Entering the fourth quarter, the Giants trailed 14-7. Then, they got hot. Lawrence Tynes hit two field goals and Eli Manning had a TD strike to tight end Kevin Boss. But with 21 seconds remaining in the game, Philip Rivers connected with Vincent Jackson to give the Chargers the the one-point win.

On the game, Rivers had three touchdown passes — two of which went to Jackson. Manning had two touchdown passes — one to Boss and one to Steve Smith.

While the Giants are plummeting, the Chargers are playing extremely well. They’ve won three straight games. Although LaDainian Tomlinson appears to be a shadow of his former self, the rest of the team is coming together nicely — especially the defense.

Next week, the Giants take on the Atlanta Falcons while the Chargers take on the Philadelphia Eagles.

Eli Manning and the Giants are struggling (Image: Zuma Press)

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After not practicing on Wednesday, Boldin was again off the practice field on Thursday. However, he did some work on the side and the Cardinals are hopeful that he can participate in Friday’s practice. If he practices on Friday, there’s a very good chance that he’ll play in the Week 7 contest that has the Cardinals going against the New York Giants on Sunday Night Football.

On the season, Boldin has 29 catches for 306 yards and one touchdown. His best game came in Week 3 when he had six catches for 83 yards and a touchdown against the Colts.

Although Arizona is deep at the wide receiver position, they’ll need Boldin to have a decent shot at beating the Giants this weekend.

Anquan Boldin - Arizona Cardinals (Image: Newscom)

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5. Denver Broncos
Even though the Broncos are 5-0, does anyone truly believe that this team is a Super Bowl contender? Many experts aren’t even believing that Denver will make the playoffs. I guess we’ll see.

4. Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings have won each of their five games. While nothing is too wrong with their squad, Brett Favre remains a question mark. Can he survive the entire 17 week NFL schedule?

3. New Orleans Saints
When it comes to an explosive offense, the Saints are at the top of the list. And though their defense is obviously improved, is it improved enough?

2. Indianapolis Colts
Peyton Manning has been fantastic. He has easily been the best player in the NFL this season. That said, he’ll need some help to win it all. His supporting cast isn’t somewhat questionable.

1. New York Giants
The Giants just look like a winner. They are tough on the road, they execute well and they are proven. As long as Eli Manning stays healthy, this team will be difficult to beat.

Eli Manning - New York Giants (Image: Zuma Press)

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The 29-year-old wide receiver has played his entire career with the Giants. From 2003 to 2007, he had 54 catches for 650 yards and four touchdowns. Last season, Tyree missed the entire year due to injury.

With the Ravens, Tyree will give the team another veteran receiving presence. Tyree will join wideouts Derrick Mason, Kelley Washington and Mark Clayton. So far this season, Mason is leading the wide receivers in catches (19), yards (284) and touchdowns (2).

When Tyree was signed, he was actually working out for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He left Tampa to go back to Baltimore and sign on the dotted line.

David Tyree has signed with the Ravens (Image: Zuma Press)

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5. Denver Broncos
Although the Broncos are 4-0, it’s difficult to believe they are for real. Their offense appears to be a lot less potent than last year. Defensively, they have been very good — but will it last?

4. Minnesota Vikings
Brett Favre had an outing to remember on Monday Night Football. The Vikings look like legit Super Bowl contenders. However, whether Favre can last a complete season playing at a high level is unknown.

3. New Orleans Saints
The Saints have the most explosive offense in the NFL. Their defense isn’t great but it is much improved from the last few seasons. At their best, the Saints are very hard to beat.

2. Indianapolis Colts
Peyton Manning seems to have regained his spot as the best quarterback in the NFL. Last season, he dealt with a knee injury for much of the season. This year, Manning has turned back the clock.

1. New York Giants
With a hard hitting defense and an offense that always seems to make the big play, the Giants look like the best team in the NFL. If Eli Manning can stay healthy and Steve Smith can become a legit star receiver, another Super Bowl championship could be in the cards.

