The Giants have a winning record, are alone in first place and seem poised to be contenders for the rest of the season.
This just isn't the way it was expected to happen.
If they got to this point, it was supposed to be on the strength of their wonderful and talented passing attack that could score 30 points per game, drive opposing defenses crazy and cover up lapses that their undermanned defense was sure to commit. That's why the most surprising thing about the Giants season so far isn't where they are, but how they have gotten here.