In my opinion this game will be gritty, hard nosed, and a defensive battle on both sides..
In week 5, Green Bay played the Giants with DRC & Apple not playing in our secondary.. 2 key parts of our defense. Eddy Lacy was a problem for the Giants defense 12 carries 80 yards (approx #'s from my memory).
This was 14-6 game late in the 2nd quarter when Tye dropped a walk in 60 yard TD pass.. The next play ELI was sacked and fumbled and you got a late FG.. 17-3 at half.. Thats a 10 point swing and momentum.
Green Bay scored only 24 points while controlling the clock.
I cant see this game playing out the same way.
The Giants had NO run game in that week with Jennings being out , and Cruz was injured in the pass game..
The Giants are 7-0 when running the ball 25+ times, 4-5 when under 25 carries..
The yards dont matter, the attempts run the clock and keep your offense off the field.
My concern in this game is two fold.. Your TE Cook and Erik Flowers vs Matthews.. Matthews looked great 2 weeks ago, but vs the Lions he was putrid. (Shoulder can still be an issue)
The Giants wont shred your defense, but they also wont try to..
Eli will play it safe and when he gets his single high safety look he will try to exploit it.
Vegas is always leaning towards the Giants with the line only being 4.5..
It will be a great game.