When the New York Giants take the field to face the San Francisco 49ers at Levi Stadium on Monday Night Football, it will have been 15 days since their last game when they were defeated by the Redskins, 20-13.
At 1-7 and having recently traded away two defensive starters in Damon Harrison and Eli Apple, and having their rookie quarterback Kyle Lauletta arrested, no team needed a bye more than the Giants.
Now the team seems refreshed and focused on redeeming themselves in the second half of the season.