The only thing being popped in Miami right now are Viagra pills.

Its cold, its cold blah blah blah its cold, what do you think of the cold...

Pam Oliver just started a question to Eli Manning, "You're not the type to heap praise upon yourself."

Oh really. Mr. As-Many-Endorsement-Deals-As-Playoff-Wins. Mr. Actively-Refuse-to-Play-in-San-Diego.

Yep, that's the ol' gunslinger, Eli "The Unsung Hero" Manning.

S2N, I'll happily live blog the game for you. :)

And unlike the Cheap Broadcasting System (Kathleen Sullivan reference again), Fox spends money to send their pre-game crew to the actual game site.

wow...with that Howie Long looks like a big douche in that hat.

@ James, well last year they had no trouble going to the game site....they just followed the Giants around for like 10 weeks. :)

And gusjounsonforgod, Jimmy Johnson looks like an asshat with that headband on his hair.

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ssreporters, that was when they tried to have Joe Buck host the pregame.

We all know how that went.

well just clock on that link mius the IMG crap, and for those who havent seen it can see the crapfest which is Howie Longs wardrobe

Didn't know the boys from South Park were doing the pregame for Fox today...even brought along Token instead of Kenny

Who are those fools dancing behind Glazer?

Jim Mora: Pla-playoffs? PLAYOFFS?

DO you ever wonder why my voice is annoying?

I'm watching these guys make their picks and it's so cold on the field they can't even move their faces! This is the best pre-game show I've seen all season. I hope they stay out on the field the entire game.

Ha, JJ's water glass is frozen solid. How bout them cowboys?

Jamescraven, wrong Mora.

They should stay in the studio so you can understand and hear them and they can do more than comment on the cold.

No snow expected, wonder if FOX will employ snow machines to boost ratings.

I am already dreading 2 weeks from now and what an abortion the SB pregame is going to be on Fox

On the bright side, I legitimately believe that the cold weather will force Buck and Aikman to not waste their breath on dumbass comments, talking as infrequently as possible.

Chris Myers: Be vewwy vewwy quiet. I'm hunting wabbits. Huhuhuhuhuhuhuh!

I stand corrected. Rick's Tattoos?

It was cold in '04 when Joe Buck ranted about Randy Moss so lets not hold our breath

Is it cold there or something? They haven't said anything at all about the weather....

Somehwere, Bud Grant's mumbling "We don't need no stinkin' sideline heaters."

What an awful throw by Favre. Yuck.

Favre off target yet again and I'm not sure that formation the Packers were in was legal, but Buck can't be interrupted from fellating Favre after an incompletion to mention anything.

So let's see how Eli fucks this one up...

NOW we get the first cold reference of the game.

Holy Screaming Eagle Shit. Charles Woodson just got his ass handed to him by Jacobs.

Right to Plexiglass Burgess.

The "Freezer Bowl?" My ass. Ice Bowl. Buck is such a tool.

Pop-PING!-a!

No joke there, I just wanted to say "Poppinga".

Uh, ed, I remember watching the "Frezzer Bowl" on TV in a heatless room in Philadelphia in 1982 IIRC.

Wasn't that the phrase that someone asked Buck to say this week on TV for charity?

Popinga and Jacobs should just get a room.

Did anyone else hear Troy talking about the Giants' win "last week in Denver"?

I know he's a Cowboys homer, but geez.

"I don't want no stinking three points." Eli Manning

Aikman: "More stronger."

WTF is "superior drinkability," aside from a horrid malaproprism? Moreover, I can think of about 11238 things more "drinkable" than that slop and foam they call "Bud Light."

Nothing is easy in these conditions and they have been having trouble with the center. Jesus, joe try not root so hard for the Packers.

Oh and Tom Coughlin's head could explode at any moment

*malapropism*

oops.

If it's Packers-Patriots SB, they should have Nantz and Buck call it. They'd be in a slap fight before the half.

No the NFL should demand that their Play-by-play man call the game and we get Bryant Gumbel

Tom Coughlin's head will soon a-plode.

That's a Homestar Runner reference for you.

Hopefully this game should be better than the previous one.

What the hell?

Bryant Gumbel is as exciting as whale shit.

Yo, pm. FOX has the rights, and it'll be Buck and Aikman much to the rest of the universe's dissapointment.

Frankly, I think NFL Network should hire Mike Patrick to call their games. He's lost on ESPN's college football games.

