thank you kevin durant. you've given me the greatest gift anyone could ask for. you believed in me. you the real santa claus. >> mike: giants trying to tie. someone has to win the division. 6-7, the best right now. >> jon: 21 teams in football have a losing record. it's not just the nfc east not up to snuff right now. >> mike: the fourth quarter begins. it's third down after this. >> jon: i love landry. he's the kickoff return man, the punt return man, running back, a flanker in a close formation.

three man in the slot. and on third down, he does a great job. hard guy to find, hard guy to defend. jarvis landry. >> mike: third and two, they go the other way, pick up the first down, a nice move by williams, who will be just on the giants' side of midfield. unga making the tackle here. first down, to the 49 yard line. >> jon: jordan cameron, lined up as a wide receiver. comes down, rubs off the linebacker covering williams. nice design. i'm impressed with taylor, the young offensive coordinator. only calling his second game, giving tannehill some opportunities to audible. put him in some check with me situations, and well balanced in

>> mike: tannehill, fires, complete. jennings, brought down at the 34 yard line. and you mentioned zac taylor. his father-in-law is mike sherman, the offensive coordinator here with joe philbin philbin. mike's daughter, married to zac. and what did he hand you? >> jon: my old quarterback book. he carried it for ten years. i wouldn't let these young coaches out of here. >> mike: pierre-paul waiting, no gain. as wynn comes over to bring down landry.

slow-plays it, just can't quite wrap up. still fighting through that club that he's wearing on his right hand. don't know how long he's going to wear that. don't know if he'll ever take it off. but it certainly inhibits his play. >> mike: third and five. three receivers to the top. the giants rushing four. tannehill, firing downfield, incomplete. devante parker couldn't win the 50/50 ball with rodgers-cromartie. and miami will punt it away. >> jon: parker, the rookie out of louisville, he's been invisible. see your quarterback scrambling, uncover.

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>> mike: voting for the 2016 pro bowl ends tonight. vote now. the christmas parade, south beach style. a lot of giant fans in the house tonight. the first-down run by jennings for the first down. from their own 4, they gain 12, to the 16. >> jon: that's how you come off your own goal line. hand the ball to a 230-pound back, a beautiful job cutting it

how about shamiel gary, making a one-on-one tackle. >> mike: gary in. a lot of players rotating through both defenses at this point. manning, beckham is wide open. odell, so long. >> jon: from coverage. odell beckham destroys it. >> mike: and to the end zone. 84 yards. injured giants back there, the left tackle, ereck flowers, banged up coming in with a left ankle injury. holding that ankle. as the giants lead by six. >> jon: you're going to see a slant route. i have no idea what jones,

the game because of the injury. jones and taylor, blow coverage. and if you blow a coverage against odell beckham, eli won't miss that one. >> mike: an 84-yard touchdown for eli manning, his fourth touchdown pass of the night. beckham has the 87-yarder earlier. against the pats. so, add the 84 to that, and a 72-yarder last week against the jets. and now has given the giants the six-point lead. flowers, limping off with the help of the giants' athletic training staff. and the two guys from new orleans celebrating a 12th touchdown catch of the year. extra point, good from brown.\

pushing and17e shoving amongst the interior linemen. the referee came to say it was good. something else going on behind the play, the kick was good. >> referee: after the play, unsportsmanlike conduct, kicking team, number 73. the penalty will be enforced on the kickoff.

>> mike: the two roommates at lsu came out of the same draft class, the same position, the same school. meeting at a seven on seven passing camp, and connected as friends. 15 catches between them. beckham has scored touchdowns for the giants to tie the game at 24, and the 84-yarder, giving

the newhouse penalty will give landry a chance to return the kickoff kickoff. but instead, it's williams on the return. goes through the tackle of williams, but it's cleaned up by taylor. >> jon: in this coverage, beckham runs the slant and go. and jones, he jumps the slant, and number 22, taylor, has to protect his safety. blew the coverage, and odell beckham is off to the races. but mccain, the starting corner, got hurt earlier. backup corner, taylor into the game. you have to continue to go after him. >> mike: mccain was hurt on the kickoff to start the third quarter. didn't come back. and miller, slamming it in there for a couple of yards. kuhn has a knee injury, he's been determined out. we told you he went to the

