NFL Preview: New York Giants (2-8) at Washington Commanders (4-6)

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STADIUM: FedEx Field

REFEREE: Brad Allen

DATE: Sunday, November 19, 2023

GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET

FOX: Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, Shannon Spake

SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) NYG: 98 or 387 WAS: 132 or 232

ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: NYG leads series, 106-70-5 (won past 2. THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 10/22/23: WAS 7 at NYG 14.

HEAD COACHES NOTES: Brian Daboll vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 2-0-1 Reg. Season: 11-15-1 (.426) Postseason: 1-1 (.500). Ron Rivera vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 5-5-1 Reg. Season: 102-96-2 (.515) Postseason: 3-5 (.375).

NEW YORK GIANTS NOTES:

• QB TOMMY DEVITO (rookie) made 1st-career start in Week 10 & had 1st-career game with 2 TD passes.

• RB SAQUON BARKLEY rushed for 66 yards last week & has 50+ rush yards in 10 straight games, longest active streak in NFL. Has 90+ scrimmage yards in 5 of his past 6 road games. Had 118 scrimmage yards (77 rush, 41 rec.) & TD catch in Week 7 meeting. Had 120 scrimmage yards (87 rush, 33 rec.) & rush TD in last road meeting & has 665 scrimmage yards (166.3 per game) & 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in 4 career games at Was. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Was. with TD.

• WR DARIUS SLAYTON has 50+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 on road. Has 5+ catches in 2 of his past 3 vs. Was.

• WR STERLING SHEPARD had 1st rec. TD of season last week.

• LB KAYVON THIBODEAUX has career highs in sacks (8.5) & TFL (8) this season. Has 3.5 sacks, 5 TFL, FF & FR-TD in 3 career games vs. Was. & aims for his 4th in row vs. Was. with a sack.

• LB BOBBY OKEREKE had 11 tackles last week & has 5+ tackles in 18 straight games. Needs 9 tackles for 3rd-straight 100-tackle season. Has career-high 9 TFL in 2023. Had 11 tackles & PD in Week 7 meeting.

• LB MICAH MCFADDEN has career-high 9 TFL in 2023 & aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. Has 5+ tackles in 6 of his past 7.

• DL DEXTER LAWRENCE had 2 sacks in Week 7 meeting & aims for his 4th in row vs. Was. with 0.5+ sacks. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4 vs. Was.

• S XAVIER MCKINNEY aims for his 3rd in row with 10+ tackles.

• S JASON PINNOCK had 2 PD & FF in last road meeting. Had sack in Week 7 meeting.

• CB DEONTE BANKS (rookie) aims for his 5th in row with PD.

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS NOTES:

• QB SAM HOWELL passed for 312 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 109.3 rating in Week 10. Leads NFL with 2,783 pass yards in 2023. Aims for his 3rd in row at home & 4th in row overall with 300+ pass yards. Passed for 249 yards in Week 7 meeting.

• RB BRIAN ROBINSON had career-high 6 catches for career-best 157 scrimmage yards (career-high 119 rec., 38 rush) & 4th career rec. TD last week & is 1 of 2 RBs (Christian McCaffrey) with 5+ rush TDs (5) & 3+ rec. TDs (3) in 2023. Had rush TD in Week 7 meeting & had 100+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his 3 career games vs. NYG.

• RB ANTONIO GIBSON had 2nd rec TD of season last week.

• WR TERRY MCLAURIN has 51 receptions in 2023, his 5thstraight 50+ catch season. Has 56 receptions for 740 yards (92.5 per game) & 3 rec. TDs in 8 career games vs. NYG, incl. 70+ rec. yards in each game. Has 100+ rec. yards & TD catch in 2 of his past 3 at home vs. NYG.

• WR JAHAN DOTSON had 5 catches in Week 7 meeting & had 105 rec. yards & TD catch in last home meeting.

• DT JONATHAN ALLEN had 4th sack of season last week. Has 4 sacks & 7 TFL in his past 7 vs. NYG. Aims for his 4th in row vs. NYG with TFL.

• DT DARON PAYNE had FF & FR in Week 7 meeting.

• LB JAMIN DAVIS led team with 11 tackles & had 2nd-career game with 2 TFL last week.

• S KAMREN CURL had 10 tackles last week, his 4th game this season with 10+ tackles, most among DBs. Ranks 2nd among DBs with 81 tackles in 2023.

• CB BENJAMIN ST-JUSTE had 2 PD last week & has 2+ PD in 5 of his past 6. Ranks tied-1st in NFL with 15 PD in 2023.

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