If there’s a bigger game than Giant @ Saints coming up in the NFC I don’t know what it is. Right now the New Orleans Saints will enter the game 4-0. In all likelihood the New York Giants will be 5-0 with only an unchallenging Oakland Raiders standing between that record. As the number of undefeated teams in the NFl dwindles, a Giants-Saints matchup looms large on the horizon, with playoff seedings on the line.
The New Orleans Saints have been a surprise team so far in 2009. Not so much the undefeated record, but the way they’ve been winning. Most Saints fans would have expected Drew Brees to be leading the way, with an offense cranking out points. In games against the Bills and jets however, it’s been the defense that has made the outstanding plays. So New Orleans has the look of a team that can beat you on both sides of the ball.
The New York Giants have been following a formula of winning with the NFl’s best pass rush, coupled with a steady running game. If there’s a surprise in the Giants game it’s the production of a group of receivers that garnered their share of skepticism prior to the start of the regular season.
So as this Giants @ Saints battle gets closer, expect more and more attention to fall on the Superdome come Sunday. For New Orleans Saints fans welcoming home Eli Manning, nother would be better than emerging from this game with the Giants with a 5-0 record.