selvie, walked up the tunnel, and he's being evaluated for a concussion. and moore was cut by the giants, signed by miami, but that doesn't take effect until tomorrow. so kuhn and selvie are out. second and eight, tannehill, rolling into pressure. getting rid of it. took out tom coughlin on that play. as the coach went down, along with the other giants. dominic rodgers-cromartie, t.c. gets banged up, coach, ready to go. >> jon: off the edge, and jason pierre-paul, to the inside. tom coughlin going down on the sideline. let's hope he's all right. third down and eight, giants struggling to get their rushers

fullback, checking in to rush the passer. watch out for the spin moves, mike. >> mike: play clock running down. in time, tannehill gets it off. he has time, but nobody is open. scrambles, throws, caught by landry at the 45 yard line. first down and a pickup of 25. >> jon: what a great job by tannehill, on third and eight, in the pocket. keeps his eyes down the field. that's how you react to a quarterback that's scrambling. watch landry. sees the quarterback in trouble. breaks off his pattern, comes back for a critical first down. >> mike: two receivers, big play needed in the fourth. read option, tannehill, turning the corner.

collins made the hit. >> jon: you are going to take shots when you take these zone reads. going to be a keep, they read the end man on the line of scrimmage. tannehill takes off to the outside, you're going to take some hits. let's see if the giants can protect a lead. they've been unable to protect games with leads in the fourth quart quarter. >> mike: williams, the back, with a screen. pouncey, out to block. williams, good job spinning to the 31 yard line. eight-yard first-down play. >> jon: williams has a chance to make this tackle.

first down. expect steve spagnuolo to blitz. he's a well-known crunch time blitzer. >> mike: he has hughes and bromley out there. because of the other injuries. ajayi stopped for no gain. pierre-paul, working hard here tonight. >> jon: he certainly is. came from the backside, and showed his old form. he got off the ball quickly, beat sims across the space. that's a nice play. if you're a tight end, you have to deal with this man as a run defender. and his get-off is what makes him special. >> mike: second and ten. tannehill has time.

play with landry. jarvis landry, couldn't get it covered by wade. >> jon: a strange blitz that time by the giants. they have people dropping out of there, it's half man, half zone. landry on a scramble drill. that's how you're plastered to your man when the quarterback scrambles. >> mike: third and ten. in field goal range, but down seven. tannehill. dropped by williams. damien williams couldn't hang on. going to be a hold, a flag. let's see what coughlin does

that could take them out of field goal range, let's see what they decide. >> referee: holding. offense. number 74. a ten-yard penalty. replay third down. >> jon: fox at right tackle, filling in for ja'wuan james. it was a stunt, whitlock, 49, coming up inside. fox, 74. on the holding call. third and 20, if you're miami, try to get some kind of completion, at least give you some kind of chance at a field goal. >> mike: whitlock, two-way playing. giants dig in deep here. after the dolphins' 11th penalty of the night, tannehill for cameron, broken up by dahl. >> jon: what a great play by

the ex-st. louis ram, who knows spagnuolo's defense. timed it perfectly. great play by dahl. >> mike: what a decision by tom coughlin. changes thedy nam dynamics of the game. this decision means there's no field goal attempt. it's a punt by matt darr. the last one pinned the giants inside their own 5 yard line. harris going to let it go. the bounce is nearly identical. will be stopped at the 3. the giants went 96 yards in two plays last drive.

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>> mike: tom coughlin, the oldest coach in professional

after beckham and eli, name the next best giant. a lot of guys contending for the lead in the division. >> jon: tom coughlin isn't worrying about getting fired. shula, landry, knoll got fired. he's going to go into the ring of honor for the new york giants. possibly a hall of fame coach. who you going to call? he's one of the all-time greats. credit his giants, a lot of backup players playing as hard as they can. >> jon: >> mike: jenkins, slow to get up for miami. and officials have been conscious of that the last couple of weeks.

you hear from the giants fans, this is their first visit to miami in 19 years. the nfl has a quadrennial schedule now, you visit on a minimum of 8 years, but the last game was a visit to london. second and eight. jennings. a gain of a couple of yards. and whitlock, out there the last series as a pass rusher, now as a fullback. >> jon: i think tom coughlin would love to see his offense put miami away. eli manning has more touchdowns than incompletions in the game. he's been tremendous. needs to find another completion to keep the drive alive.

third and five, eli in trouble, hit as he threw, incomplete. vernon was coming to get the quarterback. manning got rid of it in time. miami needed a three and out, and they get it. just over 6:00 to go in regulation. >> jon: he beats ericeck flowers with ease. and that's a critical stop for the dolphins. and somehow, landry continues to go. he's struggling physically. with all the work he's had tonight. >> mike: wing, kicking out of his own end zone. ball. wing gets rid of it. landry, on the run. can't get to it on the bounce, stopped shy of midfield. so, the dolphins take over in giants territory.

