This has all of the potential to be a great football game tomorrow.  The defending champion New York Giants are 9-1 on the season while the Cardinals are 7-3.  To quote World Champion Wrestler Ric Flair, “To Be The Man You Have To Beat The Man!”  That’s what is facing the Cardinals tomorrow at home.  The Giants love to run the football and they will try it against a Cardinals’ defense that is only allowing 89.8 yards rushing per game and 3.8 ypc.  Still, the Giants average 172.7 yards rushing per game and 5.3 ypc so Jacobs, Bradshaw and Ward will likely get their yards.  The Cardinals have 23 sacks this season and 10 interceptions so they will be putting a lot of pressure on Eli Manning who has been solid this season.  The Cardinals are allowing 210.0 yards passing per game this season so the Giants could have some success through the air tomorrow.

The Giants have 31 sacks and 14 interceptions this season but that won’t stop Kurt Warner from throwing the football early and often.  Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin and Steve Breaston are a tough matchup for any secondary and if Warner has time to throw he will be successful.  The running game is a mess right now for the Cardinals and they will likely have a hard time moving the ball on the ground against a Giants’ defense allowing 91.0 yards rushing per game.

PREDICTION:  ARIZONA CARDINALS 27, NEW YORK GIANTS 24

The Giants have placed Super Bowl star David Tyree on the Injured Reserve List ending his season due to a hamstring injury.  Tyree followed up his big time game on football’s largest stage with a 0 catch 2008.  28-year old Tyree has played in 73 games his NFL career and he has caught 54 passes for 650 yards (12.0 avg) with 4 TD grabs.  The Giants haven’t missed Tyree one bit as they are very deep at WR.

The Cowboys are reeling right now losing 2 of their last three games while the Giants are rolling again this season with a 6-1 record.  The best chance the Cowboys have to win this game will be by running the ball with Marion Barber and playing good defense.  That will be easier said than done as the Giants are only allowing 86.0 yards rushing per game and 3.8 yards per carry.  The Cowboys will have to rely on the short passing game with Brad Johnson running the show.  He doesn’t appear to have much arm strength left and the Giants will be bringing the heat against him as they have 26 sacks already this season.

The Giants will try to run a balanced offense as they usually do as they average 157.3 yards rushing per game and 221.6 yards passing per game.  The Cowboys’ linebackers could have a tough time in dealing with Brandon Jacobs, Derrick Ward and Ahmad Bradshaw.  The Cowboys also have a lot of injuries in the secondary so they will try to blitz often to attempt to rattle Eli Manning.  If Manning has time he will torch the Cowboys with passes to Plaxico Burress, Amani Toomer and Steve Smith.

PREDICTION:  NEW YORK GIANTS 31, DALLAS COWBOYS 13

The New York Giants got ambushed by the Cleveland Browns last night.  Eli Manning looked like a deer in headlights as he completed 18 of 28 passes for 196 yards with 1 TD pass and 3 interceptions.  The Giants should have stuck to the ground game a little bit more as the running backs were very effective last night.  Derrick Ward rushed for 101 yards on 10 carries (10.1 ypc) last night and Brandon Jacobs rushed for 67 yards on 14 carries (4.8 ypc) with a TD run.  Steve Smith was the leading receiver last night for the Giants with 9 grabs for 94 yards (10.4 avg).  Plaxico Burress also had a decent game catching 4 passes for 58 yards (14.5 avg) with 1 TD grab.  The Giants finished up last night with 181 yards rushing on 25 carries (7.2 ypc) and they also completed 18 of 28 passes for 192 yards.

The defense was awful last night for the Giants as the Browns didn’t even punt one time!  The Browns rushed for 144 yards on 30 carries (4.8 ypc) and they also completed 18 of 29 passes for 310 yards.  The Giants are now 4-1 on the season after this loss.

The New York Giants are proving last year wasn’t a fluke as they have been dominating so far this season.  They will try to push the Browns around in the running game with Brandon Jacobs, Derrick Ward and Ahmad Bradshaw against a defense that is allowing 126.0 yards rushing per game and 4.1 yards per carry.  The Browns do have six interceptions this season so Eli Manning will have to be careful throwing the ball.  But, the Browns don’t have a CB near the size of Plaxico Burress so look for some jump balls from the Giants.

With TE Kellen Winslow not playing tonight due to injury the Browns will likely try to keep the ball on the ground with Jamal Lewis against a Giants’ defense that is only allowing 82.0 yards rushing per game and 3.7 yards per carry.  Derek Anderson has been sacked 8 times already this season and that’s not a good thing for the Browns who have to deal with the Giants’ D-Line who have racked up 15 sacks already this season.  Braylon Edwards and Donte’ Stallworth must be ready to take some hits as the Browns won’t likely have the time to throw deep.

PREDICTION:  NEW YORK GIANTS 30, CLEVELAND BROWNS 24