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All in this man's hands ... or his opponent's handWe know exactly how the other time turned out:
44 to fucking 6.
It was on the road to a division rival. Chances are, the NFL scheduled this game expecting the Giants and Cowboys to be battling for a playoff spot -- as a wild card. Instead, the Eagles stunk and it's the Giants and Cowboys, looking both like two pretty mediocre football teams.
Nobody needs motivation tomorrow night. If you truly feel that Tony Romo or Jay Ratliff or Dez Bryant or Eli Manning or Justin Tuck or Hakeem Nicks aren't going to leave EVERYTHING on the field then you are fucking nuts.
It's probably nerves. It's about who is better, who will execute and who is willing to go completely above and totally beyond what is typically required to make a block, get off a block, run that exact route or make that perfect tackle in the open field.
But, mostly, it's about who is better. Neither fanbase is very confident right now. Honestly, neither team should necessarily be here. The Giants have home losses against Seattle, Philly and Washington. They also lost to Washington on the road and were beat on the final drive by Green Bay. All of which give the Giants the division outright.
Do we need to recap the Cowboys' nut kicks? Patriots. Giants. Lions. Jets. Cardinals.
The Giants shouldn't be fighting for the division. Neither should the Cowboys. They both probably stink, to a certain degree, but I think it's pretty clear that the Giants are the better team. The Cowboys have one win against a winning team. The Giants' resume isn't sparkling. It's not awful either. There are good wins there.
Five things:
Eli
Simply put, not unlike one Tony Romo, Eli Manning can completely stink in any one game, for no apparent reason, and the Giants lose. I think Romo is what he is: A really good NFL quarterback. Manning might be greatness. He might be one of the top four or five quarterbacks in the league. Perhaps better. And I don't know if I'd have him for all the tea in China. Not that he's not good. He'd just drive me crazy. Cowboys' fans would have burned him in effigy. I'm sure at times the Giants' fans are ready to do the same to Eli. If the Cowboys somehow luck out and get one of those 9-21-160-1-3 games they should be in pretty, pretty good shape. If Eli looks like Peyton ... well, the Cowboys might be in trouble anyway.
Trenches
There hasn't been a Cowboys-Giants game the past five years not won or lost on the offensive and defensive lines. The Giants have been significantly more successful and you can say without a doubt that their offensive and defensive lines have been better in just about every contest. None of that will change tomorrow.
Tony Romo's Bum Hand
How well can he throw? Will he be able to make every single throw he wants? There's not much of a run game to fall back on. Let me tell you something: If the Cowboys pull this off, Romo and his stinkin' hand jumps up a level on local herodom. He gets at least another week or so of leeway.
Mojo
The Rangers make the World Series. The Stars are halfways decent. The Mavericks win the Finals. It doesn't make any sense and it has zero to do with what happens on the field, but Dallas-Fort Worth is in a really good place right now and it would just get really boring if the Giants win that game tomorrow. Just living on a prayer.
Cowboys Secondary
It's thought that a good rush up front makes the secondary look good. The opposite needs to sort of pop up tomorrow. Manning might suck. It might not matter. If Terence Newman is playing 15 yards off Victor Cruz ... or if Frank Walker gets any amount of time on the field, Manning might be playing toss all night long.
Prediction
New York Giants 34, Dallas Cowboys 17
The Giants are just better. We need to come to this conclusion. If the Giants lose, a lot of things need to go horribly wrong. The Giants are much better defensively. Their offensive line is better. Run game, better. Pass catchers, more consistent. Doors. Blown. Off.
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