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their team here all too often. leads at home against atlanta, against new england, the jets, the inability to close it out. now, can tom coughlin's offense come up with the plays? four touchdown passes. can the "d" stop miami? great field position for ryan tannehill. first-down throw off the hands of landry, incomplete, and a flag on landry for throwing wade after the play. >> jon: just frustration. wade, who has covered landry on back-to-back snaps. >> referee: after the play, personal foul. unnecessary roughness, a 15-yard penalty. second down. >> jon: that's one of the worst penalties you'll see.

penalties over 100 yards here on the night. >> jon: dan campbell took him out of the game. going to have to be one of the young receivers that steps up. >> mike: landry, with an unsportsmanlike and taunting. his third 15-yard flag this season. and over the middle, to parker at midfield. gets a lot of the penalty yardage back. third down and seven. >> jon: parker, the rookie out of louisville. haven't called his name much. has been held in check by rodgers-cromartie and landry in the short yardage situation. it's third and 11, i'm sorry, mike. >> mike: after the flag.

again covering him in the slot. pressure, tannehill steps up, throws on the run for landry. incomplete. targeted him a lot tonight. a ton of targets for landry. >> jon: tannehill, disgusted with himself. bought time in the pocket. just misses him. >> mike: the 18th time that tannehill targeted landry. couldn't pull that one in. inside of 5:00, at midfield. darr will try to pin the giants inside for the third time in this half. harris, feet on the 10, going to let it go.

the man, not the ball. and as the slide was happening by zach vigil, we'll watch closely for the feet here. he's got it, slides across the goal line with the ankle. the giants get it out at the 20. keeping the ball there is good, if we were playing in college ball, that would have been clean. it's the man, not the ball. >> jon: time for miami to crowd the line of scrimmage. do not let eli hand the ball off and control the clock. >> mike: ereck flowers out. manning is going to roll the opposite way, complete to

>> jon: nice play by beckham. on the sideline. watch him start to the flat. he's going to push up to back mccain off of him. sets down beautifully for a gain of nine. a really good call by mcadoo. play action pass, dolphins were expecting run, fooled them. >> mike: pugh moving into guard. second down run, jennings for nothing. 4:25 to go, a neville hewitt tackle out of marshall. >> jon: and number 86, cunningham checks in at tight end. this has been an area the giants have struggled, the short yardage offense. will eli hand it to the big back

giants have not performed well this year. third and short. it's a run. first down for jennings. huge run for the 31. going to force miami to use time-outs. >> jon: this is old-school tom coughlin. get into a two-back set. run to whitlock. and reynolds, number 61, in the ball game. hugh checks in at left tackle. flowers, out of the game. how about that, for having confidence in the left side? >> mike: manning. checks the formation. maxes the play clock. first down, shotgun run. two yards for jennings. >> jon: suh needs to get back in this game.

you need to find a way to make the play, to give the ball back to your offense. hot night, highest-paid player in the national football league. got to find something in the tank. >> mike: dan campbell time-out. down to one left. trying to put all the eggs in the basket to make the stop here. eli manning. his highest completion percentage, just over 79% against arizona seven years ago in the desert, tonight, 86%. the manning family, peyton has had over 80% 18 times. archie hasn't done it.

completions tonight, and more importantly, a chance for a huge first down. and complete to harris at the 45 yard line with 2:43 to go. >> jon: you just can't defend it. sharp slant, and eli manning is on fire. read the blitz perfectly. hard to blitz eli manning when he's on to you. >> mike: the giants, close to closing this game out. miami, if they can get it back with under 1:00 left, no time-outs time-outs. to midfield, and miami will take the time-out here at 2:12.