NY Giants at Detroit
Time: 7:10 PM (ET)
Network: ESPN
Two NFC teams that had success in 2012, but had lackluster affairs are both the New York Giants and the Detroit Lions. Even just winning the Super Bowl 3 seasons ago, Giants head coach Tom Coughlin is under much pressure this year to get his team back to the post-season. With an open NFC East up for grabs by the entire division due to inconsistency, nothing is impossible for their team. Tonight, they travel to the mid-west for the first Monday Night Football game of the year and play the well-ready Detroit Lions.
After having a few injury issues last year, the Detroit Lions have a few players looking for a contract year and others nearing the home-stretch in the prime of their careers to make a deep playoff run. Looking at the game, we expect the Lions core veterans to have their way tonight with an in-experienced and youth-plagued New York Giants team, that’s building for the future. We don’t, however, expect a complete blowout from Detroit, which Eli will have a few possessions to build upon this season moving forward with a new core group of players.
UPDATE: DET 35 | NYG 14