The New York Giants have loads of talent left over from their Super Bowl championship team that won it all three years ago, and they should be a contender this season if they can just stay healthy.  That might be asking too much from a squad which has still managed to go 20-12 over the last two seasons since winning Super Bowl XLII.  New York’s rejuvenated defensive line will likely be the key to the season because Justin Tuck, Osi Umenyiora and Mathias Kiwanuka are as good as any pass rushers in the NFL.  The Giants are still dealing with several injuries in training camp and saw franchise QB Eli Manning leave their first preseason game against the New York Jets with a gash on his head that required 12 stitches.  Manning is expected to be fine, but his injury signifies the kind of beating the team will likely continue to take – and survive – in order to make its way back toward the top among the NFC’s elite teams in 2010.

Odds to win NFC East Division: +275

Odds to win the NFC Conference: 11/1

New York Giants Odds to win Super Bowl XLV: 25/1

Regular Season Wins Total Line: 8.5

*all odds quoted from Bodog*

Here’s what this year’s schedule looks like for the Giants:

 

Week 1             Sunday, September 12, 2010    vs. Carolina Panthers

Analysis: The Giants should be playing with revenge here against a Panthers team that crushed them (and their playoff hopes) during a 41-9 rout in their last game at old Giants Stadium.

Week 2             Sunday, September 19, 2010    @ Indianapolis Colts

Analysis: The Manning Bowl II takes place in Indy after Peyton won the first meeting with younger brother Eli 26-21 back in 2006.

Week 3             Sunday, September 26, 2010    vs. Tennessee Titans

Analysis: The Titans play their first road game of the season at New York after hosting Oakland and Pittsburgh in the first two weeks.

Week 4             Sunday, October 3, 2010          vs. Chicago Bears

Analysis: The Bears will be coming off consecutive games against Dallas and Green Bay and play the first of two straight on the road here.

Week 5             Sunday, October 10, 2010         @ Houston Texans

Analysis: The Giants play their third AFC South opponent in the first five weeks of the season.

Week 6             Sunday, October 17, 2010         vs. Detroit Lions

Analysis: The Lions will be playing their third tough road game in four weeks before heading into their bye.

Week 7             Monday, October 25, 2010        @ Dallas Cowboys

Analysis: The Giants won both meetings with Dallas last year by a combined nine points.

Week 8             — BYE WEEK —

Week 9             Sunday, November 7, 2010       @ Seattle Seahawks

Analysis: Seattle hosts New York in between road games at Oakland and Arizona.

Week 10           Sunday, November 14, 2010     vs. Dallas Cowboys

Analysis: The Cowboys visit New Meadowlands Stadium for the first time following a Sunday Night Football game at old Lambeau Stadium against the Packers.

Week 11           Sunday, November 21, 2010     @ Philadelphia Eagles

Analysis: The Eagles won last year’s meeting 40-17 at home behind 240 passing yards from former QB Donovan McNabb.

Week 12           Sunday, November 28, 2010     vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Analysis: The Jaguars begin a difficult stretch of three road games in four weeks at New York.

Week 13           Sunday, December 5, 2010       vs. Washington Redskins

Analysis: The Redskins will be coming off a home game against the Vikings while the Giants will be visiting Minnesota the following week.

Week 14           Sunday, December 12, 2010     @ Minnesota Vikings

Analysis: New York will have an opportunity to avenge their 44-7 loss at Minnesota in last year’s regular-season finale in which the Vikings left their starters in for most of what was a meaningless game for them.

Week 15           Sunday, December 19, 2010     vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Analysis: Philadelphia will be coming off a Sunday Night Football matchup at Dallas before finishing the regular season with two games at home against two playoff teams from a year ago.

Week 16           Sunday, December 26, 2010     @ Green Bay Packers

Analysis: Manning returns to the site of one of the biggest wins of his career when he sent Brett Favre into retirement for the first time with a 23-20 overtime victory in the 2007 NFC Championship.

Week 17           Sunday, January 2, 2011          @ Washington Redskins

Analysis: The Giants wrap up the regular season on the road, where they have gone 21-11 combined over the last four seasons.