This is where I am right now. I'm over on the lower left.
Let's cut right to it:
Giants 20, Falcons 7.
Here's why:
-- Health. The Falcons don't have it and the Giants do. It's the biggest factor in Giants games since I started covering them.
-- Defense. The Giants are playing it well now, and the Falcons are not -- at least, not as well as the Giants. Assuming the Giants don't abandon the run early, they will grind out a big day.
-- Meaningless stats. The road team has won the last 11 meetings in this series, which is insane. Been 28 years since the home team won. Also, the Giants are 5-1 in their last six indoor games, which is cool. But means nothing.
-- More meaningless stats. Joey Harrington's QB rating is 87.3. Eli's is 82.7. Anyone prefer Joey Harrington to be his or her team's QB rather than Eli?
Thought so.
Comments (4)
No, Arthur. The over is 43 points. Correct the score. For the love of God.
I think the game could be a little more high-scoring than that, but I agree on the margin. It would be a bad sign if the G-Men were to lose this one. This is a bad Falcons team with 2 new tackles on the offensive line. And a QB who does whatever the opposite is of "thriving under pressure".
Giants offense has left quite a few points on the field in the past games and these could be costly when games get close or we lose momentum. I hope they can work that out tonight.
i'm expecting a low scoring close game. i don't think 20-7 is out of the realm of possibility. I would love it if the Giants can blow them out but they never play well on Monday Night, or when everyone expects them to win