Notes and stats to know for Giants vs. Eagles
The New York Giants visit the Philadelphia Eagles in Lincoln Financial Field for an NFC East matchup on Monday, Dec. 25. Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. ET on FOX.
Monday's game is the Giants' first ever Christmas Day game and their 176th regular-season matchup against the Eagles. This is the first of two meetings in a three-week span between the teams.
The Giants are 85-89-2 in the regular season against Philadelphia, and 2-3 in the postseason. Philadelphia won both regular-season games and an NFC Divisonal Round game against the Giants last season (48-22 on Dec. 11, 22-16 on Jan. 8 and 38-7 in the playoffs on Jan. 21). The Giants are 2-2 against NFC East opponents this season.
Here are notes and stats to know for the Week 16 matchup.
Giants
*QB Tommy DeVito has 7 TD passes vs. INT for 97.3 rating in 5 career starts, incl. 100+ rating in 3 of his past 4. Has 2+ TD passes in 2 of his 3 career road starts.
*RB Saquon Barkley has 1,003 scrimmage yards (797 rush, 206 rec.) in 2023, his 4th-career 1,000-yard season. Has 684 scrimmage yards (97.7 per game) & 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in 7 career games vs. Phi.
*TE Darren Waller has 5+ catches in 2 of his past 3 on road. Has 40+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5.
*WR Wan'Dale Robinson aims for his 4th in row with 4+ catches.
*WR Darius Slayton led team with 63 rec. yards last week.
*OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux has career highs in TFL (12), sacks (11.5) & FFs (3) in 2023. Has half sack & FF in 2 of his past 3.
*ILB Bobby Okereke has 122 tackles this season, his 3rd-straight season with 120+ tackles. Has 7+ tackles in 7 of 8 road games this season. Had 9 tackles in his only career game vs. Phi. (11/20/22 w/ Ind.).
*ILB Micah McFadden had 7 tackles, 2 TFL & sack in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Phi. with 5+ tackles & TFL. Has career-high 12 TFL in 2023, incl. TFL in 5 of his past 6. Aims for his 5th in row on road with TFL.
*DL A'Shawn Robinson aims for his 3rd in row with 8+ tackles. Is 1 of 5 NFC DL with 50+ tackles (52) in 2023.
*S Xavier McKinney has career-high 94 tackles this season. Has 10+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 on road.
*S Jason Pinnock had 8 tackles & 2nd sack of season last week. Is 1 of 3 DBs (Kyle Hamilton & Kenny Moore) with 75+ tackles (77), 6+ TFL (6) & 6+ PD (6) in 2023.
*CB Deonte Banks ranks 2nd among rookies with 11 PD.
Eagles
*Philadelphia clinched playoff berth for 3rd-straight season.
*QB Jalen Hurts had 12th-career game with 2+ rush TDs last week, most by QB in NFL history & became 5th QB ever with 40+ rush TDs (40). Has 14 rush TDs this season, tied with Cam Newton (2011) for most by QB in season all-time. Has 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 2 of his past 3 vs NYG. Has 18 TDs (11 pass, 7 rush) vs. 3 INTs for 103.3 rating in 6 home starts in 2023.
*RB D'Andre Swift rushed for 74 yards last week & ranks 5th in NFL with career-high 896 rush yards this season. Has career-high 1,105 scrimmage yards in 2023. Had rush TD in his only career game vs. NYG (11/20/22 w/ Det.).
*WR A.J. Brown ranks 2nd in NFL in rec. yards (1,314) & 5th in receptions (career-high 95) this season. Has 5 rec. TDs in his past 5 at home. Has 16 career games with 125+ rec. yards, tied 5th-most by player in his 1st 5 seasons all-time.
*WR DeVonta Smith has 74 catches for 957 yards & 6 TDs this season & needs 43 rec. yards for 2nd-straight 1,000-yard season. Has rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 vs. NYG & aims for his 4th in row vs. NYG with 5+ catches.
*OLB Haason Reddick is 1 of 2 (Myles Garrett) with 11+ sacks in each of past 4 seasons.
*DT Fletcher Cox had 5th sack of season in Week 15, his 8th-career season with 5+ sacks. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4 vs. NYG.
*DT Jalen Carter had 5th sack of season last week, tied 3rd-most among rookies.
*CB James Bradberry has 2 PD in 2 of his 3 career games vs. NYG. Had 35 PD & 7 INTs in 2 seasons (2020-21) with NYG.
*S Kevin Byard has 5+ tackles in 12 of his 13 games this season & ranks 5th among DBs with 99 tackles in 2023.
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