The Giants travel to Philadelphia on Thursday night to take on the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field, a game that is important for both teams in very different ways.
For the Giants a playoff spot is on the line, as a win would clinch a trip to the postseason. The Giants could still get in with a loss, but there is no denying that the team would prefer to beat their divisional rival in prime time to guarantee they will be playing beyond Week 17.
For the Eagles, the idea of the playoffs are a distant memory, as they have lost five straight and nine of their last 11. The game holds importance, however, for head coach Doug Pederson, who needs to show he is still the man to lead this team into next season, and continue to coach rookie quarterback Carson Wentz.
Here is everything you need to know about the big game:
Who: New York Giants (10-4) at Philadelphia Eagles (5-9)
Where: Lincoln Financial Field
When: Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016
Time: 8:25 p.m. Eastern
TV: NBC and NFL Network ... Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Heather Cox (Field reporter).
Radio: Westwood One: Tom McCarthy, Tony Boselli. SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 83 (NYG), 81 (Phi). XM: 88 (WW1), 226 (NYG), 225 (Phi) ....
Local: Eagles, WIP, Merrill Reese and Mike Quick .... Giants, WFAN, Bob Papa, Carl Banks and Howard Cross.
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Line: Giants -2.5
Here is the AP game capsule:
SERIES RECORD: Giants lead the all-time series 83-78-2
LAST MEETING: Giants 28, Eagles 23, 11/6/16
LAST WEEK: Eagles lost to the Baltimore Ravens, 27-26, Giants beat the Detroit Lions 17-6
EAGLES OFFENSE: 22.6 points per game (16th), 340.4 yards per game (20th)
EAGLES DEFENSE: 21.4 points per game (13th), 344.2 yards per game (12th)
GIANTS OFFENSE: 19.4 points per game (24th), 320.6 yards per game (27th)
GIANTS DEFENSE: 17.9 points per game (3rd), 347.5 yards per game (15th)
GIANTS: QB ELI MANNINGhas 559 pass yards (279.5 per game) with 6 TDs & 2 INTs for 94.9 rating in past 2 vs. Phi. Is 7th player in
NFL history with 4,000+ career completions (4,017)...RB RASHAD JENNINGShas 394 rush yards & 2 TDs in past 5 meetings...WR
ODELL BECKHAM JR.has 26 receptions for 354 rec. yards & 4 TDs in past 4. Has 35 TD catches since 2014, most in NFL. Is 1st
player in NFL history with 80+ catches & 1,000+ rec. yards in each of 1st 3 seasons. WR STERLING SHEPARDranks 2nd among NFL
rookies with 592 rec. yards & ties for 2nd with 7 TD catches. WR VICTOR CRUZhas 3 rec. TDs in 4 games at Phi...DE OLIVIER
VERNONhas 7.5 sacks in past 7. Has 2 sacks in past 3 vs. division. CB DOMINIQUE RODGERS-CROMARTIEhad INT in Week 15. S
LANDON COLLINSis only player with 5+ INTs (5) & 3+ sacks (3). Leads NFC safeties with 108 tackles
EAGLES: QB CARSON WENTZ ranks 2nd among NFL rookies with 3,385 pass yards & 13 pass TDs. Has 88.5 rating in 6 career home
games...RB RYAN MATHEWShas 5 rush TDs in past 6. RB DARREN SPROLESis only player in NFL history with 30+ rec. TDs (30),
20+ rush TDs (21), PR-TD (7) & KR-TD (2)...WR JORDAN MATTHEWShas 3 TD catches in past 4 vs. NYG. Has 26 receptions for 322
yards & 2 TDs in past 4 at home vs. division. In past 2 meetings, TE ZACH ERTZhas 17 receptions for 249 rec. yards (124.5 per
game). Has 524 rec. yards (87.3 per game) in past 6 vs. NFC East...DT FLETCHER COXhas 2.5 sacks in past 2. Has 6.5 sacks & FF
in past 7 at home. LB JORDAN HICKShad INT in Week 15. Has 5 INTs since 2015, tied for 2nd-most among NFL LBs. CB NOLAN
CARROLLaims for 3rd game in row vs. NYG with INT.
