The New York Giants will be on the road in their Week 6 matchup against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday Night Football.
The Giants come in as two-touchdown underdogs against Buffalo and it’s hard to believe they are going to be able to find a way to find on Sunday night.
However, as they say, that’s why they play the games.
Here are three reasons for optimism heading into Sunday’s prime-time showdown.
Takeaways
The Giants’ defense forced three turnovers against the Miami Dolphins’ high-powered offense last week. They may finally be starting to find their groove at this point of the season.
As good as Josh Allen is, he has been known to try and force passes into tight coverage. The Giants will have to take advantage of any opportunities they have at a potential takeaway on Sunday if they have any chance at a win.
Bills run defense
The Buffalo Bills are not great against the run, allowing the eighth-most rushing yards per game.
Without Saquon Barkley since Week 2, the Giants have struggled to have a running game to keep the offense balanced. Hopefully, this is the week Big Blue can find some success in the running game to help the offense open things up.
The Brian Daboll factor
The defending AP Coach of the Year has had a humbling sophomore coaching season for Big Blue thus far.
Sunday, Daboll will have a chance to go up against his former team and the quarterback he groomed as an offensive coordinator with the Bills prior to getting the Giants’ head coaching gig.
Although Daboll is an offensive mind, hopefully, he can provide some tips for Wink Martindale to use against Josh Allen to help force some mistakes.
