But in a replay of Game 6, the Giants blew the game open in the first inning.
After the Giants blew a first-half lead, they spun momentum back to their favor early in the fourth quarter.
But even before the Giants blew it, they had created as many questions as answers.
Mara heard the chant after the Giants had blown a fourth-quarter lead for the fifth time in their seven losses this season.
But then the Giants almost blew the game again.
As in that game, the Giants blew a late scoring opportunity, only to cash in a second chance.
The last time the Giants blew a 17-point lead was Dec. 2, 1973, at Washington when they lost, 27-24, after leading by 21-3.
The Giants blew a 9-point lead and lost to the Vikings, 23-22.
Not only that, but the Giants subsided and blew a 4-0 lead.
Then the Giants blew it and bowed by 13-10.