Mario Manningham News

For the New York Giants, this was about as "must-win" as it gets. The coaching staff had dubbed the last game against the Chargers as a one game season, but the failed victory made this game that much more important.

The last time Falcons CB Tye Hill faced the Giants, he was with the Rams and he had a rough day.

Here in the Forbes Sunday Sleepers column, we've forecasted breakouts from the likes of Mario Manningham and Rashard Mendenhall well before they were household fantasy names.

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.

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.

Giants coach Tom Coughlin went out of his way Wednesday to tell the team its leaders, including quarterback Eli Manning and linebacker Antonio Pierce , have to take control and end a three-game losing streak Sunday at home against the Chargers.

Help is on the way to aid the ailing Giants defense. Linebacker Michael Boley and defensive tackle Chris Canty are both scheduled to take part in practice tomorrow when the Giants begin their on-field preparation for Sunday's game against the Chargers.

Glenn Warciski, a Fifth Down reader from Louisiana and a Giants fan , has put his finger on one part of the Giants' problems.

Justin Tuck and the Giants have the mindset that next week's game against the Chargers may be a must-win. Justin Tuck looked around the Giants' locker room Monday afternoon and declared that team confidence is as high as it's been in nearly a month.

Running back Brian Westbrook, who has been sidelined all week with the after-effects of a concussion, is one Eagle who can really fly.

NFL Network's Jason La Canfora reports Giants CB Aaron Ross has been ruled out of Sunday's game against the San Diego Chargers.

For the past two games, Kevin Boss has been running up the middle of the field, standing in between the hash marks and breaking out toward the flat.

QB: Defenses are trying to limit Donovan McNabb's big-play potential by keeping safeties deep and getting pressure up front, but McNabb hasn't adjusted with shorter passes and looks across the middle.

Robert Nicks, the father of the Giants rookie Hakeem Nicks, was nicknamed Philly after moving to North Carolina from Philadelphia, where he grew up a fan of the Eagles and the Phillies.

The New York Giants had held membership in the NFL's most exclusive and distinguished club for the better part of the last three seasons.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. If he was given a chance on kickoff returns, the Giants would be facing a quadruple threat Sunday when they meet up with the Eagles' DeSean Jackson in Philadelphia.

Donovan McNabb threw for 240 yards and three touchdowns on 17-of-23 efficiency to lead the Philadelphia Eagles in a 40-17 rout of the bitter-rival New York Giants at Lincoln Financial Field.

Wide receiver Mario Manningham is inactive for Sunday's game against the Eagles with a shoulder injury.

He looks the same. Still rumpled and boyish, Eli Manning seems as if he just rolled out of bed, even though it's after 2 o'clock on a rainy afternoon last week at the Giants' expansive new practice facility.

Giants receiver Mario Manningham missed practice Friday with an injured left shoulder sustained on the final play of Thursday's practice.