What to Watch as the Giants Face the Eagles in Philadelphia
WHO:
giants.com - The New York Giants, coached by John Harbaugh, are 4-2-1 and lead the NFC East; the Philadelphia Eagles are 2-6, sit fourth in the division, and have lost six consecutive games.
giants.com - Giants players highlighted include quarterback J.J. McCarthy; wide receiver Malik Nabers; outside linebacker Abdul Carter; rookie linebacker Reese; cornerbacks Deonte Banks and Greg Newsome II; and running back Cam Skattebo.
giants.com - The Eagles’ Joe Milton is set to make his first NFL start, replacing Tanner McKee. Other Eagles players discussed include Saquon Barkley, Jalen Carter, Quinyon Mitchell, Landon Dickerson, Riq Woolen, Moro Ojomo, Dallas Goedert, DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks.
PhillyVoice - Milton is 6 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 246 pounds; the article describes him as a quarterback with a strong arm and running ability. Barkley has hamstring and back injuries.
giants.com - Giants defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson described Reese as “all football and he’s all gas, no brakes.”
WHAT:
giants.com - The Giants beat the Houston Texans 27-21 in McCarthy’s first Giants start. He completed 20 of 28 passes (71.4%) for 252 yards, had no turnovers and earned a 99.1 passer rating.
giants.com - Across two games with the Giants, McCarthy completed 12 of 22 passes traveling at least 10 air yards for 392 yards and one touchdown; his 63.6% completion rate would rank second in the NFL behind Joe Burrow’s 69.8%.
giants.com - Nabers recorded 36 catches for 509 yards and two touchdowns across four October games, with at least 100 receiving yards in each. He was named NFC Offensive Player of the Month, the first Giants wide receiver to receive the award.
giants.com - Skattebo ran for a career-high 124 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries against Houston. The Giants totaled 188 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns; four different Giants scoring rushing touchdowns in one game had not occurred for the team since 1950. Tyrone Tracy Jr. was subsequently placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury.
giants.com - Philadelphia has allowed 850 downfield passing yards during its losing streak and ranks 28th in rushing yards allowed; it has allowed at least 100 rushing yards in each of its first eight games.
giants.com - Barkley has gained 125 yards from scrimmage and scored twice over his last two games, averaging 4.6 yards per carry. Against the Giants across three games over the previous two seasons, he averaged nearly 9.0 yards per carry.
giants.com - New York has allowed 184.9 passing yards per game, the third-lowest NFL figure. Banks and Newsome have forced tight-window throws on 48.6% and 46.7% of their targets, respectively.
giants.com - Philadelphia’s offensive line has been without Lane Johnson and Cam Jurgens in four full games; the Giants article reports a 2.40-second average time to pressure and pressure under 2.5 seconds on 26.3% of dropbacks in that span.
PhillyVoice - The Eagles have been outgained by 889 yards during their six-game losing streak. The article identifies the Giants as 3- or 3.5-point road favorites.
PhillyVoice - Philadelphia’s interior defensive line—Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis and Moro Ojomo—could face the Giants’ interior line, which the article calls vulnerable.
giants.com - The teams have met 182 times in regular-season play; the Eagles lead the series 93-87-2. Philadelphia won their latest meeting 38-20, and the teams split their previous season series.
WHERE:
giants.com - The Week 9 divisional game is at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
PhillyVoice - The Giants’ listed offensive line is Andrew Thomas, Jon Runyan, Bryan Hudson, Francis Mauigoa and Jermaine Eluemunor.
WHEN:
giants.com - The game is listed for 1 p.m. ET. The Giants’ following game is against the Commanders on Thursday Night Football.
giants.com - New York’s last road win against Philadelphia was in the 2013 season; the article gives the date as “10/27/2013.”
PhillyVoice - Barkley did not practice Wednesday and was limited Thursday, according to the article.
WHY:
giants.com - Philadelphia changed quarterbacks amid its six-game losing streak, naming Milton to start in place of McKee.
PhillyVoice - The Eagles’ offense has struggled with pass protection and running the ball; the article says the team turned to Milton rather than McKee.
HOW:
giants.com - The game will be available to stream on NFL+. Giants radio coverage is listed on WFAN 101.9 FM/66 AM; the announced play-by-play voice is Joe Davis, with Greg Olsen as analyst and Pam Oliver on the sideline.
giants.com - Giants linebacker Abdul Carter has 27 quarterback pressures and a 2.46-second average time to pressure; the latter ranks second among 85 edge rushers with at least 10 pressures.
The four-and-two-and-one Giants lead the NFC East, while Philadelphia has lost six straight. The Eagles turn to Joe Milton for his first NFL start against New York. At Lincoln Financial Field, the Giants arrive after beating Houston, 27 to 21.