"Moise Fokou only watched a small sample of footage from Monday's game between the Giants and Vikings, but he observed enough to determine that the Giants aren't the same team they played almost five weeks ago.

They're more reliant on the running back tandem of Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw, a tag team that pounded away at the Vikings' defense for almost 220 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

And when they're running the ball with authority, they're awfully tough to stop.

"Those running backs are really doing something right now," Fokou said Wednesday. "Jacobs is back on track. He started off slow this season but he's their main runner, their main guy right now."

Since rushing for a season-low 61 yards on 19 carries against the Eagles in a 27-17 loss Nov. 21 at Lincoln Financial Field, the Giants have rediscovered the rushing power that annually makes them one of the NFL's best ground teams.

They're also 3-0 in that stretch and have outscored the opposition, 76-30, setting up Sunday's showdown at the Meadowlands between two 9-4 teams with a division title hanging in the balance.

The winner will take the division lead with just two games left. The loser faces long odds to qualify for the postseason.

"I think they're playing at a very high level," Eagles coach Andy Reid said. "They made a little switch at running back even though both guys had monster days on Monday night."

After losing to the Eagles, the Giants promoted Jacobs to starter and split his carries with the fumble-prone Bradshaw. It's become a killer combination.

They ran for 135 yards and averaged 7.2 yards per carry against Jacksonville, totaled 197 rushing yards the following weekend against the Redskins and most recently chewed up the Vikings for 213 yards, their most this season."