5. Winning in red zone
The Giants had the Pats on the ropes in the regular season finale, leading 28-16 early in the third quarter, and one reason was that instead of settling for FGs, they scored TDs. In all, the Giants were 4-for-4 in the red zone in the game – 6-foot-5 receiver Plaxico Burress (pictured) is a big weapon in close – which at least put them in position for the upset. They’ll need a similar effort against a Pats D that has been inconsistent in the red zone this year. “All year we were either giving up touchdowns or we were playing great, there was no in between,” linebacker Mike Vrabel said.