Game 3: Giants at Carolina

Last Sunday afternoon in the Meadowlands was one of the most remarkable games in Giants history. Let's all be honest. Many, and I mean many of us turned off the TV at halftime down two touchdowns to the Tampa Bay Bucs (I know I did). Down 27-13 going into the second half, it was beyond fantasy for the Giants to come back and win after Eli Manning gave up three huge interceptions in the first half alone. WR Martellus Bennett proved that he can become a huge factor in the games, and with the loss of Ahmad Bradshaw to a neck injury, back up running back Andre Brown stepped up as well.

The last five minutes of the game were overwhelming to all. Back and forth touchdowns with less than five minutes remaining had many people standing rather than sitting on the couch. Victor Cruz delivered in the clutch with a huge eighty-yard touchdown run late, along with Eli Manning tallying over five-hundred yards in the game alone (8th most yards in a game all-time). The Giants won the game 41-34. It may have been ugly, but a win is a win.

Here's the inactive list for the Giants tomorrow: Hakeem Nicks, Ahmad Bradshaw, Domenik Hixon, and David Diehl. The G-Men will have to begin in a hole against a frisky Panthers team. Little to none offensive targets remain for New York and the back-ups will have to show up prepared to go to battle to get a very needed win in order to keep the playoffs in mind this year. Playing the Bucs, Panthers, Browns, and Bengals should always result in victories. Tom Coughlin and the Giants cannot afford to lose this game against Carolina. It's difficult to be the road team on Thursday night, but the Giants need to go out swinging, looking for positives rather than negatives.

This game seems like a pick-em. Either team can pull off a win. Eli & Co. showed a tremendous amount of resilience last week, but injuries have been killing the Giants so far this season. But I'll take the defending champs by a field goal, 22-19. It's going to be a great game to watch, so get ready.