The Packers really only look interested in getting back to the sideline. So much for the Abominable Cold Weather Stubble Warrior, triumphing over the elements and his opponent. Favre looks cold and bad.

yo, jc, it was a joke about Nantz' complete homerism for NE and Buck's homoerotic devotion to the Favre-led Packers. Get it?

pm:

"Bryant Gumbel is as exciting as whale shit."

BEST. REFERENCE. EVER.

Fucking Toomer. Nice hands, jerk.

The Packers would like to welcome Norv Turner as guest playcaller for this game.

Yeah, pm. And Troy Aikman and Moose Johnston are douchbags for the Cowboys.

Nice fucking punt, Feagles.

Thou shalt not leave the Stubble Warrior with good field position. He will verily make you pay.

Gospel of Saint Buckus, Ch. 6, v. 66.

@jc, oh yes, mercilessly, I normally like Johnston, but his homerism during Cowboy games is just brutal.

Hard to believe that is the same Ryan Grant who fumbled away a starting spot at ND.

So does anyone like the long pants on the refs, especially today and tonight with the cold weather? Or do they still look like they're working at Foot Locker?

Chicken broth, anyone or hot Gatorade?

Nice hit by Ross, taking that busted shoulder out for a test drive...

PUPPIESSSS!!!

Oh my god thats the worst commercial I've ever seen during a football game

I think they're trying to freeze everyone in the stadium by having a tv timeout on every change of possession

GB looks horrible, kinda like they did against my Bears, with the wind chills at -10. So much for the cold weather dominance of the Stubble Warrior.

Quarter ends. Commercials. One play. One punt. Commercials. Fox is making it really difficult to enjoy this mess.

ed--

Don't geive FOX so much credit; Green Bay and the Giants are doing their part.

So GB tampered with the NY benches. I guess they must have a lot of faith in their team to win the game on their own. Fucking cheddarheads.

Let's welcome Bud Grant to the Packers coaching staff...

Hey, ryandmc29, Jerry Lawler reference much?

+1 james

Terrible commentary: Coach Tom might get frostbite?!!!!!!Oh my?????!

Terrible commentary: Coach Tom might get frostbite?!!!!!!Oh my?????!

Nice hat: http://misterirrelevant.com/index.php/2008/01/20/thats-a-lovely-hat-of-death/

Manning has the look on his face that says "I'm not gonna let winning get in the way of losing"

Awesome lame chuckle by Moose on the Jessica Simpson joke

Man, that was cruel with the Yoko Romo reference at Lambeau!

What the f is a "Banquet Beer"? Warm slop from a keg at an Elks lodge?

Seriously, I'm getting worried about Coughlin's face. The Giants have a trainer on staff, right? Somebody should maybe get him a mask or a hood or something. His nose is going to fall off.

Woo, go Driver! TD GB!

In the words of St. Vincent of Lombardi...

"What the hell's going on out there?"

I guess we got our answer.

Great tackling by G-men-hahahahaha

This lame ass Ford commercial is BRUTAL. They should eat without this bitch.

Whats with all the bright orange jackets in the stands at Lambeau?

Are they on work release?

They broke out of prison again??

Tom Coughlins face is so red-........................

Now they're fired up on the tundra...

Nicholas, that's just the ushers at Lambeau.

And +1 to wumpa...

Aw man, Digby cracked Plexigalss Burgess!

If Packers blitz-Manning can just go home now

@ stinky

I agree why would you answer a phone in a car that's not yours.

Gotta love how they're focusing in on the contact between Harris and Burress, and totally miss how Harris threw his hands out to the side at 5 yards and Burress maintained contact.

Don't they have heaters in the broadcast booths?

Manning is over on the bench finishing his second self delivered pep talk. He can do it.

Did anyone notice Buck saying "your Cowboys" to Aikman about the 1995 NFL Championship Game?

I guess they don't have heaters. They want them to bear the elements just like everyone else.

jamescraven I surely noticed that.

uh hahahahahh yeah....Ride...huhuh

Jacobs took Barnett for the ride of his life.

Coughlin's face must have frozen in his trademark look of disbelief.

Dave "Diehl or No" Diehl. The Ed George of the 2007 Giants.

Thanks Buck for your elitist attitude. FU and your Lombardi trivia...

Grant looks like NFL Europe material.

Everyone has Lombardi trivia, wumpa.

Joe Buck should do ads for Starbucks. Did anyone else hear the "He put the pass right between the fenders" remark

Yeah true jamescraven but man Buck is SO SMUG!

