WINNING
Consider this—a year ago today (although it was technically Jan. 2), I sat (and stood) at the Giants at Redskins game, freezing my hands off and watching the Giants beat the Skins in the team’s final game to improve to 10-6. Throughout the game, I was monitoring my phone for the score of the Bears-Packers game. The playoff-bound Bears had to top the Pack in order for the G-Men to make the playoffs. Instead, I found myself staring in disbelief at my phone as the Packers pulled out the win (and a lot more wins to become the Super Bowl winners). I thought, how can a 10-6 team make the playoffs when an average team like the Seahawks qualify? Granted, the Seahawks did end up beating those same Bears shortly thereafter. Regardless, the Giants missed out on the playoffs for the second straight year. Now, flash forward to this season—the usual 6-2 start, then the decline, then the re-emergence. And it was all capped by tonight’s win over the Cowboys in a winner-take-all game for the NFC East crown and a playoff spot—a No. 4 spot at that. All it took was a 9-7 record! Guess I should take accept those teams with so-so records that make the playoffs. But these Giants are not so-so. If, and only if they set aside games where they don’t show up, this is a dangerous team with dangerous players. Manning, Cruz, Pierre-Paul, Tuck, it doesn’t stop. Playoffs, glad to have you back. It’s been quite some time since any of my teams made them.
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