The New York Giants will return from their bye week to host the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford.
Both teams are sporting a winning streak and the Packers are favored by nearly a touchdown heading into the Week 14 game.
The Packers are currently the final seed in the NFC playoff picture and certainly hope to remain in the hunt and control their own destiny moving forward.
Meanwhile, after two straight wins, although unlikely, it’s not out of the realm of possibility for Big Blue to make the playoffs. However, they certainly have a lot of work to do in order to reach that goal.
Monday night’s matchup will go a long way toward both team’s playoff hopes.
Here are three reasons for optimism heading into Monday night’s matchup.