NFL Preview: New York Giants (3-13) vs Philadelphia Eagles (13-3)

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TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Jason McCourty, AJ Ross (field reporter

All-Time Series History Regular Season: PHI leads series, 91-86-2 (won 5 of past 6) Postseason: PHI leads series, 3-2 (won past 3)

The Last Time… Regular Season: 10/20/24: PHI 28 at NYG 3 Postseason: NFC-D 1/21/23: NYG 7 at PHI 38

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HEAD COACHES

Brian Daboll vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-5 Reg. Season: 18-31-1 (.370) Postseason: 1-1 (.500)

Nick Sirianni vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 6-2 Reg. Season: 47-20 (.701) Postseason: 2-3 (.400)

GIANTS NOTES

• QB DREW LOCK in Week 17 became 5th player ever with 300+ pass yards (309), 4+ TD passes (career-high tying 4), rush TD & 155+ rating (career-high 155.3) in single game, his 4th-career game with 300+ pass yards. Had TD pass vs. 0 INTs & 94 rating in his last start vs. Phi. (12/18/23 w/ Sea.). • RB TYRONE TRACY (rookie) had 73 scrimmage yards (59 rush, 14 rec.) last week. Ranks 3rd among rookies in rush yards (780) & 5th in scrimmage yards (1,057). Aims for his 5th in row on road with TD & 6th in row on road with 60+ scrimmage yards. • WR MALIK NABERS had 7 catches for 171 yards & 2 rec. TDs in Week 17 & became 1st rookie ever with 5+ catches in 13 games. Has 104 receptions in 2024, tied 3rd-most ever by rookie. Ranks 3rd among rookies with 1,140 rec. yards. Nabers (1,142 scrimmage yards) & Tracy are 3rd pair of rookie teammates all-time each with 1,000+ scrimmage yards. • WR WAN’DALE ROBINSON had 5 catches for 71 yards & 3rd rec. TD of season last week, his 5th-career TD catch. Has career highs in catches (83) & rec. yards (656) in 2024, incl. 11 games with 5+ catches. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Phi. with 5+ receptions. • WR DARIUS SLAYTON had 2nd rec. TD of season last week, his 21st-career TD catch. Has TD catch in 2 of his past 3 vs. Phi. • LB BRIAN BURNS tied his career high with 3 TFL last week & has career-high tying 17 TFL in 2024. Is 1 of 3 (Maxx Crosby & Myles Garrett) with 15+ TFL in each of past 3 seasons. Had sack in last meeting. Aims for his 5th in row with TFL. • LB KAYVON THIBODEAUX had 4th sack of season & 6th-career FF last week. • LB DARIUS MUASAU (rookie) aims for his 5th in row with 6+ tackles. • LB TY SUMMERS led team with career-high 11 tackles last week. • CB DEONTE BANKS aims for his 4th in row with PD. • CB DRU PHILLIPS (rookie) had 1st-career INT last week. • S JASON PINNOCK had 10 tackles in Week 17, his 2nd-career game with 10+ tackles. Aims for his 10th in row with 5+ tackles. • S DANE BELTON had 2 PD & 1st INT of season last week, his 5th-career INT.

EAGLES NOTES

• EAGLES clinched NFC East for 2nd time in past 3 seasons (2022). • QB JALEN HURTS needs 97 pass yards for 4th-straight 3,000-yard season. has 2+ TD passes vs. 0 INTs & 110+ rating in 4 of his past 5 home starts. Can become 2nd QB ever (Josh Allen, 11 in 2023) with 10 games with both pass TD & rush TD in single season. Has 14 rush TDs in 2024 & needs rush TD to tie single-season record by QB (15 rush TDs by Hurts & Allen in 2023). • QB KENNY PICKETT had 1st-career game with pass TD & rush TD last week. • QB TANNER MCKEE had 1st 2 career TD passes in Week 17. • RB SAQUON BARKLEY rushed for 167 yards in Week 17 & became 9th player ever with 2,000 rush yards (2,005) in single season. Can surpass HOFer Eric Dickerson (2,105 in 1984 with LAR) for most rush yards in single season all-time. Leads NFL with 2,283 scrimmage yards & can become 3rd player ever with 2400+ scrimmage yards in single season. Rushed for 176 yards & rush TD in Week 7 meeting. • WR A.J. BROWN had 49th-career TD catch last week & aims for his 4th in row with rec. TD. Had rec. TD in Week 7 meeting & has 70+ rec. yards in 4 of his 5 career games vs. NYG. • WR DEVONTA SMITH had 6 catches for 120 yards & 2 TDs last week & has career-high 8 rec. TDs in 2024. Has TD catch in 6 of his past 7 at home. Has TD catch in 2 of his 3 career home games vs. NYG. • LB ZACK BAUN ranks 2nd in NFL with career-high 5 FFs & 3rd with career-high 150 tackles in 2024. Has 5+ tackles in 15 of 16 games this season. • LB NAKOBE DEAN has career highs in tackles (128) & TFL (9) in 2024, incl. 10+ tackles in each of his past 4. Had 11 tackles & 2 sacks in last meeting. • LB NOLAN SMITH had 1st-career FF last week. Has career highs in sacks (6.5) & TFL (8) in 2024, incl. sack & 2 TFL in Week 7 meeting. • DT JALEN CARTER had 6th PD of season last week, tied 2nd-most among DL in 2024. Had 2 sacks in last meeting. • DT JORDAN DAVIS had 1st-career FR last week. • CB DARIUS SLAY aims for his 4th in row vs. NYG with PD. • S C.J. GARDNER-JOHNSON had 2 INTs, incl. 1st-career INT, last week & has career=high tying 6 INTs in 2024. Aims for his 3rd in row with INT.