INJURY REPORT
Out: LB Swayze Bozeman (Ankle), LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (Hamstring), WR Darius Slayton (Hamstring)
Questionable: T Jermaine Eluemunor (Back)
Out: TE Grant Calcaterra (Oblique), G Landon Dickerson (Ankle)
Questionable: LB Nakobe Dean (Knee), DT Jalen Carter (Heel)
HOW TO WATCH, LISTEN & STREAM
Announcers: Al Michaels (Play-By-Play), Kirk Herbstreit (Analyst), Kaylee Hartung (Sideline)
Local TV channel: FOX 5 NY
Channel: WFAN 101.9PM / 66 AM
Announcers: Bob Papa (Play-by-Play), Carl Banks (Analyst), Howard Cross (Sideline)
Pre- and Postgame: John Schmeelk, Tiki Barber
Pregame: Giants Gameday begins at 6:15 PM, presented by Hackensack Meridian Health.
Postgame: Giants Extra Point
This week’s game can be streamed on NFL+.
STOPPING THE RUN
For the last few years, the strength of the Eagles offense has been its run game. We saw their rushing success elevate to another level last year after bringing in Saquon Barkley, which led to the Eagles having tremendous success on the ground. Barkley has gotten his season off to a bit of a slow start with an average of just 3.2 yards per carry through five weeks. Despite the early struggles, the Giants are well aware of how big of a threat the talented running back is.
“Could be teams scheming for him,” defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence said about the start to Barkley’s season. “It happens, but you don’t want to be the team to let him get hot. So, you’ve got to stay disciplined Thursday and go win.”
In addition to Barkley’s abilities in the run game, the defense will also have to keep an eye on Jalen Hurts using his legs. Hurts is already up to 43 rush attempts for 182 yards (4.2 avg.) and four touchdowns this season, including four of five games with nine or more rush attempts. After averaging 140 yards on the ground in their first two games, the Eagles have averaged just 73 rushing yards per game the last three weeks. Look for Philadelphia to try to establish the run early on Thursday.
STEPPING UP IN THE RED ZONE
One of the biggest differences between the 1-4 Giants and the 4-1 Eagles is production in the red zone. The Giants come into this game having scored a touchdown on a league-low 31.6 percent (six of 19) of their trips inside the opponent’s 20. Meanwhile, the Eagles have scored a touchdown on 92.3 percent (12 of 13) of their trips inside the red zone, the best mark in the NFL. On the defensive side of the ball, the Giants rank 9th in the league in the red zone, while the Eagles come in at No. 3.
The Giants took a step in the right direction when it came to the red zone last week. They scored a touchdown the first two times they got inside New Orleans’ 20, before failing to score on their next two trips. The defense stepped up with their backs against the wall, though, keeping the Saints out of the end zone on all three of their trips inside the 20.
“This is a defense that historically doesn’t give up a lot of big plays with the way they play,” Brian Daboll said in his 1-on-1 interview with Giants.com. “They force you to execute your plays. They do a good job in the red zone and tighten up and try to hold the offense to three. That’s an area we’ve been working on. I thought there was improvement on both sides last week, but it’ll be big for us this week.”
