I'll take your word from it since you know your team better than me - but without the bye if I were Coughlin I'd definitely sit selective players who need a rest - and play those who need fine tuning... so I'm not sure we'll see all starters next week
The Pats game is meaningless - the first playoff game is not. And whether the Giants are the 5th or the 6th seed (does Saturday's outcome possibly affect that?) They still need to beat their team 2 weeks from now regardless of the bracket - and have some tough games no matter which bracket as well.
So bracket wise I don't see them having anything to play for.