Eli Manning - New York Giants (Image: Zuma Press)

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1. New York Giants
If the defense can remain healthy, Eli Manning seems to have found enough offensive weapons to keep the Giants dangerous on both sides of the field.

2. Baltimore Ravens
The Ravens were doubted a bit coming into the season but they appear legit once again. If they keep playing this way, the playoffs are well within reach.

3. Atlanta Falcons
The upstart Falcons keep proving themselves. Tony Gonzalez has been a great fit so far and the defense has shown some glimpses. Watch out for Atlanta.

4. Indianapolis Colts
The Week 2 victory wasn’t pretty but the Colts are now 2-0. Peyton Manning remains a force and once the defense gets back Bob Sanders, they could turn it around quickly.

5. Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings have won both of their games and they look strong. However, Brett Favre hasn’t been tested yet. We’ll wait for a test before moving Minnesota any higher.

We Know AP is good. How about Brett Favre? We'll see. (Image: Zuma Press)

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Week 3 NFL Power Rankings

1. Pittsburgh Steelers
Although their running game needs some work, the Steelers looked strong in Week 1 and should be considered the favorites for the time being.

2. Philadelphia Eagles
The Donovan McNabb injury is worrisome but the Eagles were scary good to begin the 2009 NFL season as they dismantled the Panthers.

3. New York Giants
The Giants looked strong and Eli Manning appears to have enough receiving options to make things work this season.

4. New England Patriots
Almost losing to the Bills wasn’t a great way to begin the season but this team is talented, deep and has Super Bowl experience.

5. Minnesota Vikings
If Adrian Peterson can keep running like he did in Week 1 and Brett Favre plays smart, this squad has very high potential.

Brett Favre and Adrian Peterson make a good team (Image: Zuma Press)

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While Tyree’s catch will go down in Super Bowl history, him getting cut isn’t that much of surprise. The Giants have at ton of options at wide receiver and Tyree admittedly wasn’t having the greatest of training camps.

Said Tyree: “I’m not going to sit there and say I had a great camp and why would they do this. I didn’t have a great camp. I had a very average camp. It started terrible and worked up to average. It’s about performance.”

Prior to becoming a Super Bowl hero, Tyree didn’t have much of an NFL career. In the regular season, he had 54 receptions, 650 receiving yards and four touchdowns over the course of five seasons. Last year, he missed the entire campaign due to injury.

By all accounts he’s a great guy so it’ll be interesting to see if a team brings him in to serve as a mentor who has been there and definitely done that.

Here is the David Tyree Super Bowl Video for the few people who missed it:

David Tyree - Super Bowl Hero (Image: Zuma Press)

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Super Bowl Hero David Tyree Cut by Giants

For the game, Sanchez was 13-for-20 with one touchdown and no interceptions. His touchdown came on an impressive toss to Chansi Stuckey in the middle of the second quarter.

Sanchez pointed to his starting gig as a reason why he performed so well.

Said Sanchez: “You get a little more confidence when you know your coach believes in you and has named you the starter. It was similar to that at SC. Once you’re the guy, you talk a little different, you walk a little different and you act a little different.”

The Jets play their final preseason game on September 3rd against the Philadelphia Eagles. Sanchez will play in his first NFL regular season game in Week 1 of the 2009 season against the Houston Texans.

Mark Sanchez - New York Jets (Image: Zuma Press)

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In a preseason game against the New York Giants, Cutler was 8-for-13 for 121 yards and one touchdown pass. The touchdown came in the second quarter on a one-yard pass to Desmond Clark. When all the dust cleared, the Bears beat the Giants by a final score of 17-3.

While all of Chicago was happy with Cutler’s performance, the quarterback himself wasn’t overly thrilled.

Said Cutler: “It’s preseason. Everyone got a little excited last week when we didn’t produce but we looked OK tonight. There’s still room for improvement, so we’re going to go back to work. We’re coming together as an offense. We’re not quite there yet.”

Also staring for the Bears was running back Matt Forte. On nine carries, the second year back gained 58 yards and scored a touchdown.

Both the Bears and the Giants are now 1-1 in preseason play.

Jay Cutler - Chicago Bears (Image: Zuma Press)

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