The 1972 Dolphins should be ready to pop that champagne on Sunday. The Panthers won’t survive their trip to the Giants.
While oddsmakers are still on Carolina’s side -- New York is a five-point underdog, per Bovada -- the smart money's on Big Blue. Below are three reasons the Panthers will suffer their first loss of the season in Week 15.
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Plus Point Differential
Bill Parcells is right, you are what your record says you are, but your record isn’t an indicator of future results. Your performance is.
Despite entering Sunday at 6-7, the Giants aren’t performing like a sub-500 team.
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Only six of the 16 teams in the NFC boast a plus point differential. New York is one of them. No, being plus-18 isn’t something to brag about, but in the landscape of today’s NFL, it’s a variable to consider. Even the almighty Patriots -- a team still favored in the AFC -- found themselves trailing with less than two minutes to play.
All the Giants have to do is find a way to put a finishing touch on their performance like they did Monday night against the Dolphins.
If each game ended with 1:15 left this season, Giants would have a 9-3 record NYG pts diff in final 1:15 & OT is -21 (+32 in first 58:45)
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 14, 2015
Coach-QB Combination
A big moment needs big personalities. Eli Manning and Tom Coughlin are just that.
Battle tested, poised and familiar with pressure moments, the Giants’ head coach-QB combination is built for moments like this. Ron Rivera and Cam Newton aren’t ... not yet at least. You wouldn’t expect Case Keenum and Jeff Fisher to manage an upset over the Panthers.
You would, however, expect it from a championship head coach and two-time Super Bowl MVP.
Gamebreaker
You don’t always need to play the perfect game to beat the perfect team. You just need the perfect moment.
No one is more capable of doing so than Odell Beckham Jr..
Since Week 8, Odell Beckham leads the league in rec YPG (132.7) with 6 straight games with 100+ rec yds. Also has 8 rec TD in that span.
— Evan Lazar (@ezlazar) December 18, 2015
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Top 10 @OBJ_3 Plays: 10. 1st Career TD 9. Juggle grab vs. SF 8. vs. R. Sherman 7. vs. Eagles 6. Hurdles! 5-1. ??? https://t.co/Cp11Vy73Og
— NFL (@NFL) December 16, 2015
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