The New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, 27-10, to leave a bad taste in their mouth as they head into the playoffs.
The Giants had a wire-to-wire win in Week 18 as they ended their five-game losing streak against the Eagles. Even at home, the Giants came into this game as pretty heavy underdogs but the team proved the doubters wrong going up 24-0 by the halftime break.
With the win the Giants end the season with a 6-11 record and 3-3 record in the division. New York now owns the sixth overall pick and has a lot to think about this offseason. For now, they are happy to spoil the end of Philadelphia’s season.
Here’s a quick breakdown of what we saw during the game and how we graded the Giants in this win.
The New York Giants (5-11) host the Philadelphia Eagles (11-5) in the 2023 regular-season finale at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday afternoon.
Here are five storylines to follow before kickoff in Week 18.
The New York Giants’ special teams have always been respectable under coordinator Thomas McGaughey.
This season, which has been one of tumult and turmoil for the Giants, the ‘teams’ as they call them, have fallen victim to the same woes that plagued the rest of the team.
Injuries among the ranks leave little for the teams to choose from come game days. The Giants lost star kicker Graham Gano to a knee injury and punter Jamie Gillan has played through groin and knee ailments of his own. The return and coverage games have suffered from a rotating personnel as well.
McGaughey spoke about Gillan’s physical status on Thursday.
“Any time that you have to deal with those things, you just got to be smart, and communication is key,” McGaughey said. “So, we talked every day about how he was feeling and we just kind of, just went from there. You always got to be — at this time of year, you are in the back end of the season, got a lot of reps in that leg, you just got to be smart. He’s getting a little tender, so we are just trying to handle it the best way we both saw it fit and the training staff.”
The Giants have tried several kickers since Gano was placed on IR in early November, the latest being former Green Bay Packers standout Mason Crosby.
Crosby had some obvious rust in his first game last week in Philadelphia. His kickoffs were not reaching the end zone.
“It’s the first time he’s kicked off in a while,” said McGaughey. “Going in certain directions, it might not look like it, but going in certain directions, the wind was blowing a little bit. So, is Mason Crosby 23 years old? No, he’s not. He’s 38 years old, whatever it is. He’s in his 17th year in the league. That’s just what it is.
“I’m sure (quarterback) John Elway when he was 23 could throw it further than when he was 40. It’s just over time, you lose power. You lose some of that stuff. But he’s still definitely serviceable and he did a really good job for us Sunday.”
The New York Giants returned to the field on Thursday for their first full practice ahead of a Week 17 game against the Los Angeles Rams — one day removed from a walkthrough.
The injury report was lengthy to open the week and that trend continued 24 hours later.
While everyone practiced on at least a limited basis, several key players remained limited — seven in total with 13 players listed on the official injury report.
The Giants’ full Thursday injury report can be found below:
Did not participate: N/A
Limited participant: CB Detone Banks (shoulder), TE Lawrence Cager (groin), NT Dexter Lawrence (hamstring), DT A’Shawn Robinson (back), DT Rakeem Nunez-Roches (knee) P Jamie Gillan (groin/knee), OL Justin Pugh (elbow)
Full participant: RB Saquon Barkley (elbow), OL Ben Bredeson (quad), CB Adoree’ Jackson (ankle), WR Wan’Dale Robinson (quad), OL John Michael Schmitz (shoulder), TE Darren Waller (knee)
The New York Giants returned to the practice field on Wednesday ahead of a Week 17 game against the Los Angeles Rams at MetLife Stadium.
Because the Giants played on Christmas Day and are on a short week, head coach Brian Daboll limited the team to a walkthrough. They will conduct full practices on both Thursday and Friday.
Coming out of Monday’s game, the Giants were relatively healthy despite a few players (Darren Waller, Justin Pugh) getting banged up. Daboll said everyone would participate on at least a limited basis.
“We’re doing a walkthrough today so everybody will be participating in the walkthrough,” Daboll said.
The lie detector test determined that was a lie.
Several players sat out on Wednesday and several more were limited, including punter Jamie Gillan, who suffered a groin injury two weeks ago and a knee injury in the Giants’ loss to Philadelphia.
“We’ll see tomorrow but trending in the right direction,” Daboll said of Gillan.
The Giants’ full (projected) Wednesday injury report can be found below:
Did not participate: CB Detone Banks (shoulder), TE Lawrence Cager (groin), NT Dexter Lawrence (hamstring), DT A’Shawn Robinson (back), DT Rakeem Nunez-Roches (knee)
Limited participant: RB Saquon Barkley (elbow), OL Ben Bredeson (quad), P Jamie Gillan (groin/knee), CB Adoree’ Jackson (ankle), OL Justin Pugh (elbow), WR Wan’Dale Robinson (quad), OL John Michael Schmitz (shoulder), TE Darren Waller (knee)
The New York Giants enjoyed an off day on Friday with their final practice scheduled for Saturday ahead of a Christmas Day game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
With most players away from team facilities, that meant little change in terms of injury status. However, the Giants still moved forward with a projected injury report.
