NEW YORK GIANTS (1-7) in WASHINGTON (2-5)
Sunday, 1 p. m. EST, Fox
OPENING LINE – Washington via 3 1/2
SAVE VS. PROPAGATION – Giants 5-3, Washington 4-3
SERIES RECORD – Giants lead 104-69-4
LAST MEETING – The Giants beat Washington 20-19 on October 18 at the Giants
LAST WEEK – Los Gigantes to Buccaneers 25-23; Washington fired, beat the Cowboys 25-3 on October 25
AP CLASS PRO32 – Giants No. 27, Washington No. 29
GIANT OFFENSE – GLOBAL (31), RUSH (27), PASS (28)
DEFENSE GIANTS – GLOBAL (13), RUSH (8), PASS (23)
WASHINGTON OFFENSE – GLOBAL (30), RUSH (26), PASS (20)
WASHINGTON DEFENSE – GLOBAL (4), RUSH (17), PASS (1)
RACES, STATISTICS AND NOTES – The Giants have won the last 4 games. Fix . . . This is Washington’s first home game this season with enthusiasts in attendance after 3,000 season-priced ticket holders had a chance to secure Lower Bowl seats. Array . . The last 3 losses of the Giants come from a total of six points. Array . . Their last 4 games have been by seven points, adding the victory by one point over Washington. Array . . . New York has failed to maintain a fourth quarter. leads in his last two games. Array . . QB Daniel Jones has seven landings and nine interceptions this season. His 316 rushing yards is a record for a Giants quarterback in the Super Bowl era. Fran Tarkenton had the old mark of 306 in 1967. Array . . New York ran over a hundred yards in 3 in a row. Array . . Former Washington running back Alfred Morris rushed 28 yards on 8 carries against Tampa Bay in his Giants debut. Array . . LG Will Hernandez missed his first game of his 3-year career with COVID-19, breaking a streak of 39 direct starts. Array . . Veteran Dion Lewis repositioned Corey Ballentine as the Giants’ passing sponsor and averaged nearly 33 yards on 3 backward passes, adding 44 yards which was 10 yards more than any previous Giants pass this season. Array . . Washington lost to New York last month after coach Ron Rivera called for a 2-point conversion 36 seconds to pass and quarterback Kyle Allen’s pass was incomplete. Array . . Allen has completed 68. 8% of his passes for 548 yards, 4 landings and one interception since replacing Dwayne Haskins as the starter. On the 15th overall in 2019, nine picks aft of the Giants faced Jones. Array . . rookie RB Antonio Gibson rushed for 128 yards and an opposite landing to the Cowboys, conceding Washington’s first 60-yard running back in a singles game this season. Array . . Gibson is one of two rookies complete with over 350 rushing yards and 4 landings this season, along with James Robinson of Jacksonville. Array . . WR Terry McLaurin leads Washington with 43 receptions for 577 yards. Fix . . TE Logan Thomas has a TD waiting back-to-back games after a career-high 60-yard reception against Dallas. Array . . veteran DE Ryan Kerrigan deserves to have more game action after betting only 36. 4% of shots so far this season. Array . . Kerrigan has 7 1/2 sacks in his last six games against the Giants. Array . . DE Montez Sweat leads Washington with five sacks. Array . . LB Cole Holcomb had two sacks and one interception in the Cowboys game. Array . . Former Giants S Landon Collins is out for the season after undergoing left Achilles tendon surgery. Kamren Curl is expected to start in the position of Collins. Array . . Fantastic advice: Thomas fits into a popular target for Allen on the field and in the red zone and may be on the waiver thread ahead of a potentially vital game.
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