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How Coughlin messed with Giants’ minds to shake bad finishes

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The Giants, struggling with their fragile psyches at the moment, should be channeling their inner Stuart Smalley and his “Daily Affirmation” from “Saturday Night Live” right now.

“We are good enough … and doggone it, we can make the playoffs.’’

The 5-7 record the Giants take to South Florida for their Monday night game against the 5-7 Dolphins belies that affirmation. But the Giants have been good enough to be leading games with less than two minutes remaining in five of their seven losses this season.