The New York Giants’ matchup with the looks a lot more interesting than it would have been a few weeks ago. After Week 10, the Giants were 2-8, while the Packers were 3-6. ESPN was likely to seek a flex out of the Monday Night Football slot.
A few weeks later, the Packers are battling to break through an extremely crowded NFC Wild Card spot, while the Giants are ... battling for respectability, at any rate. Theoretically, if the Giants win this game, they can keep their slim playoff hopes alive while simultaneously digging a hole into the Packers’.