, it's a touchback.
11 and a half to play, Giants at their own 20 with a 9 point lead.
1/10 - Ward is stopped
2/10 - 3 for Jacobs
3/7 - Ward breaks another run -- Derrick Ward 42 yards - Ward all the way to the 35.
1/10 - Manning to Sinorice Moss -- 18 yards to the Steeler 17 yard line, New York is looking for the dagger here.
1/10 - Lawrence Timmons with his second sack of the day.
2/17 - Manning to Shockey, 14 yards to the 10.
3/3 - Jacobs....Brandon Jacobs is Gonna Go -- Into the End Zone --- TOUCHDOWN GIANTS -- 10 yard run by Jacobs -- the Giants miss the 2 pt conversion -- but with a little more than 6 minutes to play the Giants are up 25-10.
Steelers at the 35.
The Steelers move down the field, Ben to Wheaton for 26, Ben to Miller for 16 the big plays - the drive gets to the Giants 16 -- but they cant move beyond there, and with 2+ minutes left in the game, the Giants regain possession and they burn the rest of the clock.
Final: Giants 25 Steelers 10
The 2007 Super Bowl Champs continue their run - they win their second play in game and do it pretty easily.
Manning: 15 for 21 176 yds 2 TD
Roethlisberger 17 for 30 229 yds TD/INT
Ward: 16 carries 142 yds
Williams: 12 carries 35 yds
Burress: 4 catches, 52 yds TD
Brown: 6 catches, 68 yds
Umenyiora/Timmons: 2 sacks
Player of the Game: Derrick Ward
