BRYAN LEONARD'S NFC EAST GAME OF THE MONTH
New York at Philadelphia
You can surely make a case that the Giants are the most overrated team in the NFL. Their five victories were against Washington, Dallas, Tampa Bay, Kansas City and Oakland. The only winning team in the bunch were the Cowboys and the Giants needed a plus four turnover advantage to win that game by just two points. The last two weeks New York lost badly to the Saints and Cardinals, two teams that can put points on the board. In fact, Drew Brees lit up this Giants secondary for 12.0 yards per passing attempt. Considering that the Eagles are averaging 27.2 points per game this season the New York defense could be in for another long night.
Brian Westbrook has been ruled out so this line has moved three points. Really? Isn't Westbrook out every other week or so the past few seasons. Sure he's a good player but the drop-off to McCoy is slight if any at all. Therefore we're getting three additional points based on false perception. Defensively Philadelphia has allowed more than 17 points just once all season. Only one of their last five opponents they faced at home tallied more than 14 points. This is a team with the better players on both sides of the ball yet they are a slight home underdog here. The Eagles lost to the Giants at home each of the past four seasons but this year Philadelphia is the better team.
PLAY PHILADELPHIA
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