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New York Giants: Players Who Need To Step Up Against Dallas Cowboys

By Maxwell Ogden

Sep 11, 2016; Arlington, TX, USA; New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) in the huddle with wide receiver Odell Beckham (13) and wide receiver Sterling Shepard (87) and tight end Will Tye (45) during the game at AT&T Stadium. New York won 20-19. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 11, 2016; Arlington, TX, USA; New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) in the huddle with wide receiver Odell Beckham (13) and wide receiver Sterling Shepard (87) and tight end Will Tye (45) during the game at AT&T Stadium. New York won 20-19. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports /
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The New York Giants will host the rival Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, December 11. What must the Giants do in order to overcome the 11-1 Cowboys?

Sep 11, 2016; Arlington, TX, USA; New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) in the huddle with wide receiver Odell Beckham (13) and wide receiver Sterling Shepard (87) and tight end Will Tye (45) during the game at AT&T Stadium. New York won 20-19. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 11, 2016; Arlington, TX, USA; New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) in the huddle with wide receiver Odell Beckham (13) and wide receiver Sterling Shepard (87) and tight end Will Tye (45) during the game at AT&T Stadium. New York won 20-19. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports /

The 8-4 New York Giants are approaching the biggest game of the 2016 NFL regular season. The 11-1 Dallas Cowboys are coming to town with the NFC East on the line and a postseason appearance potentially hanging in the balance.

Having already handed Dallas its only loss in 2016, the Giants will look to improve to 2-0 and close in on the first postseason berth since 2011.

Dallas has already clinched its berth in the 2016 NFL Playoffs, but New York hasn’t been quite as fortunate. 8-4 is a good place to be with four games remaining on the schedule, but the NFC is as strong as it’s been in quite some time.

Nine teams in the NFC are currently 6-6 or better, with the Arizona Cardinals looming at 5-6-1 and the New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles still in the picture at 5-7.

By defeating the Cowboys, the Giants would pull to within two games of the division lead in the NFC East. They’d also move one game closer to pulling away from the competition and clinching an elusive postseason berth.

The question is: which players will need to step up in order for the Giants to pull out the victory over the 11-1 Cowboys?

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