The Giants will be fighting for their playoff lives on Sunday night, as a win against the Commanders would catapult their playoff odds to nearly 80 percent, while a loss would diminish their chances significantly.
Tiki says the state of the team’s playoff hopes is a result of the team, and its fans, being too focused on the postseason, leading to a 1-4-1 stretch since Week 10.
“The Giants fans and the Giants themselves started thinking about the playoffs too soon…they’re not good enough to be a playoff team,” Tiki said. “Does that mean they’re not gonna make the playoffs? No, not at all. They absolutely can make the playoffs. every year we see a team that’s not good enough to make the playoffs.
“The New York Giants got so focused - as a team, a fanbase, a staff - about what they can do to get to the playoffs. they still had nine weeks to go.
the only thing they’ve done since the bye week was beat the Texans…in a game that was tighter than it should have been, they lost to Detroit, lost to the Cowboys, got a gross tie with the Commanders, and got blown out of the water by the Eagles.”
The Giants were one of the biggest surprises in the NFL this year, but injuries and tougher opponents have sent the team back down towards earth, but a playoff berth is still within reach. Tiki says the team needs to forget about the postseason in order to get there.
“Everyone seemed to be focused on the playoffs instead of focused on why the Giants were winning,” Tiki said.
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