Well, I guess the NFL didn't want to risk the Super Bowl Champs losing the opener for the first time in this new format (Champs are 8-0 since the start of them hosting the Opening Thursday game) so they gave the Giants a team whose number they have.
I remember when they used to make the defending champs go on the road for their opener...and walk barefoot through the snow to get there. Uphill. Both ways.
Meh. Today's NFL is soft.
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