Nose tackle Dexter Lawrence was a projected non-participant due to a hamstring issue that has plagued him for several weeks.
“He’s still working through his hamstring,” head coach Brian Daboll told reporters this week.
Even with an extra day off this week, Sexy Dexy seems unlikely to suit up on Monday afternoon against the Eagles.
The Giants’ full (projected) Friday injury report can be found below:
Did not participate: NT Dexter Lawrence (hamstring), DT Rakeem Nunez-Roches (knee), OL Evan Neal (ankle), TE Lawrence Cager (groin)
Limited participant: DT A’Shawn Robinson (back), RB Matt Breida (hamstring), LB Carter Coughlin (neck), P Jamie Gillan (groin), S Xavier McKinney (illness)
Full participant: OL Justin Pugh (calf/neck), TE Darren Waller (hamstring), RB Gary Brightwell (hamstring), OL Matt Peart (shoulder)
The New York Giants were back on the practice field Thursday ahead of a scheduled day off and were down a starter.
Kicker Randy Bullock has been placed on season-ending injured reserve (IR) with a hamstring issue. He will be replaced by fellow kicker Cade York, who is currently on the practice squad, for the remainder of the season.
Meanwhile, all eyes were on the Giants’ trio of defensive tackles — Dexter Lawrence, A’Shawn Robinson, and Rakeem Nunez-Roches, all of whom are banged up.
Lawrence and Nunez-Roches continued to sit out while Robinson was limited.
The Giants’ full Thursday injury report can be found below:
Did not participate: NT Dexter Lawrence (hamstring), S Xavier McKinney (illness) DT Rakeem Nunez-Roches (knee), OL Evan Neal (ankle), TE Lawrence Cager (groin)
Limited participant: DT A’Shawn Robinson (back), RB Matt Breida (hamstring), LB Carter Coughlin (neck), P Jamie Gillan (groin)
Full participant: OL Justin Pugh (calf/neck), TE Darren Waller (hamstring), RB Gary Brightwell (hamstring), OL Matt Peart (shoulder)
Outside of the opening drive, the Giants offense looked abysmal on Sunday.
After a couple of games of solid offensive play, the Giants came back down to earth and had their fifth game of the season without an offensive touchdown. The same issues that have plagued the team all season reared its ugly head again.
It all starts with the offensive, line which allowed seven sacks, and Saquon Barkley to average only 1.4 yards per carry. This has been a problem all season and the Giants were able to temporarily plug the hole last week (zero sacks) but the water broke loose yet again in Week 15.
The rest of the team did not play well as Tommy DeVito was the leading rusher with only 36 yards. Removing the rushing game from the offense left DeVito to have to sling the ball, and the combination of poor offensive line play, lack of receiver separation, and a string of drops did him in.
It’s clear the last few weeks were a fluke and this offense does not have what it takes. The only positive was that the offense did not turn over the ball.
The New York Giants suffered a crushing defeat against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday afternoon.
The Giants were a few games removed from their last blowout defeat but the team returned to form in Week 15, losing 24-6 in the Caesars Superdome.
This New York team is far less talented than New Orleans and it was on full display. The best example of this is the player of the game, Jamie Gillan.
Yes, the punter was the best player for Big Blue on Sunday.
Gillan did play a solid game on Sunday as he averaged 47.6 yards per punt, nailing one of his five attempts inside of the 20-yard line. He also served as a replacement kicker for Randy Bullock as the latter went down with an injury in the first half.
Gillan ended up making his only field goal attempt from 40 yards out right down the middle.
However, Gillan earning player of the game is more representative of how poorly the Giants played. In a game that would have potentially put the Giants in playoff position, the whole team came out flat.
With this loss the Giants fall to 5-9 and their playoff hopes are all but over.
The New York Giants returned to the practice field on Thursday but did so without starting quarterback Daniel Jones, who remains sidelined due to a neck injury.
Although head coach Brian Daboll refused to rule Jones out for a Week 6 game against the Buffalo Bills, things appear to be trending in that direction.
In addition to Jones and the remaining injury report, which was already large in scale, punter Jamie Gillan was added as a non-participant. He missed Thursday’s practice with what the Giants called an “illness.”
The Giants’ full Thursday injury report can be found below:
Did not participate: QB Daniel Jones (neck), LT Andrew Thomas (hamstring), OL John Michael Schmitz (shoulder), OL Matt Peart (shoulder), LB Azeez Ojulari (ankle), P Jamie Gillan (illness), RB Gary Brightwell (ankle)
Limited participant: DB Deonte Banks (ankle), RB Saquon Barkley (ankle), DB Cor’Dale Flott (ankle), OL Shane Lemieux (groin), OL Marcus McKethan (knee), DL D.J. Davidson (knee), LB Micah McFadden (ankle), OL Evan Neal (ankle), WR Wan’Dale Robinson (knee), TE Darren Waller (groin)
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