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THE great hope among the Giants is that they can somehow muster enough solid football to escape Buffalo this Sunday with at least one more point than the Bills, which would clinch a playoff spot and signify a truly remarkable achievement. The Giants would be among the most unimpressive 10-win teams you've ever seen.

Let's go crazy here and assume the Giants don't derail the perfect Patriots in the season finale and the Redskins don't make the postseason. If the Giants finish 10-6 they will have beaten no playoff teams. At the moment, they are 0-4 against teams likely headed into the playoffs and been outscored 152-85 in those four defeats. They haven't scored more than 21 points in any of their past seven games and haven't enjoyed a blowout victory in nearly two months. Continue