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Giants set to lean heavily on potentially dominant defensive line

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants opened the 2015 season in Dallas with a defensive line consisting of an aging Cullen Jenkins, Markus Kuhn, Johnathan Hankins and Robert Ayers. Oh, how the mighty had fallen.

What was once the foundation of Super Bowl-winning teams was hardly an imposing unit. Dallas compiled well over 400 total yards that day, easily driving down the field for the game-winning score in the final minutes. Quarterback Tony Romo had so much time he needed a cot in the pocket. The Giants defense finished 32nd in the league that year.