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2007 Wild Card · Sun, Jan 6, 2008 · Raymond James Stadium

New York GiantsWinner

24

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

14

TB -3 upsetU 39.5 ✓

New York Giants 24–14.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · TB

Jeff GarciaQB

23/39, 207 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-0.2 expected points added · +1.9% completion over expected

Passing · NYG

Eli ManningQB

20/27, 185 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

12.1 expected points added · +10.1% completion over expected

Rushing · NYG

Ahmad BradshawRB

17 att, 66 yds, 0 TD

-1.3 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · TB

Earnest GrahamRB

18 att, 63 yds, 1 TD

1.3 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Box score

New York Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Eli Manning20/2718520112.1

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Ahmad Bradshaw17663.90-1.3
Brandon Jacobs13342.61-2.9

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Michael Strahan511.000
James Butler510.001
Gerris Wilkinson420.000
Antonio Pierce500.001
Aaron Ross300.000
Kawika Mitchell210.000
Osi Umenyiora210.000
Gibril Wilson210.000
Kevin Dockery210.001
Fred Robbins110.000

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Jeff Garcia23/39207121-0.2

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Earnest Graham18633.511.3
Michael Pittman155.000.3
B.J. Askew133.000.6
Jeff Garcia122.000.4
Joey Galloway1-4-4.00-1.1

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Jermaine Phillips630.000
Derrick Brooks530.000
Barrett Ruud430.000
Ronde Barber420.000
Jovan Haye220.000
Ryan Nece310.000
Brian Kelly210.000
Gaines Adams111.000
Quincy Black110.000
Byron Storer200.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
TB -3
Closing total
39.5
NYG moneyline
+156
TB moneyline
-166

Buccaneers closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 39.5; the game landed 38 — under by 1.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Raymond James Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather
70°F, wind 5 mph
Referee
Walt Anderson
Rest
NYG 8 days · TB 7 days
Coaches
Tom Coughlin vs Jon Gruden