2013 Week 16 - Giants @ LIONS

Week 16 Preview: With the experts playing against them, today's focus is on [1] Offense: Hopefully Coughlin will start Nassib or Manning will start the game with his signature interception to give the Lions in early lead. [2] Defense: After letting Rivers and Wilson run wild, with JPP sidelined, look for the Giants defense to have plenty of holes for the Lions 3rd ranked Home passing attack. If only the season had not gone down the sink, the Giants would have been a tough matchup today.

Having had their number the last two weeks, SPORTS REPORTER likes *DETROIT over NEW YORK GIANTS by 15. How can it go well for the frequently blown out Giants in the loud dome of a good passing team whose defense has a strong pass rush, and needs the game? The Seahawks came into the Giants’ ballpark last Sunday with a conservative game plan and won by 23 points. Detroit doesn’t know what a conservative game plan is. Sometimes, big-play offense and big-play defense meet the right opponent at the right time, and everything falls into place: Giants’ defense says, ‘Ah, screw it’ after a very nice effort vs. Seattle. The Lions go zip-zip-zip, pass-pass-pass to a 14-0 lead. Ndamakong Suh, Nick Fairley and buddies pin their ears back and get after Eli “I’m Afraid To Get Hurt So I’ll Challenge the Interception Record” Manning. When the Giants have nothing to play for, they love to talk a good game, about ‘being ready.’ Oh, sure. Ready to lose. They have participated in some of the greatest holiday season postage-stamp farces of all-time, efforts that would