Is anyone else tired of ALWAYS hearing about Lombardi during every Packers' game? We get it, he was a great coach. So was Landry, but we don't always hear about him

That's considered a real "Downtown"? Christ, it must suck to live in Green Bay.

Sorry, wumba. NFL Europa closed this past summer.

The Orange jackets are hunter jackets....not ushers.

And in Philadelphia, it's only 16 degrees.

It's Wisconsin, anon. An equal number of bars and churches make a downtown.

Does Coughlin have Tourrettes? He looks incoherent.

@ jamescraven

way too many orange jackets in seats to be ushers. my guess is hunting jackets. the warmest thing they probably have. if the warmest thing i had was a giant fluffy purple feather ensemble, you better believe I'd be wearing it in that weather.

Howie Long looks like Col. Klink just sent him to the Eastern Front.

How do people not know that those orange suits are hunting jackets?

Ummmm....look at your announcing crew..

Um, Troy, the official did what they all do these days - they keep the play alive and pray for replay to get it right.

Burress drops an easy ball on the two and that is the best he's looked? OMFG!

Going to end with a kneel down, how'd he know?

Sweet baby Jesu on rubber crutches Troy Aikman - if you say "heigth" advantage again, I will murder ---- um, get really angry and post comments on message boards.

Fuck You Troy Aikman - king of the conjunction.

In light of Kelly Tilghman and Bucky Waters, I hope this isn't blown out of proportion, but seriously, Curt Menefee looks like a blackhead that needs to be popped.

kel- banquet is the company that owns coors or some crap like that. it's not actually beer for a banquet or anything like that.

mystery holding on Diehl, Driver holds Johnson and Johnson gets the flag, no PI on Boss and the next play no holding called on Plax. Aikman waits for 2 mins left to notice that Madison is playing, but they talked about the weather all friggin game. Tell Bradshaw to hold the friggin microphone!!!!!

The relief in the voices of Buck and Aikman is palpable. They are way too emotionally invested in the mythic destiny of Favre and this Packer team. No surprise that FOX employees can't manage to stay impartial, though.

Thanks anon---had no idea

Well, Eli fucked that one up!

Did Buck say that it wasn't as wind-chilly as it was at the beginning of the game?

And Eli gives praise to the Penalty Gods.

Talkin' a lotts smackdown, there.

Playoff football.

Tom Brady had a 66.4 rating today. Somewhere, Rex Grossman is smiling.

And another flag to save Eli's ass.

Not Eli's fault Plax can't hang onto the ball while impacting the frozen earth...

Paging Gerry Austin.

That's been the problem with the Giants for most of the season, can't hold on to the ball

So, who was Jerry Kramer on that play?

Hey, at least Tom Brady's human.

And the added fact the field was not good at all.

Anyone thinking the refs want the Giants to win?

Did Troy just suggest playing Bart Starr? What a jerk.

Real men don't taunt.

We now have the "Jacob's Juke" to go with the Lambeau Leap

Thanks for the help GB line

Yeah, Peyton, you're bumed because you got faced by Norv Turner.

NORV TURNER!

Refs aren't forcing GB offsides! The illegal contact call was good, Harris shoved the WR to the ground before making the pick and the roughing the passer call was atrocious and shouldn't've been called. So they screwed up one call, albeit a big one, as it kept the drive alive. But the Pack D shot themselves in the foot with those offsides penalties that close to the end zone. Stupid d-line play there.

That was a completely legit roughing the passer call. Running full speed into the QB after a play is whistled dead will usually draw a flag.

Someone on the Giants got flagged.

HAH!

Now THAT'S a bailout penalty. !15 yard penalty on the Giants for daring to interrupt the poetic journey of the Stubble Warrior.

Shareholders meeting!

Hello!

Ahhh; some of that Favre magic.
This is what I've been waiting for.

The spell of the Stubble Warrior has been cast! The refs will call anything they have to! Favre must triumph!

All hail Lord Farve. ....

Favre Magic= Refs granting touchdowns to receivers who do not have two feet inbounds.

Holy god, bikini chicks.

"Makes me feel like a real sissy."

Settle down, homer. He was had two feet inbounds.

(After showing some women in bikinis at Lambeau in -3 degree weather.)

Buck: "You've got to be kidding."

Aikman: "Makes me look like a sissy."

Takes one to know one, Troy.

Looked like he never had two feet and possession, but that's water under the bridge. It counts and Eli's gotta come back. Just to be clear, I'm no Giants fan, I just despise the Favre-love.

