Everything is a step, and the one the Giants must take right from the jump might be the most demanding of all. If they can get past the Packers Sunday afternoon at frigid Lambeau Field, whom can’t they beat in the NFC tournament?
Normally, a wild-card playoff game is an appetizer, but this one sure has the feel of a main course. The Giants (11-5) arrive with the better record, yet the Packers (10-6) are favored because they are at home and they possess the hottest player in the league, Aaron Rodgers.
“I think that you like to prove people wrong,’’ Eli Manning said.