Collins, who is having an incredible second season in the league, picked off the first one.
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Tight End: Will Tye only has one touchdown this season and hasn’t amassed more than 25 receiving yards in a game since November 14. His performance is a big reason the Giants rank fifth lowest in the National Football League in yards per pass surrendered (6.7). The Giants have something to play for in a playoff spot-not to mention Super Bowl aspirations-while the Eagles have all but checked out. If he can’t go, the starters will be former Eagle Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Eli Apple. Philly’s performance might hint at just how costly their offensive line absences were this season. A close game saw the Eagles just about managing to keep in touch with their opponents, in part thanks to a Ryan Mathews touchdown in the second quarter. The Eagles’ 151 yards on the ground vs. the Ravens on Sunday stands as their highest output surrendered all year.
Wentz will get a major boost this week with the return of right tackle Lane Johnson from a 10-game suspension. “The times we came from behind and held on from some unfortunate situations we’ve been put in or the ball doesn’t bounce our way sometimes, we always have that confidence and that motivation to get out there and make a play and turn the game around for us on defense”.
Philly isn’t a awful offense, averaging better than 22 points per game, but the defense allowing 21.4 points per game themselves makes for no real room for error. The Eagles should have chances to get Sproles going, particularly if they can exploit mismatches against linebackers Jonathan Casillas and Keenan Robinson. Eli Manning is completing 63.4 percent of his passes for 3,491 yards, 25 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. The outmatched Eagles secondary couldn’t prevent Odell Beckham Jr. Beckham has already amassed 1173 yards and 10 touchdowns in 85 receptions while Sterling Shepard had 592 yards and seven touchdowns in 55 catches. Vernon and Harrison should also have received the honor. Sure, Elliott gained 107 yards on the ground, but that’s actually below average for the NFL’s leading rusher. Unlike the first Giants game, Leodis McKelvin’s hamstrings seem to be fully functional.
McAdoo hasn’t even allowed the reality that the Giants will end a five-year playoff drought sink in. Rashad Jennings has accumulated 497 yards and two touchdowns in 154 carries while Perkins has reached 286 yards in 76 attempts. He needs two solid games with his offensive line back intact to regain confidence heading into the offseason.
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Seven weeks later, the Giants are on a roll on defense. Nigel Bradham leads the Philadelphia Eagles with 87 tackles, Fletcher Cox has 6.5 sacks and Rodney McLeod has three interceptions. This will be a game Barwin and Curry to try to quiet critics, and for Graham to play up to his Pro Bowl alternate billing. More importantly, they’ll clinch the No. 1 seed – a first-round bye and home field advantage – in the playoffs.
