NFL Week 15 Predictions: Detroit Lions vs. New York Giants 12/18/16

As expected, they balled out on Sunday and catapulted the team to their 10th victory of the year.

But Manning has also engineered two Super Bowl titles for the Giants in the last decade and the Lions are fully aware he’s the guy that makes the offence run in NY and a potential difference maker at any point or any play.

Playoff picture: By beating the Bears last week, the Lions maintained their lead atop the NFC North and jumped the Seahawks for the No. 2 seed in the NFC.

The Lions have beaten the Minnesota Vikings twice and the Green Bay Packers in their first meeting. The Lions are 5-10 outdoors with Jim Caldwell as head coach. Combine that with the fact quarterback Matthew Stafford is going to play the rest of the season with a dislocated middle finger and he may not reach his projections in Week 15. Those are two teams that have already beaten the Giants this season. Here, it’s alarming because of the Lions’ history. The 35-year-old Manning is 14th in passing with 3,290 yards, ninth with 23 touchdowns and has thrown 12 interceptions, but has no issues with Stafford getting recognition this season. Just could never really make that happen, so I try my very best, I brush my teeth with my left hand, shoot basketball with my left hand. “It just kind of, I don’t know, it just worked out”. “It will be something I’ve worked on”. “At the end of the day, December rolls into January, you want to be finishing these games”.

The Giants are a 4.5-point favorite to win the game, according to Vegas Insider. I asked him what he likes best about his defense.

This version of the Lions has displayed resilience before. He has been the whole offense this year, throwing for 3,447 yards and 22 touchdowns.

Bob Wojnowski, John Niyo and Justin Rogers break down the Lions’ performance as the regular season comes down to the stretch. The game at Dallas will be played under ideal conditions. The following week, Jason Pierre-Paul had three sacks as Josh McCown and the Browns were under constant pressure.

Should Tampa Bay stifle Dallas, then NY would only be a game back of the NFC East lead with two games remaining. Can the Giants keep up their momentum on D?

With left guard Justin Pugh back, the Giants ran the ball better (32 attempts, 114 yards), Eli Manning played error-free, and Big Blue defiantly held the fort until Beckham (six receptions, 64 yards) used his left hand as a Venus Fly Trap. He takes big shots game after game.

The offense couldn’t respond, as a 13-yard rush from Dwayne Washington to open the drive was quickly followed by three plays and a punt that pinned the Giants back within their 10.

Along those lines, it’s time for Marvin Jones to step up. A tough Giants defense managed to shut down the Cowboys, with opposition quarterback Dak Prescott getting intercepted twice, the first time this has happened to him in his National Football League career.

No, it wasn’t in the same realm as his leaping one-handed grab against Dallas his rookie year.

But the Steelers, besides using a heavy dose of Le’Veon Bell, turned to other pass catchers to torch the Giants.

PUGH BACK: After missing the past five games with a knee injury, left guard Justin Pugh was back in the lineup, and it helped. The conditions should produce another low-scoring affair where turnovers, defense and one big play will make the difference. The unit has given up a total of 13 points in beating Dallas and Detroit, both division leaders.