Bills vs. Giants: 4 Halftime Adjustments Buffalo Must Make

At 4-1, the Bills were one of the darlings of the early NFL season until they were brought back to earth by the Patriots last week.

Meanwhile, at 3-2 and coming off a bad home loss to the Seahawks, the Giants need to win today to solidify the confidence of their fans and create belief in the locker room.

Can Buffalo get back on the winning track and put media darling Ryan Fitzpatrick back in the spotlight? So far, it's been a back-and-forth affair. Here's what Buffalo needs to do to get back on top.

1. Wear down Ahmad Bradshaw.

Bradshaw went off in the media this week, saying he needs more carries within the Giants offense. So far, it looks like the Giants' coaches were listening. Bradshaw has been getting a lot of carries, but without Brandon Jacobs in the game to help carry the load, can the undersized Bradshaw maintain his pace without breaking down?

2.  Keep the pressure on New York's D-line.

With Justin Tuck out, New York's D-line is severely weakened. Fred Jackson's 80-yard run proved that point. Now Buffalo should continue to exploit the weakness with more hand-offs and quick drops from Fitzpatrick so the remaining Giant pass-rushers (whatever exotic blitzes defensive coordinator Perry Fewell comes up with) don't have time to hit the Amish Rifle.

3. Get to Eli.

It's fun to make fun of Eli Manning, but he's had a nice first half, hitting on well over 50 percent of his attempts. Buffalo needs to hit Eli and pressure his throws. Frankly, outside of Hakeem Nicks, none of the New York receivers are that scary. Sell out on the pass rush.

If the Bills can get Eli out of rhythm, the turnovers should follow.

4. Continue to attack New York's secondary.

With the all injuries New York has suffered on the defensive side of the ball, they're running out a secondary made up of mostly has-beens and also-rans. Buffalo has done a nice job using a timing-based pass attack to find the gaps in the Giants secondary. 

The Bills should continue to find those gaps and also take a few more deep shots as well. New York doesn't have anyone who can cover Stevie Johnson one-on-one.