For the Giants a playoff spot is on the line, as a win would clinch a trip to the postseason. The Giants could still get in with a loss, but there is no denying that the team would prefer to beat their divisional rival in prime time to guarantee they will be playing beyond Week 17.
For the Eagles, the idea of the playoffs are a distant memory, as they have lost five straight and nine of their last 11. The game holds importance, however, for head coach Doug Pederson, who needs to show he is still the man to lead this team into next season, and continue to coach rookie quarterback Carson Wentz.
Here is everything you need to know about the big game:
Who: New York Giants (10-4) at Philadelphia Eagles (5-9)
Where: Lincoln Financial Field
When: Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016
Time: 8:25 p.m. Eastern
TV: NBC and NFL Network ... Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Heather Cox (Field reporter).
Radio: Westwood One: Tom McCarthy, Tony Boselli. SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 83 (NYG), 81 (Phi). XM: 88 (WW1), 226 (NYG), 225 (Phi) ....
Local: Eagles, WIP, Merrill Reese and Mike Quick .... Giants, WFAN, Bob Papa, Carl Banks and Howard Cross.
Livestream: SportsPassUs
Just Click and get FREE ACCESS for seven days. This offer will be valid for a limited period of time.
Line: Giants -2.5
Here is the AP game capsule:
SERIES RECORD: Giants lead the all-time series 83-78-2
LAST MEETING: Giants 28, Eagles 23, 11/6/16
LAST WEEK: Eagles lost to the Baltimore Ravens, 27-26, Giants beat the Detroit Lions 17-6
EAGLES OFFENSE: 22.6 points per game (16th), 340.4 yards per game (20th)
EAGLES DEFENSE: 21.4 points per game (13th), 344.2 yards per game (12th)
GIANTS OFFENSE: 19.4 points per game (24th), 320.6 yards per game (27th)
GIANTS DEFENSE: 17.9 points per game (3rd), 347.5 yards per game (15th)
GIANTS: QB ELI MANNINGhas 559 pass yards (279.5 per game) with 6 TDs & 2 INTs for 94.9 rating in past 2 vs. Phi. Is 7th player in
NFL history with 4,000+ career completions (4,017)...RB RASHAD JENNINGShas 394 rush yards & 2 TDs in past 5 meetings...WR
ODELL BECKHAM JR.has 26 receptions for 354 rec. yards & 4 TDs in past 4. Has 35 TD catches since 2014, most in NFL. Is 1st
player in NFL history with 80+ catches & 1,000+ rec. yards in each of 1st 3 seasons. WR STERLING SHEPARDranks 2nd among NFL
rookies with 592 rec. yards & ties for 2nd with 7 TD catches. WR VICTOR CRUZhas 3 rec. TDs in 4 games at Phi...DE OLIVIER
VERNONhas 7.5 sacks in past 7. Has 2 sacks in past 3 vs. division. CB DOMINIQUE RODGERS-CROMARTIEhad INT in Week 15. S
LANDON COLLINSis only player with 5+ INTs (5) & 3+ sacks (3). Leads NFC safeties with 108 tackles
EAGLES: QB CARSON WENTZ ranks 2nd among NFL rookies with 3,385 pass yards & 13 pass TDs. Has 88.5 rating in 6 career home
games...RB RYAN MATHEWShas 5 rush TDs in past 6. RB DARREN SPROLESis only player in NFL history with 30+ rec. TDs (30),
20+ rush TDs (21), PR-TD (7) & KR-TD (2)...WR JORDAN MATTHEWShas 3 TD catches in past 4 vs. NYG. Has 26 receptions for 322
yards & 2 TDs in past 4 at home vs. division. In past 2 meetings, TE ZACH ERTZhas 17 receptions for 249 rec. yards (124.5 per
game). Has 524 rec. yards (87.3 per game) in past 6 vs. NFC East...DT FLETCHER COXhas 2.5 sacks in past 2. Has 6.5 sacks & FF
in past 7 at home. LB JORDAN HICKShad INT in Week 15. Has 5 INTs since 2015, tied for 2nd-most among NFL LBs. CB NOLAN
CARROLLaims for 3rd game in row vs. NYG with INT.
