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Giants Holding Steady in MMQB NFL Power Ranking Poll

The Giants are still knocking on the door of the top 10 in MMQB's weekly NFL power ranking poll.

Patricia Traina

Giants Holding Steady in MMQB NFL Power Ranking Poll
Giants Holding Steady in MMQB NFL Power Ranking Poll /

The fact that the New York Giants, who last week went against the current NFC No. 2 playoff-seeded Minnesota Vikings, made a close game of it has certainly not gone unnoticed.

With all due respect to the Vikings, who had two 100-yard receivers (Justin Jefferson and tight end T.J. Hockenson), an argument can be made that had the Giants not repeatedly had self-inflicted wounds in that game, perhaps the outcome might have been different.

Regardless, the outcome of last week's game hasn't dented the MMQB crew's opinion of Big Blue. In this week's NFL power poll, the Giants again sit at No. 11, the same spot where they were ranked last week.

Notes Conor Orr of this week's ranking:

A win over the Colts next week locks in the Giants’ first playoff appearance since the boat picture saga with Odell Beckham and Co. Yes, the Giants lost to the Vikings, but they stayed competitive, losing were beaten on a 61-yard field goal and scored some points in a game where Daniel Jones had to throw the ball 42 times.

Giants head coach Brian Daboll took no solace in the fact that his team was competitive in a losing effort against one of the potential opponents they might face if they take care of business this weekend against the Indianapolis Colts in their 2022 regular-season home finale.

But even Daboll has to know that each week is an opportunity to see where one's team is at and that the better the competition and the more competitive the game, the better that bodes for the immediate future.

As for the Giants, no, they haven't been perfect down the stretch. But as the 2007 team learned in its regular-season finale against the undefeated Patriots (a game that they lost by a late field goal), sometimes, even if you come up short in your quest to win a game, all's not necessarily lost if you take the lessons learned from that game and build on them.

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PATRICIA TRAINA

Patricia Traina has covered the New York Giants for over 30 seasons for multiple media outlets, including Inside Football, Fan Sided, SB Nation, The Athletic, Forbes, and the Fan Nation Network (part of Sports Illustrated).  In addition to being a credentialed member of the New York Giants press corps, Patricia has covered five Super Bowls (three featuring the Giants), the annual NFL draft, and the NFL Scouting Combine. Patricia’s late father was a long-time New York Giants season ticket holder who helped instill her love and appreciation of the game and the franchise at a very early age.  She was able to parlay that knowledge of Giants franchise history into her first published work, The Big 50: The Men and Moments that Made the New York Giants (Triumph Books, September 2020). She has enhanced her knowledge of the game by completing two semesters with the Scouting Academy and taking a course in NFL salary cap management. In addition to her work with Giants Country, Patricia is the host of the very successful LockedOn Giants podcast (also available on YouTube), featuring analysis, interviews, and Giants fan interaction. Patricia is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and the Football Writers Association of America and has participated in the mentoring of aspiring journalists. Patricia holds a Bachelor’s degree in English literature (with a minor in creative writing) and a Master’s degree in Corporate Communication. She is a certified resume development specialist (corporate, military transition, and federal) and interview coach who enjoys music and creating fan art featuring her favorite bands. 

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