It's a prove-it game for the Giants.
On offense, prove you can move the ball against the Cover 2 defense.
On defense, prove you can stop the zone read.
Until the Giants do those things, they are in danger of replaying the same game over and over, including at 1 p.m. Sunday against the Panthers.
Here are nine under-the-radar random observations from the days leading up to the game:
Only one NFL team has fewer takeaways than the Giants, who are tied with six others with three apiece.