A pair of 3-1 teams from the NFC make the trip across the pond as they battle on the gridiron in Jolly Old England. The New York Giants are on the road as they make the trip to battle the Green Bay Packers Sunday morning on the east coast. New York came up with a 20-12 home victory over Chicago last Sunday in their most recent contest. Green Bay picked up a 27-24 overtime triumph over New England though they failed to cover as a 9.5-point favorite in the game last Sunday. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Packers own a 29-23-2 advantage, including a 31-13 road win in the most recent matchup on December 1, 2019.
New York improved to 3-1 on the season as they took down Chicago at home last week despite losing Daniel Jones and Tyrod Taylor, leaving running back Saquon Barkley to take snaps. The Giants hope that their good fortunes can follow them across the Atlantic and help them pick up another victory. Against Chicago, New York took the lead for good with just over five minutes to play in the opening quarter when Daniel Jones scored on a 21-yard touchdown run to go up 7-3. They never let the Bears closer than one the rest of the way en route to the win. New York held a 333-304 edge in total offense, picked up 21 first downs while allowing 16 and controlled the clock by a 31:17 to 28:43 margin in the contest. The Giants also forced three turnovers to overcome committing a pair of their own in the contest.
On the year, the Giants are 31st in the league in passing offense as they average 139.5 yards per game through the air and 1st in rushing offense as they grind out 192.5 yards per contest on the ground. New York is 18th in the league in scoring offense as they average 19 points per game this season while they stand 9th in scoring defense by allowing 17.8 points per contest. Daniel Jones has completed 67 of 105 passes for 631 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions while ranking second on the team with 193 yards and two scores on the ground. Tyrod Taylor is one of three passing for 11 yards with one interception while adding 30 rushing yards in his limited action. Saquon Barkley leads the team with 84 carries for 463 yards and two scores as he stakes his claim for Comeback Player of the Year. Matt Breida (10 carries, 41 yards) is next in line in the ground game. In the passing game, Richie James (197 yards) and Barkley (107 yards) each have 15 receptions to lead the team. Sterling Shepard (13 catches, 154 yards, TD) is the only othe r player with double-digit catches or 100 receiving yards but he’s done for the year. Graham Gano has hit all five extra point attempts and nine of 11 field goal attempts with a long of 56 this year.
Defensive back Cor’Dale Flott (calf), wide receivers Kenny Golladay (knee) and Kadarius Toney (hamstring), defensive lineman Henry Mondeaux (ankle), linebacker Azeez Ojulari (calf) and quarterback Tyrod Taylor (concussion) all missed practice Thursday. Daniel Jones (ankle), wide receivers Richie James (ankle) and Wan’Dale Robinson (knee), safety Julian Love (concussion), defensive back Nick McCloud (hamstring), cornerback Fabian Moreau (foot), tackle Evan Neal (neck) and defensive lineman Leonard Williams (knee) were all limited. Keep an eye out for updates on their statuses for this game.