October 25, 2004
Giants defense vs. Lions offense
I wrote about the Giants Lions special tems matchup. And I wrote about the Lions defense vs. the Giants offense. Now I'll write about the reason the Giants will win.
The Giants defense needs to stop Detroit. They can. The Lions offense is last in the league statistically. Sure, Roy Williams will be back. But if the Giants defense can stop Farve and his talented receivers, plus Testaverde and his receivers, they had better be able to stop a rookie with a sore ankle and an erratic QB in Joey Harrington. For all of Willims highlight reel catches, the Lions still haven't had a 200 yard passing game.
Tom Canavan writes that both the Lions and the Giants defenses have been creating turnovers. The Giants defense should look to create a few more today. Ernie Palladino reminds us that the Giants aren't too good after bye weeks (at least in recent memory) and Strahan adds that it can be hard to get your grovve back. I'm betting that Coughlin has the Giants abck in their groove and that while the Giants offense might struggle a bit against the Lions defense, the Lions offense will go nowhere against the Giants D.
Posted by James Trotta at October 25, 2004 3:38 AM