After a dismal three-week stretch in which they blew a big fourth-quarter lead and got blown out twice, the New York Giants found themselves in the (literally) windy city of Chicago needing to win seven of their final eight games to have a reasonable hope of making the NFL Playoffs at 9-8.

So you’re telling me there’s a chance?

Well, no. Today’s game against the Chicago Bears would mostly be the start of an eight-week referendum on whether the Giants’ coaching staff and players could remedy season-long (three seasons-long, actually) problems that have caused this team to under-perform, and worse yet this year, anyway, to under-perform their talent level.

The votes on this referendum may be in after only one week. What did we learn from the Giants’ 24-20 loss to the Bears?

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