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Brandon Jacobs being tackled by Brian Dawkins. For those who don't have the NFL Network, Paul Myerberg and Joe Lapointe will provide live updates and analysis of the Giants-Broncos game.

Eli Manning # 10 of the New York Giants throws a pass against the San Diego Chargers .

The New York Giants travel to Denver to face the Broncos on Thanksgiving night. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:20 pm and the game can be seen on NFL Network.

Lawrence Tynes delivered the winning points on a 36-yard field goal and Eli Manning provided plenty of fireworks with 384 passing yards, but the Giants' receiving corps was the impetus for New York's 34-31 overtime win over Atlanta on Sunday.

That the defense gave up two fourth-quarter touchdowns. That the offense could have sealed it with any sort of drive late in regulation.

On one side of the ball at least, the Super Bowl-contending Giants reappeared Sunday in a 34-31 overtime win over the Falcons.

The Giants and Atlanta Falcons looked like powerhouse teams through five games. Now each team is struggling just to remain above .500. The Giants, who started 5-0, have lost four straight.

New York Giants Eli Manning will the key to the rest of Big Blue's season. With the bye week in their rear-view mirror, the Giants returned to work Wednesday, preparing for the final seven games of the season and a stretch run they hope leads to a Super Bowl victory.

We should have thrown the damn ball. Kevin Gilbride didn't phrase it exactly that way, but the Giants offensive coordinator yesterday admitted after looking back at a fateful, and ultimately wasteful, final series against the Chargers he wished he had been more aggressive.

One drip led to another as a sterling 5-0 record turned into a tarnished 5-4, and quite suddenly the Giants are in danger of getting washed away from a once-promising season.

Rookie wide receiver Hakeem Nicks, driving up the field as the Chargers' Paul Oliver tries to tackle him last week, is benefiting from all the attention focused on Steve Smith.

The Giants took the first shot at saving their season and failed miserably against the Chargers.

The evidence is mounting, not only in the most recent debacle and the current four-game losing streak, but over a longer and more damning sample, that these Giants are simply not that good.

Giants starting cornerback Aaron Ross, shown here during training camp, is practicing on Wednesday for the first time since Sept.

Giants head coach Tom Coughlin watches practice from a distance Wednesday. Tom Coughlin spoke briskly, in stern tones, with great emphasis on the words that counted most.

Power Rankings: Preseason: 3. This week: 15. 2009 Schedule/Results Where they stand: After losing four consecutive games, the Giants have fallen two games behind the Cowboys in the division.

Players talked Monday about the positives that came out of Sunday's game with San Diego, how the offense got back into a rhythm, how the defense eliminated some of its miscommunication problems and how the team got back to playing Giants football.

Coach opted to settle for field goal instead of play aggressively late against Charges.

The answer to the question, can the Giants get into the end zone, is No. Their drive stalled in the red zone after a play in which Steve Smith was originally credited with a reception was overturned after a replay review.

It could come down to Philip Rivers and Eli Manning after all, this game between two teams seemingly headed in different directions of late but really so reflective of the other.