Brett Favre Picks Apart Giants AFL-Like Secondary as Packers Roll

Published: September 16, 2007, 12:02 pm

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Filed under: NY Giants, Packers, NFC East, NFC North, New YorkThe field presence of Eli Manning made no difference today, as the Giants secondary was picked apart for the second week in a row. Despite having as many offensive injuries as New York, Brett Favre was able maneuver a near back-up squad to a 35-13 victory.The Giants now fall to 0-2 on the season, and have to be left wondering if defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo was the answer. While Tim Lewis didn't fare much better last year, New York's secondary is almost laughable. Through two games, they are by far the worst in the league and showed no indications that they are improving. They were scorched for 286 yards today, and once again, their achilles heel was the tight end -- something the Packers rarely use. On the plus side, their defensive tackles, Barry Cofield and Fred Robbins, played quite well this afternoon.Offensively, the Giants were all over the place. They looked good early on, and then completely fell apart

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