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A 10-point road loss to the team with the best record in the NFL shouldn't hurt you too much in the eyes of those who do things like week-to-week NFL Power Rankings, and so the New York Giants fall only one spot this week, down to No. 21. They are one spot behind the Cleveland Browns and one spot ahead of the New Orleans Saints, a couple of teams that have been surprises for different reasons. At 3-4 through seven games, it's about where they ought to be.  The 6-1 Dallas Cowboys, who beat the Giants on Sunday, are ranked No. 2, behind only the Denver Broncos. The 5-1 Philadelphia Eagles, who beat the Giants the week before and were off this week, are ranked No. 3. So the NFC East is well represented near the top, though I doubt that offers Giants fans any comfort. They're still ahead of No. 26 Washington, though.
The Giants are off this week and return from the bye with a bit of a gauntlet: Nov. 3 -- vs. No. 4 Indianapolis Nov. 9 -- at No. 11 Seattle Nov. 16 -- vs. No. 12 San Francisco Nov. 23 -- vs. No. 2 Dallas Then things soften up with games against No. 31 Jacksonville, No. 28 Tennessee, No. 26 Washington and No. 24 St. Louis before the season finale against the Eagles. If they can get to that part of their schedule without getting beaten up too badly, they may still have an outside shot to make some noise before this season is over.
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