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Dexter Lawrence continues to miss practice

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)

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Dexter Lawrence, Xavier McKinney not practicing

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)

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How we graded Big Blue in Week 3 loss

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The offense was slightly underwhelming on Thursday night but expectations were low from the start.

There is not really too much to hope for when you are out two starting offensive linemen and a Pro Bowl running back facing one of the league’s most ferocious front sevens. While you hoped New York could score more than 12 points, San Francisco does have one of the best defenses in football.

However, that is not to say the offense is without blame. For starters, going 3-of-12 on third downs is almost never going to be conducive to playing winning football. Also, 150 total yards and 3.3 yards per play are just very bad numbers.

From a player standpoint, the loss of Saquon Barkley hurt a lot as Matt Breida and Gary Brightwell can not make up for Barkley’s high-end production. This forced the Giants to abandon the run, leaving Daniel Jones to have to make quick passes.

Jones was pretty decent passing on the day as he completed about 69 percent of his passes but only had 4.3 yards per attempt. You would have loved to see him push it down the field more but San Francisco’s pass rush is too strong for this offensive line to handle.

Jones also did not get much help from his receivers as Darren Waller underperformed, even dropping a pass that caused a nail-in-the-coffin interception.

Outside of Waller, no receiver really got too much separation and this is why Brightwell of all people was leading the team in receiving yards until late in the fourth quarter. Shoring up the offensive line needs to be a priority as the Giants can not run a creative offense without it.

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