I think in that clip of Aikman putting on his makeup, he did a pretty good job of making himself look like a sissy.

Joe Buck pimping FOX political coverage brings out the Jesus Quintana in me:

"It's laughable, man. HA HA!!!!"

That's not a catch, but nice of Buck to make sure we knew the flag was out before the snap.

Crazy good catch by Toomer.

Fixed Noise Political Coverage:

Not Fair. Not Balanced. ANd Bill Orally is an asshole.

That is all.

Both feet were in on the Packers TD. The replay clearly showed it.

BULLSHIT! The ball was OB.

WOW! He did get his feet down. Full speed, it looked like he hit out of bounds first. What a grab.

I really don't much care who wins, but I feel for Coughlin. He spends all his time telling his players how to play the game, and moron gets a PF completely across the field from the play.

He has coached the leggings off of McCarthy and Lord Favre.

Hawkeye19:

"Settle down, homer."

D'oh!

I'm with you, ed. Coughlin has done a great job coaching this game.

@ jamescraven:

wrong homer. and not the "Illiad" and "Odyssey" guy, either. I was accused of being an overzealous fan. Which is not true, but I am a bitter Bears fan, so it's partially true, by proxy.

Man, did Favre fake them out of their jock straps.

I just wrote about the "Homer" part. Tongue firmly implanted in cheek of course.

Why is Cory Webster on an NFL team? He's gone for the pumpfake twice! Also, I wish whomever taught Ryan Grant not to fumble could've taught him that at ND.

KNOCK IT DOWN!

Stubble Warrior lobs forth a mighty thunderdent that is very lucky not to be intercepted.

pm, I feel your pain. Vikings fan here. Nothing was better than that Sunday night game against Washington.

Oh, My! (TM)

@hawkeye19:

at least you have AP to look forward to...that kid is fucking incredible.I have the exit of Lance Briggs and Bernard Berrian, coupled with Angelo's inevitable drafting of 7 defensive players and then trotting out Orton, Ced Benson, and a crumbling, ancient offensive line next season. Man, this is depressing me even more...

The Giants are playing like douchebags right now after the INT. Tom Coughlin, your thoughts?

Coughlin is gonna have a coronary. Marty lost his job b/c of shit like that.

of all the lucky-assed bullshit...unbe-fucking-lievable.

had to be an ex-Bear, too...

Hey, Hawkeye:

Whatever the other teams do, they must remember "DO NOT KICK THE BALL TO DEVIN HESTER!"

@pm

Yeah, the Purple Jesus is looking fine. Now if we'd just get a QB, and some receivers and a TE we'd be fine!

And Berrian will look _great_ in purple net year.

#65's happy he just didn't have to run with it.

Talk about luck -- linemen touch the ball three times in their career, and he gets it in the NFC championship.

Sooo, that's why Cory Webster is around. Nice tackle there.

Who in the hell would buy a woman a Bud at a bar?? And what kind of woman would actually accept it?

I think Berrian will look for a better QB situation and a team with more cap room. Sideny Rice looked pretty good for you guys, though, and You may be able to pick up a QB in the draft. Grossman's a free agent too!

So, is this now the BabaWawa Bowl? (20/20)

Kickers make tackles in at least three games in their careers.

Crosby just got one of them.

And anonymous, why would she be wearing galsses?

@pm

Oh yay...nothing would be better than picking up the Sex Cannon.

Because glasses look hot.
But you are right; most women don't like themselves in glasses and thus wouldn't be wearing them in bar full of horny drunk men who drink nothing but Bud.

Once again, the ottha team's kwattaback must go dahwn and he must go dahwn hahd!

The Choice, and Death is not an Option,: Tarvaris Jackson or Rex Grossman.

T-Jack then. He at least has mobility.

And not only than, anonymous, she was wearing a pantsuit, not a miniskirt.

She really looks freaking nerdyish.

Oof...Collins got whacked.

Hey, pm. How about a slightly used Donovan McNabb for a bunch of players and draft picks?

There are several space heaters in the booth. They're under the table. Buck & Aikman have to take a few steps back for those on-camera shots.

Some more inside info @ http://sportstvinsideout.blogspot.com/

scroll down a few days

giants suck!

The Moment of Truth.

Oh, God, we are now offically desperate at the writers' strike.

@ jamescraven

Angelo would never make that deal. Too gun-shy. He'll try to draft one late.

so do anonymous comments!

Besides, is McNabb worth everything you'd ave to give up to get him?

Moose just said Tie Tie