Having dispatched Washington in dominating style, followed by a crazy detour to Detroit where they disposed of the Vikings, the Eagles come to town in a "winner take all" game for the Division Title. Meanwhile, after a four week absence, Steve Smith returned from his pectoral injury last week only to suffer a season ending knee injury. His loss is going to really hurt in the post season if the Giants make it that far.
To win this afternoon, the Giants will have to be clicking on all cylinders in all three phases of the game. And they cannot win this game if they don't win the turnover battle. Bradley, the Eagles middle linebacker is out which may help the Giants run game a bit, but I still think the Giants are out-matched for this contest. Having said that, although there have been some real "busts" during his tenure, Tom Coughlin teams are usually very well prepared with game plans that generally provide a realistic chance to win regardless of circumstances and opponent.
The Eagles are perhaps the best quick strike team I've ever seen and the Giants need to completely take away the big play. They need to keep the score close and win it in the fourth quarter. To do that they are going to need the defense to be all over Vick as they did the last time around - the offense to dominate on the ground - and win the field position battle in the kicking game. If they do all three things - and avoid turnovers - they will win this game. Fail in any one area and they almost certainly lose.
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