NY Giants preparing for New England Patriots

Yet Landon Collins said he is excited to go up against Rob Gronkowski this week, which is not the normal reaction for defensive players.

Brady was intercepted for the second time this season – the other resulted from a dropped pass by wide receiver Julian Edelman that went into a defender’s arms – but rebounded with TD passes to wide Edelman and running back Brandon Bolden.

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick signals an official asking for a time out during the … It wasn’t that the Redskins limited the big tight end, it was more because he was counted on to block because of the team’s injury woes along the offensive line.

Brady and the offense has steam rolled opponents to this point, but New England has faced more resistance the last few weeks. But keep this in mind: The only time the Patriots didn’t win it in the previous 13 seasons was in 2008, when Brady was lost for the season in Week 1 with torn knee ligaments. He comes into the game leading the league in touchdown passes (22), interceptions (2) and quarterback rating (113.5). A bright spot in their latest defeat was the play of RBs Lamar Miller (141 total yards) and rookie Jay Ajayi (5 carries, 41 yards).

Offensively, NY must score touchdowns and not settle for field goals. “You know it’s gonna get brought up”, Giants running back Rashad Jennings said Tuesday during an interview with WFAN Radio. He added that the game was more of a fluke rather than a norm.

“I felt good”, he said. The last time the Patriots came to NY to play the Giants was on December 29, 2007, with the Patriots winning a 38-35 shootout at Giants Stadium. “Like I said, I was rusty”.

The first, unforgettably, came in February 2008, when the Giants’ D-line ruined Brady’s night and with it, the Patriots’ quest for a ideal 19-0 season. First place takes home $100,000! The Pats lost 17-9 and fell to 12-4, but would they have taken the same approach had they been 15-0 going into that game? Edelman said it was bad and the team is hoping everything will be all right.

In truth, the Redskins missed an opportunity to continue the momentum they built with their thrilling victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers prior to their Week 8 bye.

The timing couldn’t be any better for the Giants to relive the ending to Super Bowl XLII, when Eli Manning surgically dissected the Patriots defense – and completed one magical pass to a certain David Tyree – to lead Big Blue to the Lombardi Trophy.

“It’s a new year, new scheme, it’s a new team, all of those things”.

-New England’s offense – No. 2 in the National Football League based on yards and No. 1 in scoring – should be able to do just about anything it wants against the Giants’ 32nd-ranked defense. However, Stephen Gostkowski dribbled to the right after pulling back. The ball bounced off Ryan Grant of Washington before Johnathan Freeny recovered it.

Now the Patriots have to move on and they will plan on doing that by working out Ray Rice.

The New England Patriots and NY Giants face off on Sunday afternoon in a game that could very well define both team’s seasons.