Well, Tom Coughlin certainly hopes so.

At 7-6, the New York Giants are on the brink of missing the playoffs after such a strong start to the 2009 NFL football season a few months ago.

Yes, it looks like the Dallas Cowboys are not the only team having their fair share of problems this December as we witnessed the New York Giants squander away all the momentum they’ve generated during the early parts of the season.

Once lording over the NFC East, Eli Manning and the rest of the Giants now find themselves sitting third behind the struggling Cowboys. Their remaining three games are huge if they want to clinch that wild card playoff spot. A loss could very well be the killer to their hopes of a run at the Super Bowl.

On Monday Night Football, they have the Washington Redskins in the first of three must-win games for the Giants. After this NFC East rivalry, the Giants have the Carolina Panthers before heading to the Metrodome to face the red hot Minnesota Vikings.

Yup, it doesn’t look too good for the Giants right now. But if there’s that one guy who can help the Giants make that final push for the postseason, it’s Eli Manning. Sure, he can be inconsistent at times but the fact of the matter is, the guy can make plays when it counts the most.

Just ask the Patriots after Eli led the Giants to win Super Bowl XLII.

The Patriots then were supposed to be the greatest team in NFL history, chasing perfection and another Super Bowl title. Eli Manning, down by four with just under three minutes left, led the Giants to an 83-yard drive to find Plaxico Burress for the winning touchdown.

That is after he made arguably one of the biggest plays in Super Bowl history when he barely escaped a sack and connected with David Tyree for that jaw dropping play that literally took the life out of the Patriots defense.

He will need the same kind of magic against the Washington Redskins on Monday night.

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