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68 minutes for Giants’ season to collapse

Over the Giants’ last 68 minutes of game action, they have allowed 73 points and watched their season quickly spiral out of control.

Here is a look back at some of the key plays in losses to the Eagles and Packers that could mean the end of Big Blue’s season and of Tom Coughlin as Giants coach.

1. Celek’s touchdown — It all started with a missed tackle. Up 31-10 with 7:43 remaining in the fourth quarter, Kenny Phillips whiffed on a tackle on the Eagles’ Brent Celek, turning about a 30-yard reception into a 65-yard score and starting the snowball rolling.

2. The onside kick — Why didn’t Tom Coughlin send out the hands team?

3. Vick’s scramble — Facing a third-and-10 from the Eagles’ 12, Michael Vick eluded the blitz and scampered down the sideline for a 33-yard gain, leading to the tying touchdown.

4. The punt — Matt Dodge was supposed to punt it out of bounds with 12 seconds to go. He didn’t. DeSean Jackson bobbled it, picked it up and … well, you know.

5. Rodgers to Nelson — The big plays kept on coming. After stopping the Packers on their first drive, perhaps signaling the defense was ready to rebound, Aaron Rodgers hit Jordy Nelson for an 80-yard bomb on the first play of Green Bay’s second series to give the Packers a 7-0 lead.

6. Bradshaw fumbles — Ahmad Bradshaw’s fumble-itis, which has driven Tom Coughlin crazy all season, reared its ugly head again. On third-and-2 of the second half’s opening drive, with the Giants moving the ball, Bradshaw took a direct snap, but Charles Woodson knocked the ball out of his hands and Atari Bigby recovered it, setting up a Packers field goal.

7. Matthews strips Jacobs — With the score 31-17 with 2:29 remaining in the third, Clay Matthews chased down Brandon Jacobs and punched the ball out of his hands, snuffing out another Giants drive.

8. Manning gets picked — Still 31-17 with more than 11 minutes left, Eli Manning looked for Derek Hagan, but rookie corner Sam Shields stepped in front of Manning’s pass at the 46-yard line and picked it off — the second of Manning’s four INTs — leading to a 4-yard touchdown run by John Kuhn.