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As playoff race heats up, Giants stay ahead of Redskins, Cowboys

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Everyone in the NFC East won on Sunday, which means the race for the division race didn’t change. And that’s good news for the Giants. On the strength of their win over the Saints, the Giants improved to 8-5 and stayed a game ahead of the Redskins and…

Nakia Hogan, nola.com

Wilson was friend with the two Dallas Cowboys players involved in a deadly crash

Mike Triplett, nola.com

More observations from Saints' 52-27 loss to New York Giants

Nakia Hogan, nola.com

DID YOU SEE? DAVID WILSON Through the first 11 games of the season, Wilson did very little to live up to his first-round draft slot. But that changed quickly Sunday night, as Wilson turned in the best game of his...

Mike Triplett, nola.com

Saints have come up uncharacteristically small in past three big games

Larry Holder, nola.com

Saints players feeling like 2012 playoff chances are over

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Rookie David Wilson returned a kickoff 97 yards for one touchdown, ran for two more scores and piled up 327 all-purpose yards and Eli Manning threw four touchdown passes to lead the New York Giants to s 52-27 win over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.

CNNSI.com

The Giants' return game was fantastic, which spelled trouble for the Saints. New York averaged 48 yards per kickoff return and pulled away from New Orleans for a 52-27 victory.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

It took exactly one play for Saints cornerback Elbert Mack’s 73-yard interception return for a touchdown to be upstaged at the Meadowlands. Giants rookie David Wilson took the ensuing kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown of his own and the momentum, which h…

CNNSI.com

The Giants are trying to remain atop the NFC East. The Saints are fighting to keep their postseason hopes alive. Sparked by big returns, the teams have traded third-quarter touchdowns.

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN.com

The New York Giants believe wide receiver Hakeem Nicks, listed as questionable with a knee injury, will play Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, a team official told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

Nakia Hogan, nola.com

Ivory's hamstring injury crept up Saturday morning

ESPN.com

Join our ESPN.com NFL experts as they break down the NFC showdown between the New Orleans Saints and the New York Giants. Contribute your thoughts and questions beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET. See you there. Countdown Live: Saints-Giants

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

As former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue weighs the evidence in the New Orleans Saints bounty case, it's coming out that the NFL, which handed the case over to Tagliabue to avoid the appearance of impropriety, made a last-ditch settlement offer to the …

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Because they’ve done it in the past, there’s a sense among the Giants that late-season runs are coming. But heading into today’s game against the Saints, they’re also working to make sure they don’t take it for granted. “I think guys know each…

NOLA.com | The Times, nola.com

Here's a look at the top storylines and big matchups from around the nation as we near kickoff on another Sunday of NFL football.