NFL Week 16 preview
NEW YORK GIANTS (4-10) AT EAGLES (7-7)
Sunday, 1 p.m., Fox
LINE: Eagles by 10.
SERIES: Eagles, 88-87-2
LAST MEETING: Giants, 13-7, Nov. 28 GIANTS OFFENSE: OVERALL (27), RUSH (26), PASS (20), SCORING (29). GIANTS DEFENSE: OVERALL (25), RUSH (26), PASS (19), SCORING (21). EAGLES OFFENSE: OVERALL (11), RUSH (1), PASS (24), SCORING (11).
EAGLES DEFENSE: OVERALL (11), RUSH (10), PASS (11), SCORING (15). TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Giants minus-1, Eagles minus-2.
KEY MATCHUP: Eagles offensive line vs. Giants defensive line in the run game. Eagles ran for 208yards in the first meeting, but turned over the ball four times and lost.
ETC.: Giants have lost five straight on the road . ... The six points last week tied the fewest the Giants have scored in a game in coach Joe Judge’s two seasons. They dropped a 20-6 decision to Cleveland last season . ... New York has failed to pass for 200yards in six straight games . ... RB Saquon Barkley lost a fumble last week for the first time in his four-year career. It happened on a run against Dallas on his 791st touch, including 606carries . ... RB Devontae Booker has at least 80yards from scrimmage in the last two outings. ... TE Evan Engram leads the Giants with 40receptiona. He has had at least five catches in his last two games against Eagles . ... LB Azeez Ojulari has a team-high eight sacks, third among rookies . ... CB Julian Love had a season-high 10tackles last week. He had a fumble recovery against the Eagles on Nov. 28 . ... Eagles QB Jalen Hurts leads the league with 96 explosive plays, defined as 16-yards-plus pass plays and 10-yards-plus run plays. … Since his Week 11return from IR, RB Miles Sanders leads the NFL at 6.1yards per
carry, among runners with at least five carries during that span … Eagles C Jason Kelce and CB Darius Slay were voted to
Pro Bowl. … The Eagles have won four of five (losing only to the Giants) and five of seven since a 2-5start.