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Paul Dottino

Eli Manning of the New York Giants walks off of the field after throwing an interception during the NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on November 11, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Dottino: Forget Giants’ Second-Half Swoon

Paul Dottino says Giants fans should forget everything they’ve heard about a second-half swoon.

2012/11/12

Dottino: Wake Up Manning, Plug The ‘Holes,’ Beat The Bengals

Tom Coughlin knows it. His players know it. The Giants have built a 6-3 record and own a two-game lead in the NFC East without having consistently played championship-caliber football.

2012/11/09

Dottino: Manning Simply Not Eli-Esque As Giants Fail To Finish

Coach Tom Coughlin always reminds his team to “finish,” but they wasted a 20-10 lead by allowing two touchdown drives to lose this one.

2012/11/05

Dottino: Manning, Roethlisberger Back In The Spotlight

Eli and Big Ben have two Super Bowl rings apiece and share admiration for one another as they enhance the luster of their draft class when they face each other on Sunday.

2012/11/02

Ahmad Bradshaw (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Dottino: Bradshaw, Brown Take Home Game Balls In Giants’ Win Over The ‘Boys

The lead was 23-0, but it was not enough. Somehow, the Giants allowed the Dallas Cowboys to score 24 consecutive points before getting two Lawrence Tynes field goals in the fourth quarter to pull it out, 29-24. Let’s take a review of the ballgame.

2012/10/29

DeMarcus Ware (credit: Layne Murdoch/Getty Images), Will Beatty (credit: Al Bello/Getty Images)

Dottino: Out For Revenge, Giants Must Be-Ware Cowboys’ Pass Rush

The Giants’ best motivation of all? The fact that they played their ‘C’ game against the Cowboys in Week 1. Watch out, Dallas.

2012/10/26

Victor Cruz (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Dottino: Victor Cruz, Linval Joseph Get Game Balls In Giants’ Win Over ‘Skins

Victor Cruz had seven catches for 131 yards, including a 77-yard TD on a post that won the game with 1:13 left. And midway through the third quarter, Joseph jarred the ball free from RB Alfred Morris at the Giants’ 39 with the score tied at 13.

2012/10/22

Jason Pierre-Paul and Justin Tuck (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Dottino: 3 Keys For The Giants Against The Division-Rival Redskins

The Redskins possess the NFL’s most dynamic rookie in quarterback Robert Griffin III. And if that’s not enough, the Giants need to remember how they were swept by a subpar Redskins team last season. So here are three matchups to watch.

2012/10/19

Dottino: ‘Underdog’ Giants Show 49ers Who’s Boss

The performance was so dominant Sunday that Candlestick Park was filled with a chant of “Let’s go Giants!” with nearly 4 minutes to play.

2012/10/15

Dottino: Keeping Eli Upright Key For Giants Vs. 49ers

Perhaps the only thing missing from this game are the stakes – it’s only the sixth week of the regular season, although it’s very possible the winner will be able to call upon this result to help gain a tiebreaker advantage for the playoffs.

2012/10/12

Dottino: Could It Be More Obvious? Bradshaw Gets Giants’ Game Ball

Sometimes, these things are just too easy. Bradshaw put up career-highs with 30 carries and 200 yards to go with a touchdown.

2012/10/08

Eli Manning (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)

Dottino: Three Keys For The Giants Against The Browns

Despite an injury report that includes 13 names, the Giants are more talented than most. And they cannot afford to dip under sea level with the gauntlet of a schedule they’ll have to face, beginning next week in San Francisco.

2012/10/05

Dottino: Hard To Blame Giants’ Tynes, But Here Goes Nothing

The tragic number for the Giants was 2. As in the number of chances Lawrence Tynes got to kick the potential game-winning field goal. As in the number of times he missed. As in the number of feet his attempt was short on the one that counted.

2012/10/01

Giants O-line (credit: Al Bello/Getty Images), Eagles D-line (credit: Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Dottino: Giants-Eagles A True Battle In Trenches

There’s no more important factor in evaluating Sunday night’s Giants-Eagles game: the offensive lines for each team will write the script for this contest.

2012/09/28