Mon Dec 06 08:08am EST
New York Giants wide receiver Steve Smith may be back next week after not playing for four games due to a partially torn pectoral muscle he suffered in practice, according to the New York Daily News.
In the eight games he's appeared in this season, he's earned a reputation as being one of the league's top third-down receivers. Overall, he's averaging 11 yards per reception. He's caught 47 passes for 517 yards and three touchdowns.
The Daily News reports that Smith has a "good sense" that he'll practice on Wednesday so he can be ready to go against the revitalized Minnesota Vikings, who won Sunday 38-14 against the Buffalo Bills behind the arm of Tarvaris Jackson(notes). (The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that coach Leslie Frazier is planning to start Brett Favre(notes) next week if Favre is healthy; he suffered a sprained shoulder during the team's first possession Sunday that some thought could be his final play in the NFL.)
From the looks of things on Sunday when the Giants pummeled the Washington Redskins, 31-7, the team doesn't need a ton of offensive help right now.
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With or w/o Smith the G-men should win this game....and as soon as U-E or Tuck get a piece of Farve it's over for him too. Yes, MN is playing well, but beating the Bills is no major accomplishment...the Bills are certainly not BIG BLUE
the Broncos fire Josh McDaniels, woohoo, were the DENVER BRONCOS again and not the Patriots #2 anymore
go giants.... i was JPP to do a standing backflip like he used to do at South Florida when he breaks Favre in half and ends his career.
Big Blue needs to focus this week on Minnesota and I think they will. Im sure they learned there lesson when they played Dallas after they fired Wade Phillips. The GMEN will be reckoned w come play off time with or without homefield
So the giants are something special? I can tell you they do not match well against the vikings. The front four will take care of Manning! Favre will show why his is still good enough to take out a pretender like the Giants. The Vikings need this more and that's why they take this one! 17-10! Go Vikings, as usual the Medea wants the purple to go down!
it doesn't really matter that much...but the final was 38-14, not 7
I was kind of surprised how bad the Bills played, so I'm not positive I can agree that the Vikings are revitalized just yet...though that may just be the Vikings fan in me ;-)
I hate to rag on my own team and John R. your almost right, but its more like the Vikes could have a system of good ball control and let Adrian run. But, as the history of this season shows, they won't. A.P's not getting 20 carries a game. Favre has truly upset the chemistry of this team being a run first team. Yesterday, over a hundred yards on 15 carries. Imagine IF they did give him the rock like they should. But, alas, they don't. Good luck next week, G-Men. 41-0 again?
Gmen need to be cautious. This is the perfect trap game. They are riding high after beating the lowly Skins and get Philly the following week for first place. Minny has a great running back and the Gmen have slipped recently against good backs. Minny also has a good system of ball control and will likely work the clock with Peterson. Manning has to step up and not make those critical intecepts. I'd bring a heavy dose of Jacobs in this one and take Peterson out of the equation.
Please, please, G-Men... end Favre's season. My beloved Vikes don't have a coach with balls enough to do it, so we're counting on you.
The G-men played an excellent game showing who will dominate the NFC East. The rest of the NFL has figured Vick out and soon, he'll be just an "average quaterback" instead of a "Superstar". Next week are the Vikings and they are falling apart. An interesting end to an interesting season.
go GIANTS win the next8 games so we can have parade it can and will be done
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