Cardinals vs. Giants: Can the Red Birds Bounce Back?

The Cardinals will face the Giants Sunday in a game that is projected to be closer than some would have originally thought with the Giants being only a one point favorite.

So who will win this game?

Perhaps the place to start would be where it all begins in football, the line of scrimmage. 

The Giants had their way with the Eagles suspect offensive line the past Sunday while the Seahawks had their way with the Cardinals suspect offensive line.  With Pro Bowl defensive ends Osi Umenyiora and Justin Tuck both slated to play it should be another long day at the office for Levi Brown and company, who will be facing the best defensive front they’ve seen to date on the season.

There was hope that Umenyiora and Tuck would miss the game with healing injuries, but a potential sack feeding frenzy is a good motivator to get back on the field.

Look for another week of Kevin Kolb getting chased out of the pocket or smashed from his blind side.

Unfortunately for the Cardinals there is also good chance that the offense will be without running back Beanie Wells for the second consecutive week as he continues to be a question mark with a lingering hamstring injury.

The Cardinals defense will have their biggest test to date as well.

The Cardinals defense has performed poorly against a rookie quarterback making his debut and a career backup/stop gap quarterback in Rex Grossman.  They now face a veteran, Super Bowl winning quarterback in the prime of his career.

Eli Manning has the 5^th best quarterback rating entering week four.  The other quarterbacks they have faced thus far rank 16^th, 18^th, and 28^th. 

While the Giants appear to have the advantage the Cardinals are a much stronger team at home than away, and if Beanie Wells does play it will make a big difference in the offense. 

But in the end it may not be enough, and unfortunately for Cardinals fans the Giants will probably take this one.