Big Blue View
Can the New York Giants take another step forward in their development this week by going on the road and defeating the 4-2 Denver Broncos? Or, will this be a reality check for the 2-4 Giants? See what the Big Blue View staff thinks in our Week 7 NFL picks.
One of the interesting aspects of the Giants’ 2-4 start to the season is that they’ve only beaten teams with winning records. And over the last three weeks they’ve had convincing wins over the Los Angeles Chargers and Philadelphia Eagles — though they’re around an embarrassing collapse against the New Orleans Saints. There are some asking “will the real New York Giants please stand up?”, but I tend to think both ends of the spectrum ARE the “real” Giants.
I said last week that the Giants are rounding into form as a team that can compete with anyone, but can also lose to anyone. They’re a young team on both sides of the ball and their depth chart is stretched thin at a couple position groups. The Giants’ offensive line, and offense as a whole, faces the toughest test of the year this week and I have no clue whether they’ll be able to move the ball against the Broncos’ defense. If they can, they have a real chance to win this game.
I’m not going to pick them to do so, but I can’t say I’d be surprised by a win. And that’s one hell of an improvement for the team.
Pick: Broncos
I think I have only gotten one Giants game pick right this season, so my take plus $3 will get you a ride on the subway. In the Brian Daboll era, the Giants have had a way of occasionally drawing you in with a stirring victory, only to crush your spirit with an awful loss the next week (see 2022 playoff @MIN, then @PHI; or 2024 @SEA, then CIN; or 2025 LAC, then @NO). Not always, though (see 2022 GB @London, then BAL). Which will it be this time? I have no idea. Winning @DEN is a tough ask, first and foremost because of their ferocious pass rush, led by Nik Bonitto. Bonitto usually lines up on Andrew Thomas’ side. Thomas has mostly looked great this year. Occasionally though he can look bad, e.g., Myles Garrett was absolutely his daddy last year in Cleveland. How the AT-Bonitto matchup goes will have a lot to say about Jaxson Dart’s chances to find open receivers without a true WR1 against Denver’s quality man-heavy defense led by Pat Surtain II. The Giants may have a better chance to move the ball on the ground with their human billiard ball, Cam Skattebo. When the Giants are on defense, Denver’s OL is pretty impenetrable on the left side with Garrett Bolles at LT, but Mike McGlinchey on the other side can be had. QB Bo Nix has been efficient but not spectacular. He hasn’t been...
