INJURY REPORT
Out: LB Darius Muasau (Concussion/Eye)
Uncertain: LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (Calf), DL Rakeem Nunez-Roches (Foot)
Questionable: DL Chauncey Colston (Ankle), WR Gunner Olszewski (Again), OT Andrew Thomas (Foot)
Out: DE Mike Danna (Quad), CB Kristian Fulton (Ankle), WR Xavier Worthy (Shoulder)
Questionable: WR Jalen Royals (Knee)
HOW TO WATCH, LISTEN, & STREAM
Announcers: Mike Tirico (Play-By-Play), Cris Collinsworth (Analyst), and Melissa Stark (Sideline)
This week’s sport may be streamed on NFL+.
Channel: WFAN 101.9FM /660AM
Announcers: Bob Papa (Play-by-Play), Carl Banks (Analyst), Howard Cross (Sideline)
Pre- and Postgame: John Schmeelk, Tiki Barber
Pregame: Giants Gameday begins at 6:20 PM, offered by Hackensack Meridian Well being.
Postgame: Giants Further Level
THE DEEP BALL
Coming into the season, it was broadly recognized that the deep ball was one of many largest strengths to Russell Wilson’s sport. His well-known moon ball was one thing we have seen loads lately, and whereas it didn’t present up within the season opener, there have been loads of them this previous weekend. Wilson accomplished seven of 11 passes 20+ yards down the sphere for 264 yards and all three of his touchdowns. The yardage was probably the most deep cross yards in a sport by any quarterback since at the very least 2016.
Extensive receivers Malik Nabers (9 catches for 167 yards and two touchdowns) and Wan’Dale Robinson (eight receptions for 142 yards and one landing) had been the largest beneficiaries of Wilson’s deep passes. Nevertheless it was a collective effort, as assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Mike Kafka identified on Thursday, which started with the safety up entrance.
“I feel it began up entrance,” Kafka mentioned. “O-Line did a heck of a job defending. Russ, clearly, having confidence within the guys taking place area and profitable and making these performs. I imply, a few of these contested catches, whether or not it was Leek with the man sort of hanging on high of him. Simply actually aggressive to the soccer, simply did a very nice job making these performs. And we will want these. These are clearly large performs, scoring alternatives, in order that they capitalized on them.”
GETTING AFTER MAHOMES
After dealing with off in opposition to Jayden Daniels and Dak Prescott within the first two video games of the season, the Giants have yet one more daunting matchup on the horizon. Though his numbers haven’t been lighting up the field rating by two video games, Mahomes remains to be probably the greatest quarterbacks within the NFL, if not the perfect. Mahomes has solely accomplished 58.8 p.c of his passes for 445 yards, two touchdowns and one interception to date, however he is made up for the shortage of manufacturing within the passing sport through the use of his legs. The veteran quarterback has already rushed for 123 yards on 13 carries (9.5 avg.) and scored twice on the bottom, which places him on tempo to shatter his earlier career-highs in nearly each dashing class.
Getting stress on Mahomes is the most efficient solution to have an effect on the gifted quarterback in a significant method. The signal-caller has accomplished simply six of 18 passes for 85 yards, one landing and one interception this 12 months when blitzed, together with his 44.9 passer score in opposition to the blitz rating because the fourth-lowest within the NFL and his 33.3 completion proportion rating because the second-lowest. However getting stress on Mahomes is simpler mentioned than completed, because the quarterback has had a median time to throw of two.47 seconds this season, which is the second-quickest within the NFL and the quickest of his profession. Nonetheless, he has only a 39.0 p.c success charge on passes underneath 2.5 seconds, the fourth-lowest within the league.
