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Giants depending on defense in playoffs — as usual

Neil Best first worked at Newsday in 1982, then returned in 1985. His SportsWatch column debuted in 2005.

Eli Manning and Odell Beckham Jr. will be the most famous names in road white jerseys when America turns its TV eyes to Lambeau Field on Sunday afternoon.

But when it comes to actually deciding the Giants’ wild-card playoff game against the Packers, history suggests the most important thing will be what happens when those two are watching from the sideline.

As anyone paying attention since 1925 knows, when it comes to the Giants it almost always comes down to defense.