WEEK 18
NEW YORK GIANTS (9-6-1) @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (13-3)
DATE: Sunday (1/8/23)
STADIUM: Lincoln Financial Field
TIME: 4:25 PM ET
REFEREE: Carl Cheffers
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Eagles lead all-time series, 88-85-2
STREAKS Eagles have won past 2
LAST GAME 12/11/22: Eagles 48 at Giants 22
LAST GAME AT SITE 12/26/21: Eagles 34, Giants 10
NEW YORK GIANTS
LAST WEEK W 38-10 vs. Indianapolis
COACH VS. OPP. Brian Daboll: 0-1
PTS. FOR 21.8
OFFENSE 337.0
PASSING Daniel Jones: 317-472-3,205-15-5-92.5
RUSHING Saquon Barkley: 295-1,312-4.4-10
RECEIVING Richie James: 57-569-10.0-4
PTS. AGAINST 21.8
DEFENSE 359.2
SACKS Dexter Lawrence: 7.5
INTs Julian Love: 2
TAKE/GIVE +2 (18/16)
PUNTING (NET) Jamie Gillian: 47.0 (40.2)
KICKING Graham Gano: 115 (31/33 PAT; 28/31 FG)
GIANTS NOTES
• GIANTS clinched postseason berth for 1st time since 2016
• QB DANIEL JONES had 268 yards (177 pass, 91 rush) & 4 TDs (2 pass, 2 rush) vs. 0 INTs for 125.2 rating last week, his 2nd-career game with 2+ TD passes & 2+ rush TDs. Has career highs in pass yards (3,205), rush yards (708) & rush TDs (7) in 2022. Had 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) in Week 14 meeting & aims for his 5th start in row vs. Phi. with 90+ rating.
• RB SAQUON BARKLEY ranks 6th in NFL with 1,650 scrimmage yards (career-high 1,312 rush, 338 rec.) in 2022. Has rush TD in 6 of his 7 road games this season & aims for his 3rd in row on road with 120+ scrimmage yards & rush TD.
• WR RICHIE JAMES led team with 7 receptions for 76 yards & had career-high 4th rec. TD of season last week. Has career highs in catches (57) & rec. yards (569) in 2022. Has 7+ catches in 3 of his past 4 & aims for his 3rd in row with 75+ rec. yards. Had 7 catches for 61 yards & rec. TD in Week 14 meeting.
• WR ISAIAH HODGINS had rec. TD last week & has TD catch in 4 of his past 5, incl. Week 14 meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row with rec. TD.
• WR DARIUS SLAYTON leads team with 724 rec. yards in 2022.
• LB KAYVON THIBODEAUX (rookie) had 2 TFL, sack & PD last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with PD & 4th in row with 5+ tackles.
• DT DEXTER LAWRENCE had sack last week & aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. Has career highs in sacks (7.5), TFL (7), FFs (2) & PD (3) in 2022.
• LB JAYLON SMITH aims for his 5th in row with 9+ tackles.
• LB LANDON COLLINS had 2nd-career INT-TD in Week 17.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
LAST WEEK: L 20-10 vs. New Orleans
COACH VS. OPP. Nick Sirianni: 2-1
PTS. FOR 28.4
OFFENSE 392.0
PASSING Jalen Hurts: 286-425-3,472-22-5-104.5
RUSHING Miles Sanders: 248-1,236-5.0-11
RECEIVING A.J. Brown: 84-1,401-16.7-11
PTS. AGAINST 20.5
DEFENSE 302.6
SACKS Haason Reddick: 16.0
INTs James Bradberry, Darius Slay: 3
TAKE/GIVE +9 (27/18)
PUNTING (NET) Brett Kern: 42.6 (37.4)
KICKING Jake Elliott: 95 (50/52 PAT; 15/18 FG)
EAGLES NOTES
• PHILADELPHIA clinched playoff berth for 2nd-straight season under HC Nick Sirianni. Lead NFL with 68 sacks & can surpass 1984 Chicago Bears (72) for most sacks by team in single season in NFL history. Became 1st team ever with 4 players each with 10+ sacks in single season.
• QB JALEN HURTS is 1 of 4 QBs ever with 3,000+ pass yards (3,472), 20+ TD passes (22) & 10+ rush TDs (13) in single season & has 2nd-most rush TDs by QB in single season all-time. Has 19 TDs (14 pass, 5 rush) vs. 3 INTs for 110.7 rating in 7 home starts in 2022. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NYG with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating.
• QB GARDNER MINSHEW aims for his 3rd start in row with 270+ pass yards.
• RB MILES SANDERS ranks 5th in NFL with career-high 1,236 rush yards & has careerhigh 11 rush TDs in 2022. Rushed for 144 yards & 2 TDs in Week 14 meeting.
• WR A.J. BROWN had 97 rec. yards & tied his career high with his 11 rec. TD of season last week. Ranks 4th in NFL with career-high 1,401 rec. yards in 2022. Had TD catch in Week 14 meeting. Aims for his 4th in row at home with TD catch.
• WR DEVONTA SMITH had 9 catches for 115 yards last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 100+ rec. yards & 6th in row with 5+ catches. Has career highs in catches (88), rec. yards (1,129) & rec. TDs (7) in 2022. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NYG with rec. TD
• LB HAASON REDDICK ranks 2nd with career-high 16 sacks in 2022. Can become 4th player since 1982 with 2+ sacks in 4 straight games. Aims for his 9th in row with 0.5+ sacks.
• DE BRANDON GRAHAM had 11th-career game with 2+ sacks (2) last week & has career-high 11 sacks this season. Had 3 sacks & FF in last meeting.
• DT JAVON HARGRAVE has career highs in sacks (11) & TFL (10) this season.
