The New York Giants are returning to action this week after a bye, and they are bringing a massive 1.5-game lead in the NFC East with them. Sporting a 4-2-1 record, the Giants are now seen as the slight favorites to win their division, a complete 180 from the preseason chatter that focused only on whether they’d show any progress in John Harbaugh’s first year. Now, it’s all about whether they can snag their first division crown since way back in 2011.
Road Warriors? Vegas Thinks So.
This Week 9 matchup sees the Giants hitting the road to face the Philadelphia Eagles, who are sitting at a 2-6 record. And get this: the Giants are heading into Philly as 3.5-point road favorites, according to FanDuel. That’s a wild shift, a rare sight for them against the Eagles on their home turf. Their 4-2-1 record gives them that 1.5-game cushion over the 3-5 Dallas Cowboys, and it just shows you how much the narrative has flipped.
Our Hawks Are on Their Schedule, Believe It
Looking ahead, the Giants have a seriously tough road in front of them with 10 games left. They’ve got the Eagles twice, the Commanders, Jaguars, Colts, Browns, and Lions. Oh, and yeah, they are coming to Lumen Field to play *our* Seattle Seahawks, who are currently 4-4, in what is shaping up to be a critical game for both teams. They also have the 6-1 San Francisco 49ers and a rematch with the Cowboys on their schedule. The tie with the Commanders definitely makes things interesting for the rest of their division rivals, too. If the Giants can just go 5-5 over these final 10 games, putting them at 9-7-1, the Cowboys would then need to rip off a 7-2 record just to catch them. That’s a tall order for Dallas.
So, the biggest question facing New York Football Giants fans, and honestly, the entire NFC East, is simple: can they actually win the NFC East? This next road test against the Eagles is just the start of a brutal stretch that will tell us everything.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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