Is there such a thing as an important game against a team from the other conference in Week 7 of the NFL season? The New York Giants’ road trip to face the Denver Broncos turned into that during the week. Suddenly, the downtrodden (by their own play) Giants had become a “thing” with their convincing victory over Philadelphia on a national stage, both because of their excellent play in that game and the “aura” developing around the Giants’ two confident (brash?) rookies, Jaxson Dart and Cam Skattebo. Maybe Abdul Carter a bit, too. Suddenly, Broncos players were making snippy comments to the press, inciting a war of words between Giants and Broncos fans on social media. Even the Denver press was getting into the act.

In truth, this game against a good opponent would be a referendum on wheth

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