The New York Giants looked like the best team in football the first four games of the season—particularly in last week's 44-6 destruction of the Seattle Seahawks (despite the absence of No. 1 receiver Plaxico Burress), en route to being the NFC’s only undefeated team.

That is until they faced the Cleveland Browns.

For those that do not remember, the Browns went 10-6 last season, yet just barely missed the playoffs in the tough AFC. This season, Cleveland got off to an 0-3 start, before defeating the win-less Cincinnati Kittens...er…Bengals.

So one would assume the Giants had this in the bag. Am I right?

WRONG.

The Giants' defense gave up 35 points to Derek Anderson, who before tonight had the lowest completion percentage among quarterbacks in the NFL—fewer than 50 percent. In addition to that, the men in blue did so with the Browns not having Pro Bowl tight end Kellen Winslow in the lineup.

I could give all the credit to the Browns for winning this game, but let me give some props to Eli Manning, who threw three interceptions—including one that was returned for a touchdown by cornerback Eric Wright.

For a team that had the most penalties in the league and looked sloppy the first quarter of the season, the Browns sure looked sharp.

Perhaps, it was because the Browns had not played a Monday Night Football game for a sports eternity or that the Super Bowl champs were in town. Maybe Derek Anderson just wanted to live as a starter for another day, as the ever so popular Brady Quinn lurks in the shadows.

Regardless of all the above, quite frankly—the Browns deserved to win this. They rocked Eli Manning whenever possible and received great penetration via their offensive line. And unfortunately, the Giants just did not match their play or intensity for whatever reason.

The Giants may still be the best team in all of football, despite this loss, but the Cleveland Browns—now with 2-3 record, may have just salvaged their season.
Just when you thought the NFL could not get more unpredictable—it did.