The New York Giants are just three days away from the big game against the Green Bay Packers. The media has been covering them aggressively the last few days. When the two teams met Week 13, it was a nail biter. Do the Giants have it in them to keep this one close, and then edge out the Packers? Well according to many players, they do. The defense is expected to pressure Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and his discount double check won't help here.
The Giants lost that Week 13 game by a field goal, and they are not looking to repeat that. They could only force one turnover that day, and they allowed the Packers to hold the ball for six more minutes. This was the same day that Giants defense gave up 449 yards. To capitalize Sunday, New York is going to have to be on their A game. That means they are going to have to hold Rodgers and his arsenal to under 300 yards. If they cannot do that then Big Blue is going to have a long day.
The Giants are also going to need Eli Manning to play as if he truly is in the category of elite QBs. During their last meeting, Manning threw for 347 yards. We cannot just throw everything on Eli though; Running backs Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw are going to have to pound through Green Bay's defensive line. During the Week 13 loss, the two backs combined for 19 rushing attempts and only achieved 97 yards. That's right! The two did not even break 100 yards combined. We know that Brandon Jacobs is highly capable of getting to that number on his own on a good day, but he is up against the defending Super Bowl champions, so he will need some help.
Bottom line is that New York has to get to Aaron Rodgers and put him on his back a number of times. If they can achieve that, then leave it to Eli Manning to show the crowd at Lambeau Field just why he is elite, and not insured by State Farm.
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