The post season begins Sunday for the New York Giants. Our Kevin Garrity gives us a preview of the matchup with the Atlanta Falcons.

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — If you take the second half of the giants season as a whole, they looked like anything but a playoff team losing five of their last eight games, but the final two weeks is all they are concerned with; solid wins over the jets and the cowboys that gave the NFC east title and a playoff berth, and it’s always a good thing going into the post season on a high note.

Giants head coach Tom Coughlin said, “We’re getting there, the last two games have helped us, given us confidence and hopefully we’ll be able to improve.”

Antrel Rolle, Giants defensive back, said, “At the beginning of the year no one gave us a chance, but as long as we believe in each other and everybody buys into the system, we’ll show that anything is possible.”

The Giants defense has gotten healthier the past few weeks and they are starting to perform at a high level and then there’s Eli Manning. He already has one Super Bowl ring but he doesn’t buy the concept that he can put this team on his shoulders but his head coach thinks, ‘why not’?

“Without a doubt he’s up to that challenge or any challenge for that matter,” said Coughlin.

Eli Manning, Giants quarterback, said, “Ya know quarterbacks, players, everybody, their confidence level is always high. You always go into a game feeling good about what’s going to happen and a lot of that is having confidence in the players around you. “

The giants get to play at home Sunday, if they win they will most likely be on the road for the rest of the playoffs. In 2007, big blue won every playoff game on the road on their way to the Super Bowl. Although there are not many players left from that team.

“It’s a new year. We have different players, it’s a new team and we can’t start looking too ahead. We have Atlanta this week and we need to get ready for this game,” said Manning.