From the start of the year to a couple of weeks ago, the New York Giants seemed like the team to beat in the NFC.  Everything was going their way until they suddenly seemed to have gotten struck by lightning.  It all started with the Plaxico Burress incident that made the whole team suffer.  A team is like a family, and when someone goes down, everyone goes down.  Then, a couple of weeks ago, the Giants lost to the Philadelphia Eagles and lost all of their momentum.  To top it off, this past week on Sunday Night Football, Tom Coughlin's team went down to their biggest rival: the Dallas Cowboys.  The Cowboys aren't doing too well right now either after a loss to Pittsburgh prior to facing the Giants.

This coming week, Eli Manning gets to star in SNF a second week in a row and face a great Carolina Panthers squad.  Usually, the NFC East is the booming division in the conference, but this season, it is the NFC South.  The Panthers have the same record as the Giants and are looking to lock up their playoff spot.  Even though N.Y. has already won its division, this matchup is a phenomenal playoff test to see if they can play like true men.  Will the past Super Bowl champs go down a third straight week, or will they get back on track on the path to a second straight Super Bowl title?

All I am saying is, "Better watch out, N.Y. Giants".