2013 Week 6 - Giants @ BEARS

Week 5 Preview: Today's focus is on [1] Offense: can Manning, 65.8 rating, find a way to pass left, or even complete a screen pass. [2] Defense: can the defense stay spirited, and slow Forte, averaging over 4.6 yards per carry.

Believing in the worst, and hoping for the best, SPORTS REPORTER, who has the Giants number this year, previews today's matchup: We think that the Bears are overrated and stink. But the Giants are more overrated (yes, overrated still!) and stink worse. New York is 0-5 SU and ATS, losing five of the six by double-digits in Jacksonville Jaguars-like performances. This is a trend that the Giants started last season in blowout defeats vs. Cincinnati, Atlanta and Baltimore. How many seriously troubled teams can get it together again off a short week, on the road? Hmmm? The Bears are losing defensive linemen to injuries, but the Giants’ offense hasn’t been able to punish any defensive line yet. The Gi-ants’ offense has committed 19 turnovers in 5 games. The Bears’ defense is, in case you haven’t heard, known for its ravenous acquisition of turnovers. When would a turnover-prone offense be most susceptible to lighting its own arms and legs on fire? When it’s on the road against a turnover-getting defense. The faker Giants’ defense is banged up in the secondary and it will need DE Justin Tuck to come out of retirement to help a defensive line that is also hurting. What’s that? Tuck is still an active player? Ha-ha. Come on, man! CHICAGO, 28-17