Don’t get me wrong, there are a whole lot of downsides to playing a Thursday Night Football game. Players have limited rest from your previous game and are usually still banged up heading into an entire new matchup. Not to mention, preparation becomes a key concern.
However, when that game is over, players are typically are rewarded around 10 days of rest.
That’s exactly what the New York Giants are dealing with right now. They played their Week 6 game last Thursday night against New England and don’t play until this coming Sunday. The Giants lost the matchup against the Patriots by a score of 35-14, with half of the Big Blue touchdowns coming from Golden Tate.