Rolle not overly impressed with Packers

Apparently it takes more than a 15-1 record and the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs to impress Antrel Rolle, who said several times Wednesday that he puts no team "on a pedestal."

"They lost one game all year," he said. "I think that speaks for itself. But me personally, I don't put no team on a pedestal and I feel like any team can go out there and be beaten and I definitely feel like we have a chance to go out there and beat them this upcoming Sunday.

"We're coming here expecting to win this game," he added. "That's going to be our mind-set, that's going to stay our mind-set, and we're not going to let anyone tear it away from us."

Linebacker Michael Boley admitted that the Packers have more of an array of offensive talent than the Falcons, who were essentially blanked by the Giants.

"I'm not going to say shut them down but slow them down, I think that's the key for us," Boley said. "Limiting the number of plays they have on offense, winning on third down, that's the thing that's going to help us most."

Rolle did ultimately give the Packers some credit, but he quickly came up with a comparable team.

"I understand that they have a lot of weapons, I understand that they're an awesome opponent, but then again so are we," he said. "Every team in the NFL has weapons, every team in the NFL has elite guys and they have a lot of them. But at the same time, so do we."

Road warriors returning?

They're back. Or, more to the point, they're going away.

Whatever happens from here on out the Giants will be playing road games. It starts Sunday at Lambeau Field and then could possibly take them to New Orleans or San Francisco before the ultimate destination in Indianapolis. One thing is for sure, though: The Giants won't be playing any more games at cozy MetLife Stadium, where they have trounced their last three opponents in must-win games.

It's enough for Tom Coughlin to trot out the old nickname for the 2007 team, an identity that was even engraved on the Super Bowl rings.

" 'Road Warriors' coming out of the woodwork," Coughlin said of his message to the team. "Time to go on the road, renew some of those thoughts about playing on the road. The togetherness, the team, the all-for-one, the one-for-all, the mental toughness. We're going to need all of those things there."

Giant steps

CB Aaron Ross (concussion) was cleared and limited in practice but is expected to start on Sunday. "Of course the league had to take precautions and the doctors made the right decision by keeping me out," he said of leaving the Falcons game on Sunday. "I took the test, I passed, I feel fine, I feel good." . . . LB Mark Herzlich (ankle) said he doubts he'll be ready to play this week after testing his ankle on Tuesday. He missed practice but is making progress. He said he's optimistic about playing next week and just as optimistic that there will be a next week . . . RB D.J. Ware (concussion) did not practice and has not been cleared to participate. RB Ahmad Bradshaw (foot) did not practice, either but usually waits until Friday with a cracked bone in his foot . . . All of the Packers participated in their practice Wednesday, including WR Greg Jennings (knee) and T Chad Clifton (hamstring).