NFL Game Preview: Philadelphia Eagles (4-1) vs. New York Giants (1-4)

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Venue & Broadcast

Location: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Kickoff: 8:15 PM ET

Broadcast: Prime Video: Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Kaylee Hartung (field reporter)

NFL+ (streaming)

Westwood One: Jason Benetti, Devin McCourty

WIP 94.1 FM (Philadelphia radio), WFAN 660 AM (New York radio)

Weather Update

Forecast (East Rutherford, NJ): Clear skies, 63°F at kickoff, light winds (5–7 mph).

Impact: Ideal football weather — no major effect on passing or kicking games.

Recent Form

Eagles: Coming off their first loss of the season (21–17 vs. Denver), but still one of the NFC’s elite.

Giants: Reeling after a turnover-heavy loss to New Orleans; offense ranks bottom-five in scoring.

Injury Report

Philadelphia Eagles:

RB Saquon Barkley (knee soreness) – Expected to play against his former team.

WR A.J. Brown (ankle) – Questionable, game-time decision.

New York Giants:

WR Malik Nabers (hamstring) – Out.

OT Andrew Thomas (ankle) – Questionable.

Starting Quarterbacks

Philadelphia Eagles: Jalen Hurts – 889 passing yards, 7 TDs, 0 INTs; also 182 rushing yards, 4 rushing TDs.

New York Giants: Rookie Jaxson Dart – 312 passing yards, 1 TD, 4 turnovers in two starts.

Key Player Matchups

Jalen Hurts (PHI) vs. Brian Burns (NYG, EDGE)

Hurts’ mobility vs. Giants’ pass rush.

Saquon Barkley (PHI) vs. Giants Front Seven

Barkley faces his former team; Giants allow 140 rushing yards per game.

A.J. Brown / DeVonta Smith (PHI WRs) vs. Giants Secondary

If Brown plays, Philly’s WR duo could dominate against a struggling secondary.

Theo Johnson (NYG TE) vs. Eagles Linebackers

With Nabers out, rookie TE Johnson could be Dart’s safety valve.

Series History

All-Time: Eagles lead 93–87–2.

Recent: Eagles have won 7 of the last 8 meetings, including playoffs.

At MetLife: Giants’ last home win vs. Eagles came in January 2024 (27–10).

Betting Trends

Eagles are 4–1 ATS in 2025.

Giants are 1–4 ATS this season.

Eagles are 7–2 in last 9 road games.

Giants are 2–15 in last 17 overall.

The Under has hit in 3 of the last 5 Eagles games.

EAGLES NOTES:

• QB JALEN HURTS completed 23 of 38 atts. (60.5 pct.) for season-high 280 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 100.8 rating last week. Aims for 4th in row with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating. Is only QB in NFL with 75+ atts. & 0 INTs this season. Had 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 pass) vs. 0 INTs with 119.3 rating in last meeting. Is 4-0 with 8 TDs (5 rush, 3 pass) vs. INT & 103.9 rating in his past 4 starts on TNF. • RB SAQUON BARKLEY had 88 scrimmage yards (58 rec., 30 rush) & 1st TD catch of season last week. Has 70+ scrimmage yards & TD in 4 of 5 games this season. Is 6th player in SB era with 50+ rush TDs (51) & 15+ rec. TDs (15) in 1st 100 games. Has 580 scrimmage yards (145 per game) & 4 rush TDs in 4 career games on TNF. Rushed for 176 yards & TD in last road meeting. Totaled 7,311 scrimmage yards (5,211 rush, 2,100 rec.) & 47 TDs (35 rush, 12 rec.) in 1st 6 career seasons (2018-23) with NYG. Needs 11 scrimmage yards to reach 10,000 career scrimmage yards. • WR A.J. BROWN has 5+ catches in 3 of past 4 overall & in 7 of his past 8 on road. Had 89 rec. yards in last road meeting & has 70+ rec. yards in 4 of 5 career games vs. NYG. • WR DEVONTA SMITH led team with 8 catches for season-high 114 yards last week. Has 8 catches & 60+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. • TE DALLAS GOEDERT aims for 4th in row with TD catch. Had 55 rec. yards in last meeting. Tied for lead among TEs with 4 rec. TDs this season. • LB ZACK BAUN led team with season-high 12 tackles & had sack last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 8+ tackles & sack. Has TFL & FF in 3 of his past 4 onr road. • LB JIHAAD CAMPBELL (rookie) had career-high 11 tackles & 1st-career TFL in Week 5. Has 7+ tackles in 3 of past 4. • LB ZA’DARIUS SMITH had 1st full sack of season last week. Had sack in his last game vs. NYG (9/22/24 w/ Cle.). • DB COOPER DEJEAN aims for 3rd in row with PD & has TFL in 2 of past 3. • CB QUINYON MITCHELL had season-high 7 tackles & PD last week. Aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles & 3rd in row with PD. Ranks tied-2nd in NFL with 7 PD in 2025.

GIANTS NOTES:

• QB JAXSON DART (rookie) completed 26 of 40 atts. (65 pct.) for 202 yards & 2 TDs & rushed for 55 yards last week. Can become 3rd QB in NFL history (Jalen Hurts & Lamar Jackson) with 50+ rush yards in each of 1st 3 career starts. • RB CAM SKATTEBO (rookie) led team with 104 scrimmage yards (59 rush, 45 rec.) & had 6 catches last week. Is 1 of 4 rookie RBs with 100+ scrimmage yards in 2 games this season. Aims for 4th in row with 90+ scrimmage yards. Leads rookie RBs with 143 rec. yards & ranks 2nd with 18 catches in 2025. • RB DEVIN SINGLETARY has 50+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3 on TNF. • WR WAN’DALE ROBINSON had 5 catches last week. Had 10 catches in last meeting & aims for his 4th in row vs. Phi. with 5+ catches. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. division with 55+ rec. yards. Has 5+ catches in 6 of his past 7 in primetime. • WR DARIUS SLAYTON has 50+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 on TNF. • TE THEO JOHNSON had career-high 6 catches & 2 rec. TDs last week. Aims for 3rd in row with TD catch. • TE DANIEL BELLINGER had 4 catches for career-high 52 yards in Week 5. • LB BRIAN BURNS has TFL in each of 5 games this season & sack in 4 of 5 games. Aims for his 7th in row at home with TFL & 3rd in row at home with sack. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Phi. & 4th in row vs. division with 0.5+ sacks. Aims for his 4th in row in primetime with sack & 4th in row on TNF with TFL. Ranks tied-3rd in NFL with 7 TFL & 5 sacks this season. • LB KAYVON THIBODEAUX has TFL in 4 of 5 games this season. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 at home. Had 1.5 sacks in last meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. division with 0.5+ sacks. Has sack in each of 2 career games on TNF. • LB BOBBY OKEREKE led team with 10 tackles last week, 3rd game this season with 10+ tackles. Has PD in 2 of his past 3 vs. Phi. • DT DEXTER LAWRENCE aims for 3rd in row with PD. Had 2 sacks in last home meeting. • CB DRU PHILLIPS has 2+ PD in 3 of past 4. Leads NFL with 8 PD in 2025.

Game Odds

Philadelphia Eagles        – 7

New York Giants              40.5      

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Wednesday, October 8, 2025