EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The messages have been delivered throughout the week to the New York Giants. Players that have been there before -- quarterback Eli Manning, long snapper Zak DeOssie and linebacker Jonathan Casillas -- have addressed their teammates.
Giants coach Ben McAdoo relied on his captains to spread the message to his inexperienced team. Sixteen of 22 starters on Sunday for their wild-card round game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field have never experienced a playoff game. Manning, DeOssie and Casillas, meanwhile, each have multiple Super Bowl rings.