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Head coach Tom Coughlin gets gatorade dumped on him after defeating the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium on January 1, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Michael Heiman/Getty Images)

Dottino: Giant Effort

A complete effort across the board. How ironic considering the Giants often had trouble putting everything together at once this season, one that has ended in an NFC East championship and their first postseason appearance in three years.

2012/01/02

Giants (credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images) vs. Cowboys (credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Dottino: Giants Vs. Cowboys Preview

One game. One playoff spot – and not just entrance into the postseason, but a first-round home game, too.

WFAN–2011/12/30

New York Giants v New York Jets

Dottino: Merry Christmas For Giants

Was that Santa or Victor Cruz racing down the right sideline for a 99-yard TD? His memorable gift sparked the Giants to a 29-14 victory

WFAN–2011/12/25

Plaxico Burress (credit: Nick Laham/Getty Images), Corey Webster (credit: Al Bello/Getty Images)

Dottino: 3 Key Matchups For Giants Vs. Jets

The bottom line is that the NFL doesn’t care about which player said what – it will simply look at the final score Saturday afternoon and adjust the standings.

WFAN–2011/12/23

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Dottino: Giants Humbled At Home… Again

How many times do the Giants have to stumble before they realize that this team actually has a chance to make something out of the 2011season?

WFAN–2011/12/19

Giants (credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images) vs. Redskins (credit: Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

Dottino: Redskins At Giants Preview

A three-game season, that’s what it has come down to for the Giants.

WFAN–2011/12/16

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Dottino: Giants Fight To Finish

There is fight left in these Giants after all! Eli Manning? Well, that’s six comeback victories this season and 20 for his career.

WFAN–2011/12/12

Giants (credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images) vs. Cowboys (credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Dottino: Cowboys Vs. Giants Preview

The Giants should consider themselves very fortunate – the schedule maker gave them two games against the first-place Cowboys in the final month of the season.

WFAN–2011/12/09

Chase Blackburn (credit: Nick Laham/Getty Images), Tom Coughlin (credit: Nick Laham/Getty Images)

Dottino: Is The Giants’ Glass Half-Full Or Half-Empty?

A pessimist will tell you that there are no moral victories in the NFL. Roger Goodell does not count them when he sends teams into the postseason.

WFAN–2011/12/05

Packers (credit: Darren Hauck/Getty Images)   vs. Giants (credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Dottino: Giants Vs. Packers Preview

Coach Tom Coughlin has tried to remain methodical in his approach to the Giants slide. However, he’s dealing with a roster that may not have enough bite to get the job done against the undefeated Packers.

2011/12/02

Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints dives into the endzone for a touchdown against the New York Giants at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on November 28, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Dottino: Monday Night Misery For Giants

Now what? Coach Tom Coughlin and his staff must figure how to stop what officially has become a losing streak, given the Giants lost their third straight – an embarrassing 49-24 defeat in New Orleans on Monday night.

2011/11/29

Saints (credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images)  vs. Giants (credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Dottino: Giants At Saints Preview

The Giants are taking a broken-down roster into New Orleans, where the Saints are putting up nearly 40 points per game this season.

WFAN–2011/11/28

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Dottino: Pathetic Performance From Giants

Coach Tom Coughlin made no excuses for how his Giants, specifically, the offense, failed to bring the proper intensity needed to beat the desperate Philadelphia Eagles. The horror show was all on tape, anyway.

WFAN–2011/11/21

Giants (credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images) vs. Eagles (credit: JEFF HAYNES/AFP/Getty Images)

Dottino: Eagles At Giants Preview

This may be the most challenging portion of the Giants’ schedule, and not just because they need to grind out wins against some of their most difficult opponents.

WFAN–2011/11/18

New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin shouts to his team while on the sideline during their game against the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park on November 13, 2011 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Dottino: Giants Fall Short

Maybe every NFL coach would take it if you told them they’d been in a position to win the game in the fourth quarter every week. But that’s a dangerous way to live – as Tom Coughlin and his Giants found out by dropping a 27-20 thriller in San Francisco.

2011/11/14

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