... the New York Giants care about the 2009 NFL season.

I thought the bye week in Week 10 would serve as a nice breather for a team struggling with some deficiencies on both offense and defense. It looked like the rest helped as the Giants jumped out to a 17-7 lead over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 11.

Then the defense gave up a scoring drive on every Falcons possession in the second half. One field goal and three touchdowns, including the score to tie the game and send it into overtime.

Wake up call?

All the talking heads will tell you the Giants were prepared and ready to play the Denver Broncos this past Thursday night. They practiced hard and were said to have enacted some other football cliches in the days leading up to ...

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