Good morning, New York Giants' fans! Here is your Sunday morning notebook, which will hopefully occupy some of your time as you wait for the 1 p.m. ET kickoff vs. the Cincinnati Bengals.

Scouting report: Bengals-Giants | Cincinnati.com | cincinnati.com
Joe Reedy takes a look at the running and passing games of the Bengals and Giants, as well as special teams.

Bengals-Giants rundown | Cincinnati.com | cincinnati.com
Joe Reedy previews Sunday's showdown between the Bengals and the Giants.

NY Giants' Eli Manning must complete job, return to early-season form - NY Daily News
Eli Manning was a legitimate MVP candidate just a few weeks ago, but now the Giants need him to break out of his four-game slump so they can avoid going into a slump. As usual with the Giants, it’s all about Eli.

Red Zone or Green Zone, Giants Have Trouble Reaching the End Zone - NYTimes.com
The Giants have scored a touchdown on just 44.7 percent of their trips into the red zone, 24th in the N.F.L.

Giants in search of a healthy Keith Rivers - NorthJersey.com
Upon his arrival in training camp, Rivers infused speed and athleticism into the Giants’ defense, raising optimism about his presence in a group of playmaking outside linebackers that already included Michael Boley and Mathias Kiwanuka.

Locklear fine with backup role - Giants Blog - ESPN New York
"It’s tough in a way that I would like to be playing but that was what I was brought here for in the beginning," Locklear said Friday. "They told me to come in and compete and I had a feeling that if I made the team I was going to probably be that swing tackle. I was fortunate to get those games to start."

George Willis: Coach Tom Coughlin of New York Giants says team needs to win at Cincinnati Bengals to restore focus after bad loss to Pittsburgh Steelers - NYPOST.com
The sun was shining bright and the temperature outside had reached the mid-50s. It was a perfect day for football yesterday, yet the Giants practiced inside the controlled elements of the Timex...