An inside have a look at Thursday evening’s Giants-Eagles NFL Week 6 matchup at MetLife Stadium:
Marquee matchup
Eagles CB Cooper DeJean vs. Giants WR Wan’Dale Robinson
As a rookie in 2024, DeJean shortly established himself as one of many NFL’s high nickel backs and he went on to Tremendous Bowl heroics.
Robinson works primarily out of the slot, and that’s the place DeJean excels.
Robinson has a team-leading 23 receptions for 267 yards and one landing and he’s the final man standing, with Malik Nabers out for the season and Darius Slayton out this recreation with a strained hamstring.
Robinson is the one confirmed vast receiver the Giants will placed on the sector.
4 downs
Birds chirping: For a staff that received 4 of its first 5 video games, there’s some unusually nonharmonic sounds popping out of Philly concerning the struggles of the Eagles offense.
That unit is thirtieth in whole yards, thirty first in passing, twenty fifth in speeding and twelfth in scoring.
Not like the Giants, the Eagles are unaccustomed to any of those failings.
“Thank God it’s a brief week … robust week in my home,’’ quarterback Jalen Hurts stated.
Three key gamers on offense — Hurts, Saquon Barkley and A.J. Brown — met this week to debate their lack of manufacturing.
“The main focus was concerning the staff,’’ Barkley stated. “I believe it was a great factor.’’
Double the difficulty: The Giants envisioned a shared backfield, with second-year Tyrone Tracy Jr. and rookie Cam Skattebo because the working again tandem.
That duo by no means actually acquired off the bottom, then Tracy missed two video games with {a partially} dislocated shoulder.
Tracy returns for this recreation and maybe he can present the flash to Skattebo’s muscle.
“Whenever you have a look at my recreation, I’ve the facility to my recreation as effectively however I’m extra of a slasher, exterior zone, getting on the sides, stuff like that,’’ Tracy stated. “With him, he’s an influence working again and clearly that’s the best way he performs. It’s very evident. You positively see how we is usually a good 1-2 punch for positive.’’
Maintain it: Hurts holds the ball longer within the pocket than most quarterbacks — an NFL-high 2.6 seconds from snap to throw, in response to some metrics.
That’s the reason he has been sacked 15 occasions regardless of his elusiveness.
“You positively see that,’’ nostril sort out Dexter Lawrence stated. “That makes it’s a must to be much more disciplined in your rush lanes as a result of he’s searching for a spot to flee or he’s searching for a shot down the sector. Don’t simply stand, have a motor, preserve that motor going all play.’’
Hurts has 182 speeding yards and has picked up 20 first downs together with his legs.
Bark with chunk: There is no such thing as a doubt Barkley is equipped for this recreation greater than most.
He has not gained a lot traction this season (267 speeding yards) after his record-breaking 2024 eruption.
A brand new documentary timed for launch the day he faces his former staff throws extra dust on the Giants.
Barkley’s return to MetLife Stadium final season resulted in a 176-yard joyride.
“Tremendous robust runner, all the time will get his toes transferring,’’ security Tyler Nubin instructed the Submit. “Nice contact steadiness, so we’re gonna should drive our toes on our tackles. Can’t arm sort out, can’t go in there and simply attempt to wrap him up as a result of he’s gonna run via that.’’ Barkley shall be with out beginning guard Landon Dickerson, out with an ankle damage.
Paul’s Choose
Sooner or later, the Giants are going to cease being everybody else’s get-well recreation, proper?
The Eagles are coming off their first lack of the season and they are going to be in no temper to fiddle right here.
Jaxson Dart doesn’t have a lot to work with within the passing recreation. Jalen Hurts might be hit however the Giants’ defensive entrance is usually hit and miss.
Saquon Barkley’s motor shall be working, for positive.
Eagles 27, Giants 13.
