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NFL Football News :: New York Giants beat Carolina Panthers in OT to claim top seed in NFC

Posted on 2008-12-22 by Gooner

The defending Super Bowl champion Giants re-established themselves as the team to beat by earning the NFC's top seed for the postseason with a thrilling 34-28 comeback victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday night.

Derrick Ward ran for career-best 215 yards and set up Brandon Jacobs' winning 2-yard touchdown run with 9:57 left in overtime after the Panthers had missed a chance to win the game with 9 seconds left in regulation when the swirling wind at Giants Stadium pushed John Kasey's 50-yard field-goal attempt wide left.

New York (12-3) had clinched a first-round bye earlier in the day when Atlanta beat Minnesota, then added the icing on this frosty night by beating Carolina (11-4) in the winner-take-all game for the NFC's top seed.

The Panthers, who have qualified for the playoffs, can clinch the NFC South and the No. 2 seed with a win at New Orleans next weekend.

Sourced From : NFL.com

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