Giants D Only Allows 2 Points Defeat Falcons

Nice wildcard playoff game by the New York Giants today. New York's defense twice stopped the Falcons on fourth-and-short and got 173 yards rushing from its league-worst running game to notch its third straight victory and first home playoff win since 2000.

Eli Manning threw three touchdown passes - including a pair to Hakeem Nicks - and his defense did the rest as the New York Giants churned out a workmanlike 24-2 victory over the visiting Atlanta Falcons in an NFC wild card game Sunday.

Atlanta (10-7), with Matt Ryan, Michael Turner and Roddy White all healthy, went one-and-out of the playoffs for the second straight season,