Dottino: What To Watch For In Patriots-Giants, Plus A Prediction
The game is not played on paper, which is why the Giants (5-4) are geared up for Sunday's battle at MetLife Stadium.
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The game is not played on paper, which is why the Giants (5-4) are geared up for Sunday's battle at MetLife Stadium.
While the wow factor might be missing from Odell Beckham's game in his second season in the NFL, the New York Giants' receiver is quietly having another big year.
If they make it ugly enough on defense, and pretty enough on offense, they might just have a chance. It's not impossible. They just need to play the game of the year.
Giants coach Tom Coughlin says Beatty was diagnosed with a rotator cuff injury during his rehabilitation from a pectoral tear and will need surgery.
Here's the closest Tom Brady will come to admitting that two Super Bowl losses to the New York Giants still bother him: "I'd much rather have won them than lost them."
The New York Giants were understandably excited about the return of Jason Pierre-Paul, but did the results equal the hype? Also, the G-men lost Johnathan Hankins for the season with a torn pectoral muscle this week. How much will Big Blue miss Big Hank?
It's the well-oiled offensive machine against a banged-up defense that is ranked 32nd overall.
Concentrating on the Xs and Os and coming up with a strategy is not the only thing on Bill Belichick's mind this week, no matter how he or any of his close associates paint it.
Does that headline sound familiar? Even though Super Bowl XLII took place almost a decade ago, the remnants are still vivid the minds of many fans of the New York Giants.
Heading into the final seven games of the regular season, things are looking up for the New York Giants.
So this is what it feels like.
The Giants were finally able to capitalize on a feel-good moment this season.
The Giants beat the Buccaneers, 32-18, to improve to 5-4 and remain in first place in the NFC East.
The New York Giants (5-4) shrugged off last week's debacle against the New Orleans Saints by playing 60 minutes of mostly steady football.
Quarterback Eli Manning threw two touchdown passes, and the Giants earned a 32-18 victory over the Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium.
