I’ll be the first to admit, I didn’t think a team that started the season 5-0 would need a tune up game in week 14 against an 0-12 team to solidify their chances to get to the playoffs. But that 5-0 team has gone 3-4 in the last several weeks so here we are.
The defense had either no identity or was known as an easy out for the first several weeks of the season, and after a couple of really good weeks, they are right back against the wall being asked to prove it. For a team that used a Monday Night Football matchup to terrorize Philadelphia Eagles QB Carson Wentz two weeks ago, it’s a bit of a head scratcher that that same defense couldn’t do the same to New York Giants QB Colt McCoy – who arguably hasn’t played in a meaningful game since January of 2011.