Although the New York Giants' next game comes at home against a Cleveland Browns team that has lost 10 in a row, the contest appears to be a critical one for the defending Super Bowl champions.
That's because the Giants are facing one of the few supposed soft spots in their brutal schedule, which they'll try to take advantage of Sunday in what will be a rare day game for them in the early going.
The Giants (2-2) should hit the field eager to bounce back from a heartbreaking loss last week, as they fell 19-17 at Philadelphia to drop to 0-2 in the NFC East for the first time since 1996. New York appeared on its way to another fourth-quarter comeback victory in the closing minutes, driving to the Eagles' 27.
However, a pass interference penalty pushed the Giants back to the 36, and Lawrence Tynes eventually came up just short on a 54-yard field-goal attempt with 15 seconds remaining.
"We've still got four more divisional games," quarterback Eli Manning said. "It's a lot of football left and we've got to worry about Cleveland and get back to winning and there's no point in getting down now."
Apparently still suffering from the identity crisis that plagued the team throughout last season, New York went back to looking like the club that opened 7-7 before winning its last six games to capture the championship.
The Giants had won two in a row after falling to Dallas and appeared on the verge of giving themselves a chance to have a four-game winning streak after this week.
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