The Giants have beat Washington, Pittsburgh, Dallas (without Romo though), Philly, and Baltimore.
They are the best in the league.
Maybe they would still be undefeated if they could play on Monday night in the Dog Pound.
They put up the most points per game and lead the league in rushing. As a defense, they give up the second fewest number of yards per game and lastly the second fewest passing yards per game.
The Giants have looked superb up to this point.
The Cardinals? Well, their offense is second in points per game, only to the Giants. Their offense is ranked second in the NFL. Along with their passing game.
Yet, we still see the Arizona Cardinals, the Cardinals that have never played a playoff game in Arizona. They never even played a playoff game in St. Louis, their home from 1960-1987.
The last and only playoff game the Cardinals hosted was in Chicago's Concisely Park in 1947. The Chicago Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Eagles, 28-21, for the NFL Championship
- B/R Ticket Guide
There is another argument to why Arizona is not in the same sentence with the big boys yet: They have not played anyone good.
Cannot argue with that.
Against Washington, the Jets, and the Panthers, they have lost.
The teams they have beat that have a winning record; Cowboys off a blocked punt and the falling apart Buffalo Bills.
Any football expert would favor the Giants, after all they play great football on the road and are 9-1.
But this is the beauty of sports.
Every time things seem to be predictable, a shocker occurs.
Heck, the Giants have a first hand experience with that. They pulled off one of the biggest shockers in NFL history a little less than a year ago.
So what would happen if the Giants lost?
Would we finally credit the Titans as the best in the NFL?
Would we consider the Panthers as the best team in the NFC?
But most importantly, would the Arizona Cardinals be the true No. 3 seed in the NFC?
These are all questions that could be answered with a Cardinals' victory.
As previously stated, very few people are even favoring the Cardinals. After all, they are playing what many people consider the best team in the league.
The Cardinals have a chance to prove themselves to the world. As for the Giants, they have to opportunity to win their fifth consecutive game against a team with a winning record. This would be the third game won on the road.
If the Cardinals win, they have a chance to finish 13-3. After this game with the Giants, they have two more challenging matchups for the remainder of the season.
With a loss for the Cardinals, who knows? Maybe the morale of a young team gets destroyed and they take a turn for the worst.
Hey, it could happen.
Just as the Cardinals could beat the Giants.
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