Sure, teams have gone on to make the playoffs after starting the season 0-2, and some—including the 2007 Giants—have even gone on to win a Super Bowl. But if you’re the 2017 Giants, you can’t afford to dig yourself into a 0-2 hole with the five-game stretch that awaits Big Blue after Week 2.
In week 3 the Giants will have to travel to Philly to take on one of their biggest rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles, on a short week. Not only have the Giants not won in Philly since 2013, they’ve only scored a combined 26 points in their last three meetings.