Make no mistake, Judge is the boss of the improving Giants

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2020, file photo, New York Giants coach Joe Judge gestures during the team's NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Philadelphia. The Giants play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week. The game will feature six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady against Judge, one of his former coaches with the New England Patriots. The two shared three Super Bowl wins. The Bucs have a 5-2 record. Their only loss in the recent run was a one-point decision to Chicago. The Giants are 1-6 under the 38-year-old Judge. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz, File)

New York Giants head coach Joe Judge reacts during the second half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin)

Philadelphia Eagles' Miles Sanders (26) leaps over New York Giants' Logan Ryan (23) during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2019, file photo, New York Giants offensive guard Will Hernandez stands on the field during the team's NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in Landover, Md. Hernandez, who has started every game since being draft in 2018, was placed on the reserve COVID-19 list on Thursday, Oct. 29, after testing positive for the virus. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally, File)

New York Giants' Blake Martinez reacts after a missed sack during the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8) passing the ball in first half of an NFL football game between against the Washington Football Team, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, file photo, New York Giants head coach Joe Judge, center, watches play from the sidelines during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in East Rutherford, N.J. The Bears hope to win back-to-back games to start a season for the first time in seven years and deny the Giants their first victory under new coach Joe Judge when New York visits Soldier Field on Sunday. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

New York Giants head coach Joe Judge, center, watches his team during the second half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

FILE - Washington Football Team's Ron Rivera, left, talks to New York Giants' Joe Judge, right, after an NFL football game in East Rutherford, N.J., in this Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, file photo. A few weeks after a missed opportunity of a 20-19 loss at New York, Washington (2-5) can still move within a half-game of idle, first-place Philadelphia by evening the season series with the Giants. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)