Time For Some Giant Payback

Sunday Night Football routinely features the best game of the week ever since NBC acquired the broadcasting rights, and this one should be no different tomorrow night with the Giants facing the Eagles for what will likely determine the division crown.

The Giants know everything is at stake, just like last week. A victory puts them in the driver's seat as far as playoff positioning goes, but a loss and odds are this season will likely not end well.

That's not the only reason why they need to win the game. It's about time the Eagles realize their dominance of the Big Blue will not be tolerated anymore.

Since the Tom Coughlin era, Andy Reid's team finds a way to out-scheme and outplay their hated rivals every game. It's no secret why the Eagles have taken two straight regular season games and two straight playoff games against them.

The Eagles defend better and the Giants don't react well to physical play. Plus, Donovan McNabb saves his greatest games for them.

It's time for all of that to change.

Maybe it's time the Giants get up more for the Eagles than they do for the Cowboys. Giants players like to speak out about their disdain for America's team, but rarely does anyone on the Giants show that attitude towards the Eagles.

The last Giants player that spoke out about Philly was Michael Strahan, and that's it.

Most of the comments from the Giants seem to be more of a respectful manner while the Eagles don't have any respect for the Giants.

The Giants must stop showing any respect for the Eagles when it comes to interviews. That type of attitude causes a team to be complacent on Sundays.

In a historic rivalry between those two teams, there's no reason for either side to bow down to the other. The one that wants to win the most does not show any deference to the other team.

For the outcome to favor the Giants, it starts with their approach.

Physical play plays a role between winning and losing, and the Giants have consistenly failed to play that way when they matchup with the Philadelphia.

The Eagles must be punched from start to finish. If it means playing dirty then so be it. That's what the Giants must do.

McNabb faces no resistance from any Giant when he does his thing on the field. Someone should have done something in the playoff game last year when McNabb went to the Giants sidelines to call someone for help in a mocking manner.

The Eagles quarterback should have been shoved or something. Even confronting him would have been better, but instead, the Giants stood there like mannequins.

If a Giant did that at the Eagles sidelines, rest assured something would have happened.

The Eagles offensive line should be manhandled, and New York should also blitz McNabb the entire night.

Strahan talked about how the Giants stomped everyone out in their playoff run, and it's that attitude the Eagles should be subjected to come tomorrow.

It also would be nice if Eli Manning leads the charge. He does okay against the Eagles, but okay is not enough to beat a good team like Philadelphia. He needs to play like his counterpart.

This is the opportunity the Giants need to start a great in January run.

A dominating performance can make something for other teams to think about it when it's time to play the G-Men in the playoffs. Coughlin's squad will become the one no wants to face.

The good teams peak at the right time in December so this is the Giants' time to turn their fortunes around.

Everyone likes to think things will be different this time around with the Eagles, but they need to go out and prove it.

They need to prove to themselves that they are not scared of the Eagles.

The Eagles feel comfortable playing against them especially at Giants Stadium. This should never be the case.

Opposing teams tend to be scared to go to that stadium at this time of the year with the cold weather and rowdy fans, but with the Eagles, it's like they are home.

The onus is on the Giants to do something.

If the Giants want this to stop, it's time for them to play like it.