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The Giants Have Been Even Better Than You Think: A Statistical Look 
NYGMen.com | by Greg | Wed, Oct 8
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How good has this Giants start been? It is the 7th best start since 1996, the point at which FootballOutsiders has enough data to calculate DVOA. The top team on this list? None other than the 2007 New England Patriots, with an absurd 72.4%.
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Greg from NYGMen.com says
(in The 2008 Giants Through Week 12: A (Semi-) Historical Perspective)
1) ’07 Patriots: 71.3%
4) ’01 Rams: 44.2%
5) ’04 Patriots: 43.0%
6) ’02 Bucs: 42.9%
7) ’08 G-Men: 41.6%
In his column, Schatz makes a good point about how the Giants 2008 season changes the way one views their 2007 playoff run, particularly their “major upset” over the Patriots. He writes:
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