The New York Giants are tied atop the depleted NFC East with the Philadelphia Eagles as they head into a pivotal matchup against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium.

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Big Blue looks to rebound after a deflating loss against those Eagles in which the Giants offense turned the ball over 3 times, a season high in a game this season.  The Giants will look to get the ball out of Eli Manning's hand quicker than usual today as the Cowboys will get a pass rushing boost in Greg Hardy and Randy Gregory; a combination the Giants have yet to see.

With the division being this tight and with Dallas potentially having Tony Romo back in 2-3 weeks, the Giants need to take advantage of the situation at hand before their season crumbles sooner than expected.

Is the season on the line against the Cowboys?  Potentially.  Should the Giants lose, their goal of winning the division, which they would have to do to make the playoffs, becomes slim to none.  The Eagles have just started to find their game, the Cowboys are only going to get better with the return of Romo and wide receiver Dez Bryant, and the Redskins continue to just be that nuisance that look to ruin another teams season.

The Giants need to take advantage of the Cowboys situation without Tony Romo.  Should Big Blue win this game, they're sitting in a good situation as they have one of the weaker schedules down the stretch.

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