Author: Art Stapleton, NorthJersey.com

The Giants provided no excuses for how their season ended against the Eagles, but there was plenty of excitement for a promising future.

You want high stakes? How about a prime-time playoff game between two NFC East rivals with the winner moving on to the NFC Championship Game.

Saquon Barkley has done his homework, studying playoff legends with acknowledgement of opportunity that awaits the NY Giants’ star Sunday vs. Vikings

Leonard Williams is the longest-tenured player on the NY Giants’ roster without having been to the NFL postseason. That could change this year.

Giants’ Brian Daboll and Eagles’ Nick Sirianni were together in Kansas City, in one of the worst seasons as coaches, earning respect for each other.

The Giants know a tie is better than a loss, but their overtime finish against Washington was met with different emotions in the post-game locker room.

Odell Beckham Jr. will meet with the Giants Thursday as the two sides explore whether a reunion is something the player and his former team want.

Giants punter and Scotland native Jamie Gillan remained in London and did not travel back with the team in order to resolve a passport issue.

After mystery surrounded his return at the beginning of the week, Giants QB Daniel Jones is poised to start against the Packers on Sunday in London.

Regret filled the Giants’ post-game locker room following Monday’s 23-16 loss to the Cowboys: they just didn’t do enough to pick Daniel Jones up.