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New York Giants: Predicting the First 3 Games of the Regular Season

By Alexander Wilson

Dec 11, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham (13) scores the game winning TD in the second half against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 11, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham (13) scores the game winning TD in the second half against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports /
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Week 2: New York Giants vs Detroit Lion (September 18, 8:30 P.M.)

Dec 18, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants running back Paul Perkins (28) carries the ball against the Detroit Lions during first half at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 18, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants running back Paul Perkins (28) carries the ball against the Detroit Lions during first half at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports /

Last campaign, the New York Giants outlasted an injured Matthew Stafford and weak Detroit Lions defense. Limiting Stafford was the main objective for the Giants’ defense, and making sure Eric Ebron didn’t have too many mismatches off the line.

Placing cover linebacker Keenan Robinson on Ebron seemed to limit Stafford’s production, as he is one of Staffords’ top targets.

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In 2017, the goal will be similar. Stop Stafford.

Are we seeing a trend here? I think so.

There’s a reason Jerry Reese has invested a large fortune into his defensive line.

Putting pressure on the quarterback is essential to winning games, and with a secondary consisting of Eli Apple, Janoris Jenkins, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Darian Thompson, there is support on the back-end.

I’m going with another Big Blue victory here.

Giants: 31

Lions: 20

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