Brandon Jacobs Injury: Giants Too Banged Up to Beat Bills

Tom Coughlin has pulled a rabbit out of a hat a few times this year. Victor Cruz has been a welcomed surprise and has more than filled in when Hakeem Nicks and Mario Manningham were down with injuries.

Now, Brandon Jacobs, Justin Tuck, Henry Hynoski and Chris Snee have all been ruled out for the Week 6 matchup with the Buffalo Bills.

Though the Giants are at home, this is entirely too many injuries on both sides of the ball to overcome a talented and explosive Bills team.

The pressure is especially on the offensive line and Eli Manning to overcome the losses of Jacobs, Hynoski and Snee. Ahmad Bradshaw and Danny Ware are expected to get the majority of the carries in Jacobs' stead, but they will be running without their quality lead-blocking fullback Hynoski.

The offensive line and Manning will certainly miss Snee on the line. The thunder and lightning effect will not be in action and it would have been an especially effective strategy against the Bills, who can score quickly and with volume.

The Giants, when healthy, have the personnel to take the air out of the ball and pound the ball against the Bills poor rush defense, which is currently ranked 29th in the NFL.

The Giants can't win a shootout with Buffalo, but the losses on the offensive line and offensive backfield will make it difficult to take advantage of the Bills' deficiency.

This will force the Giants to depend on the pass as they have throughout this season. That plays into the turnover-hungry and proficient Bills defense. Injuries will lead to a loss for the Giants against the Bills.