The resurgent New York Giants: lucky, predictable or actually pretty good?

Brian Daboll has overseen plenty of narrow wins, which is often a sign of luck rather than skill. But his team are doing plenty of things right

Bill Parcells' old axiom that you are what your record says you are" is a nice bit of football folklore but it can often be misleading.

There are plenty of average teams who sputter their way to a winning record, only to be found out in the postseason. Conversely, there are good ones who fall away due to injuries, bad luck, or being stuck in an unusually competitive division with a tough schedule.