2007 Wild Card · Sun, Jan 6, 2008 · Raymond James Stadium
New York GiantsWinner
24
at
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
23/39, 207 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-0.2 expected points added · +1.9% completion over expected
Passing · NYG
20/27, 185 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
12.1 expected points added · +10.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 20/27 | 185 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 17 | 66 | 3.9 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 13 | 34 | 2.6 | 1 | -2.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Strahan | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Butler | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerris Wilkinson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Pierce | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Ross | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kawika Mitchell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osi Umenyiora | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gibril Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Dockery | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Robbins | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 23/39 | 207 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -0.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest Graham | 18 | 63 | 3.5 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Michael Pittman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| B.J. Askew | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Jeff Garcia | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Joey Galloway | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine Phillips | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Brooks | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrett Ruud | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jovan Haye | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Nece | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Kelly | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaines Adams | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Black | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Storer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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