Something became apparent as the week crawled on for Giants fans, who were forced to experience one of the genuine gut-slash games of all time last week in Denver. 

That 33-32 loss hurt in the moment, and it hurt for a few days after, and that was as it should be, because part of the formula for being a fan is eating losses like that and trying to live with them, no matter what kind of expectations you might have for the team. 

But something happened as the week wore on and Giants fans were allowed to expand their minds a little bit. 

Most of them came to a similar two-part conclusion:Â