In each of the last two years, the Giants had a record of 3-6 and were in third place in the NFC East at this point in the season. So while being a game over .500 with a precarious half-game lead in a miserable division may not seem like much of an accomplishment, it's far better than recent alternatives.
"Obviously it's a great thing," Tom Coughlin said this week. "It's a wonderful thing to be able to be in the hunt, to be relevant. And each week is extremely meaningful, and that players are well aware of that.