Giants waste histocial day for Malik Nabers, fall to Eagles, 20-13
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The New York Giants closed out their 2024 regular season schedule with a trip down the New Jersey Turnpike to face the NFC East champion Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.
The Eagles began the week locked into the No. 2 seed in the NFC and sat many of their key players, including former Giant running back Saquon Barkley, who was on pace to set a new NFL single-season mark for rushing yards.
The Giants were playing out the string and had most of their healthy starters on the field but played without inside linebacker Micah McFadden, center John Michael Schmitz, and right tackle Evan Neal again.
Here’s how it played out…
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
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- The Giants could not muster much offense against an Eagles defense comprised of mainly backups. They had just 238 yards of total offense.
- The Eagles went 2-for-4 in the red zone, scoring two pass plays while the Giants only had one trip into the red zone and ended up kicking a field goal.
- The game was largely even statistically with the exception of penalties. The Giants had six for 40 yards while the Eagles had just one accepted penalty for zero yards.
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Drew Lock’s pass deep left intended for Jalin Hyatt was intercepted by Eagles defensive back Sydney Brown at the Philadelphia 33-yard line and returned to the Giants’ 46 with 36 seconds remaining in regulation.
That killed any hope the Giants had of a comeback victory and sealed the 20-13 win for Philadelphia.
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- WR Malik Nabers: Had five receptions for 64 yards, including a 45-yard catch for a touchdown. Nabers ended the game with several records. He broke the franchise record for receptions in the season (108; Steve Smith) and ended the game with the most receptions by a rookie in NFL history.
- WR Wan’Dale Robinson: Caught 10 of 11 targets for 43 yards setting a career high for receptions (93) and yards (699). This was Robinson’s 12th game this season with five or more receptions.
- LB Dyontae Johnson: Johnson was recently returned from injured reserve (IR) after missing the majority of the season with an ankle injury. He picked up where he left off in preseason, leading the Giants with 10 tackles (six solo) plus a stop on special teams.
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Not many injuries to report. Rookie defensive lineman Elijah Chatman was helped off the field by the training staff at the end of the third quarter. He was evaluated for a concussion.
Wide receiver Malik Nabers left the game in the third quarter after breaking the franchise record for receptions in a season (108, held by Steve Smith). Nabers appeared to be in some discomfort but returned to the game on the next possession and had a 45-yard catch for a touchdown.
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The Giants will head into an uncertain offseason and no Black Monday media schedule has been released as of this writing.
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