What a differenceáa year makes in the NFL.
Last December, the New York Giants and Carolina Panthersùthe NFC's two top teams in 2008ùmet on a Sunday night with the No. 1 overall seed on the line. But when the two teams battle on Sunday afternoon, ináthe Giants' regular season finaleáat the Meadowlands, only the home team has a playoff spot in sight.
The 8-6 Giantsáare a game behind Dallasáin the wild card race andáhave the season series in their pocket after a pair of wins over theáCowboys.
Yet it was only last season when New York was the conference's top seed with home field advantage throughout the playoffs and looked primed to defend its Super Bowl title. Then, the Plaxico Burress fiasco left Eli Manning and the Giants offen ...
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