Giants story lines

Rolle wants rematch

A fourth straight loss did little to dampen Antrel Rolle's belief in the Giants. In fact, it may have made it stronger.

Last week, on his weekly WFAN appearance, Rolle was asked if he thought the Giants would make the playoffs. He said he did. That was coming off an embarrassing loss to the Saints. This week, Rolle was asked the same question after a last-second loss to the Packers.

"Will we make the playoffs? Without a doubt! Without a doubt!" he said Tuesday. "We will be in that postseason. And we all know once you get in the postseason, that record is 0-0-0. Let's go to work."

The Giants said after their loss to the 49ers that they were hoping for a rematch against them. Now they can add the Packers to their revenge list. The Saints, 49ers and Packers would likely be standing in the Giants' way if they make the playoffs.

"If we are ever put in that situation again, I'm sure things will be different," Rolle said of facing the Packers in the playoffs.

"I gotta have that rematch, baby!" he said. "I gotta have it! I gotta have it!"

Challenge-challenged

Tom Coughlin is on a losing streak, and it has nothing to do with the last four games. Once considered among the most shrewd head coaches in terms of challenging calls, Coughlin has lost the last six times he has yanked out his red flag.

Coughlin won his first three challenges this season, improving his career record to 43-41, but the six straight losses have dropped him to 43-47 overall and 33-38 with the Giants.

"I've been overly aggressive with those calls, not waiting for any kind of advice from upstairs," Coughlin said.

Boley sore

Michael Boley played for the first time in two weeks on Sunday, and on Monday his body was paying the price. "Coming back, it was sore," the linebacker said. He'd missed two games with a hamstring injury -- two of the most deflating losses of the season, it should be noted -- and returned to face the Packers in a somewhat limited role.