Kickoff: 8:30pm EDT
Site: Lincoln Financial Field
Surface: Reinforced natural grass
TV: NBC Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (Field reporter)
Radio: WFAN 660AM and 101.9FM Bob Papa, Carl Banks and Howard Cross Westwood One: Kevin Kugler, James Lofton, Ross Tucker (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 84 (WW1), 93 (NYG), 92 (Phi) XM: 227 (WW1), 225 (NYG), 226 (Phi)
Referee: Clete Blakeman
Weather: Partly cloudy, Low 50's, 0% chance of rain
The Line: Eagles by 3; O/U 50 1/2
The Series: Giants lead, 82-74-2, and have won 3 of past 5
Last Game at Site: 10/27/13: Giants 15 at Eagles 7. New York WR Victor Cruz catches 7 passes for 86 yards. K Josh Brown converts 5 FGs (40, 44, 33, 46, 27). Giants defense holds Eagles to 200 net yards.
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After an 0-2 start, the Giants have won three in a row and sit just one game behind Philadelphia and Dallas in the NFC East. In the past three games, New York has scored 105 points (35 per game). Last week, the Giants erased a 10-point deficit (20-10) and scored the final 20 points in a 30-20 victory. While veteran quarterback Eli Manning recorded his third consecutive game with a 100+ passer rating (104.9), rookies Andre Williams (three-yard run) and Odell Beckham, Jr. (15-yard catch) each scored a touchdown – the first time since 1985 that the Giants got both a rushing touchdown and receiving touchdown from rookies in the same game.
“Every game is the most important game of the season,” says Giants head coach Tom Coughlin. “This is a divisional game. Philadelphia is playing very, very well. It is a game within the division and we’re just excited about the opportunity.”
Offense, defense and special teams. The Eagles are scoring touchdowns in all three phases of the game and their 4-1 record is tied for the best in the league. It was more of the same last week in Philadelphia’s 34-28 win over St. Louis. On offense, quarterback Nick Foles threw two touchdown passes. Defensively, linebacker Trent Cole’s sack and forced fumble resulted in defensive end Cedric Thornton’s fumble-recovery touchdown. And on special teams, tight end JAMES Casey blocked a punt and safety Chris Maragos picked up the ball and ran 10 yards for a score. The Eagles have scored seven return touchdowns this season, tied with the 1920 Buffalo All-Americans for the most return touchdowns in the first five games of a season.
“We’re not happy with our performance but the most important thing was to get to 4-1, which we did,” says Philadelphia wide receiver Jeremy Maclin. “The bigger picture is wins and right now we’re 4-1. We will learn from this and move on to the Giants.”[/sny-accordion]
Injuries
Giants: OUT: RB Rashad Jennings (knee), LB Spencer Paysinger (hamstring) QUESTIONABLE: DE Robert Ayers (neck), LB Jon Beason (foot, toe) PROBABLE: CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (ankle, hamstring), P Steve Weatherford (left ankle)
Eagles: OUT: C Jason Kelce (hernia), LB Mychal Kendricks (calf), RB Chris Polk (hamstring), WR Brad Smith (groin) QUESTIONABLE: LB DeMeco Ryans (groin) PROBABLE: LB Connor Barwin (knee), CB Brandon Boykin (hamstring), TE Trey Burton (achilles), CB Nolan Carroll (hamstring), WR Josh Huff (shoulder), T Matt Tobin (ankle)
Giants Notes
QB Eli Manning has won 3 in row & has 100+ rating in all 3. In those 3, has 8 TDs, 1 INT & 115.2 rating. Has started 156 consecutive games, longest active streak by QB…
Rookie RB Andre Williams aims for 3rd in row with rush TD…
TE Larry Donnell ties for 1st among NFC TE with 4 rec. TDs...
In past 3 at Phi., WR Victor Cruz has 19 catches for 305 yards (101.7 per game) & 3 TDs. WR Rueben Randle has 4 rec. TDs in past 3 meetings (2 games with 2 TDs). Had TD last week. Rookie WR Odell Beckham, Jr. had TD in NFL debut last week…
In last meeting, S Antrel Rolle had sack, INT & FF, only NYG S to do so in past 7 seasons. CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie spent 2 seasons in Philly (2011-12)...
DE Jason Pierre-Paul is only DE in NFL with 2 INT-TDs since 2012...
Eagles Notes
Have 7 return TDs, tied with 1920 Buffalo All-Americans for most in 1st 5 games…
QB Nick Foles won only start vs. NYG & had 114.9 rating. Is 7-0 with 13 TDs, 3 INTs & 101.7 rating in past 7 at home…
RB LeSean McCoy has 4 100-yard rush games vs. NYG. In past 5 at home, has 606 scrimmage yards (121.2 per game), 527 rush yards (105.4 per game) & 4 TDs. RB Darren Sproles had rush & rec. TDs in last game vs. NYG (12/9/12 with NO). Has 6 career games with both. Since 2011, leads NFL RBs with 248 rec., 2,179 rec. yards & 16 rec. TDs…
WR Jeremy Maclin has 3 TDs in his past 4 vs. NYG. Has 25 catches for 443 yards (110.8 per game) & 4 TDs in past 4 at home. Aims for 5th in row at home with TD…
Last week, S Chris Maragos had return TD off blocked punt by TE James Casy & DE Cedric Thornton had FR-TD off sack & FF by LB Trent Cole.
LB DeMeco Ryans leads team with 33 tackles. S Malcolm Jenkins ties for NFL lead with 3 INTs. DE Fletcher Cox had sack in last meeting.