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Good morning, New York Giants fans!
“I think it’s just a great opportunity, first game at home, Sunday night, to go out there and get our first win, and that’s the biggest thing. It matters how I play in a sense, but it doesn’t matter if we don’t win. I know I’ve got to be at my best, and I will be at my best Sunday night, and I’ll be ready,” he told reporters on Wednesday. “I think it’s just going out and flushing. Starting really yesterday, your recovery day, you’re getting a flush…I think we had a great practice. I think guys were running around, we were getting to the ball, fitting up the run well. I think that’s the biggest thing. You don’t let it linger, because that’s how it just keeps stacking and keeps stacking.”
TIER 3: 12. Russell Wilson
First, I must acknowledge and appreciate Russell Wilson for his vintage Russ performance against the Cowboys. That was the kind of game that propelled him toward MVP contention back in his glory days. He’s climbing significantly this week because of it, but I fear it will prove to be the anomaly, especially because it came against a Dallas defense that isn’t going to be a tough matchup in 2025. Still, beyond the gaudy numbers, I was pleased to see Wilson stop breaking the pocket if his first read wasn’t open after doing it far too often in Week 1. His patience and persistence allowed him the extra beat or two necessary to find his target on some of his most impactful throws of the day, opening up an offense that had appeared clogged.
The Giants and Cowboys scored a combined 41 points in the fourth quarter in Week 2. It was the third game in NFL history to go to overtime after each team scored at least 20 points in the fourth quarter. Sunday was the fourth time Wilson had multiple passing touchdowns of 30+ yards in the fourth quarter. No other player has done so more than twice since he entered the NFL in 2012.
