STADIUM: Caesars Superdome
REFEREE: Carl Cheffers
DATE: Sunday, December 17, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
FOX: Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, Shannon Spake
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) NYG: 132 or 384 NO: 210 or 229
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: NYG leads series, 17-14 (won 2 of past 3. THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 10/3/21: NYG 27 at NO 21.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Brian Daboll vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 14-15-1 (.483) Postseason: 1-1 (.500). Dennis Allen vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-1 Reg. Season: 21-45 (.318) Postseason: 0-0.
NEW YORK GIANTS NOTES:
• QB TOMMY DEVITO (rookie) completed 17 of 21 atts. (81 pct.) for 158 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 113.9 rating & had 71 rush yards in Week 14, 2nd undrafted rookie in common-draft era with 80+ comp. pct. (min 15 atts.) in game. Is 1st undrafted rookie since 1967 with 100+ rating in 3 straight starts. Is 3rd undrafted rookie since 1970 to win 3+ starts.
• RB SAQUON BARKLEY had 101 scrimmage yards (86 rush, 15 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in Week 14, his 3rd-career game with 2 rush TDs. Has 966 scrimmage yards in 2023 & needs 34 scrimmage yards for 4th-career 1,000-yard season. Has 90+ scrimmage yards in 6 of his past 7 road games. Had 126 scrimmage yards (74 rec., 52 rush) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. NO with 100+ scrimmage yards & TD.
• WR WAN’DALE ROBINSON had 6 catches & career-high 115 scrimmage yards (79 rec., 36 rush) in Week 14, his 2nd-career game with 100+ scrimmage yards.
• WR ISAIAH HODGINS had 3rd rec. TD of season in Week 14 & aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch.
• LB KAYVON THIBODEAUX aims for his 3rd in row with FF & 4th in row with 0.5+ sacks. Has career highs in TFL (12), sacks (11.5) & FFs (3) in 2023.
• LB BOBBY OKEREKE is the only player this season with 100+ tackles (119), 9+ TFL (9) & 8+ PD (8). Has 10+ tackles in 4 of his past 5 on road.
• LB MICAH MCFADDEN aims for his 4th in row on road with TFL.
• S XAVIER MCKINNEY had 2nd-career FR last week.
• CB DEONTE BANKS became 4th rookie DB since 2000 with 12 tackles, TFL & PD in single game last week. Has PD in 6 of his past 7 & aims for his 3rd in row with PD.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS NOTES:
• QB DEREK CARR passed for 2 TDs vs. INT for 88.5 rating in Week 14. Has 2,880 pass yards in 2023 & can join HOFer Peyton Manning & Russell Wilson as only QBs ever with 3,000+ pass yards in each of 1st 10 career seasons. Has 3,480 career completions & can join Matt Ryan (3,630) as only players all-time with 3,500+ completions in 1st 10 career seasons. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NYG with 285+ pass yards & TD pass.
• RB ALVIN KAMARA had 5th rush TD of season last week. Has 966 scrimmage yards in 2023 & needs 34 scrimmage yards for 7th-straight 1,000-yard season. Leads all RBs with 63 catches this season, his 5th-career 60+ catch season. Has 301 scrimmage yards (150.5 per game) & 3 rush TDs in 2 career games vs. NYG & aims for his 3rd in row vs. NYG with 120+ scrimmage yards.
• WR CHRIS OLAVE had 4th rec. TD of season last week. Needs 82 rec. yards for 2nd-straight 1,000-yard season.
• TE JIMMY GRAHAM had 88th-career reg.-season rec. TD, 4thmost among TEs all-time. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch.
• DE CAMERON JORDAN has TFL in 3 of his past 4 vs. NYG.
• DE CARL GRANDERSON had sack last week & has career-high 6.5 sacks in 2023. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4 home games.
• LB DEMARIO DAVIS had 1.5 sacks in Week 14 & has 5.5 sacks in 2023, his 4th-career 5-sack season. Needs 9 tackles for 7thstraight & 9th-career 100-tackle season.
• CB PAULSON ADEBO (14 PD), CB ALONTAE TAYLOR (12) & CB ISAAC YIADOM (10 PD) are 1 of 2 DB trios (PHI DBs Reed Blankenship, James Bradberry & Darius Slay) with 10+ PD each in 2023.
• DB JORDAN HOWDEN (rookie) led team with career-high 10 tackles & had 1st-career sack & 1st-career FF in Week 14.
