GET PHYSICAL WITH RANDY MOSS.

This is the Giants’ top priority. Moss is one of the best deep-ball receivers of all time, but he can be contained if you delay him at the line of scrimmage. The Eagles did (5 catches, 43 yards). The Ravens did it (4 catches, 34 yards). The Jaguars (1 catch, 14 yards) and Chargers have done it (one catch, 18 yards) during the playoffs.

The Giants’ secondary is not one of the league’s best, so this will be a major challenge. Defensive backs R.W. McQuarters, Corey Webster, and Gibril Wilson will have to step up. The Giants had major problems containing the Patriots’ offense in their 38-35 loss in Week 17, so it will be up to defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo to come up with a more effective approach.

Double-teaming Moss with safety help and using bump-and-run coverage is probably the best plan. If Wes Welker, Donte’ Stallworth, Jabar Gaffney or Kevin Faulk were to become Brady’s favorite target, the Giants would be able to live with it.

Take away Moss, and you go a long way toward eliminating one of New England’s most demoralizing weapons – the quick touchdown. When you play the Patriots, you are going to give up points; they have scored 31 points 13 times this season (including the playoffs). However, you must take away the quick scores that can shockingly change the game’s momentum. This was one of the Giants’ fatal mistakes, allowing a 65-yard pass to Moss in the fourth quarter that gave the Patriots the lead for good.

If you take away Moss, the Patriots become more methodical and less explosive. The longer it takes for them to get in the end zone, the better your chance to keep the score in the 20s instead of the 30s. The Giants should keep a cornerback and a safety in Moss’ face most of the time, but they also must mix up the coverage by playing Moss man-to-man at times. If you give Brady and Moss the same look too often, they will figure out a way to beat it. Unless the Giants figure out a way to contain Moss, this game could turn into a blowout.