NEW YORK GIANTS (1-7) at WASHINGTON (2-5)
Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox
OPENING LINE — Washington by 3 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD — Giants 5-3, Washington 4-3
SERIES RECORD — Giants lead 104-69-4
LAST MEETING — Giants beat Washington 20-19 on Oct. 18 at Giants
LAST WEEK — Giants lost to Buccaneers 25-23; Washington had bye, beat Cowboys 25-3 on Oct. 25
AP PRO32 RANKING — Giants No. 27, Washington No. 29
GIANTS OFFENSE — OVERALL (31), RUSH (27), PASS (28)
GIANTS DEFENSE — OVERALL (13), RUSH (8), PASS (23)
WASHINGTON OFFENSE — OVERALL (30), RUSH (26), PASS (20)
WASHINGTON DEFENSE — OVERALL (4), RUSH (17), PASS (1)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — The Giants have won the past four meetings. ... This is Washington’s first home game this season with fans in attendance after 3,000 season-ticket holders were given the chance to get seats in the lower bowl. ... The Giants’ last three losses came by a total of six points. ... Their past four games have been decided by seven points, including the one-point win over Washington. ... New York has failed to hold a fourth-quarter lead in its last two games. ... QB Daniel Jones has seven touchdowns and nine interceptions this season. His 316 yards rushing are a record for a Giants quarterback in the Super Bowl era. Fran Tarkenton had the old mark of 306 in 1967. ... New York has rushed for more than 100 yards in three in a row. ... Former Washington RB Alfred Morris ran for 28 yards on eight carries against Tampa Bay in his Giants debut. ... LG Will Hernandez missed his first game of his three-year career because of COVID-19, snapping a string of 39 consecutive starts. ... Veteran Dion Lewis replaced Corey Ballentine as the Giants’ kickoff returner and averaged nearly 33 yards on three returns, including a 44-yarder that was 10 yards longer than any previous Giants return this season. ... Washington lost to New York last month after coach Ron Rivera called for a 2-point conversion with 36 seconds left and QB Kyle Allen’s pass was incomplete. ... Allen has completed 68.8% of his passes for 548 yards, four TDs and one interception since replacing Dwayne Haskins as the starter. ... Haskins has been demoted to third-string QB after Washington drafted him 15th overall in 2019, nine picks after the Giants took Jones. ... Rookie RB Antonio Gibson ran for 128 yards and a TD against the Cowboys, becoming Washington’s first single-game 60-yard rusher this season. ... Gibson is one of only two rookie backs with 350-plus rushing yards and four TDs this season, along with Jacksonville’s James Robinson. ... WR Terry McLaurin leads Washington with 43 catches for 577 yards. ... TE Logan Thomas has a TD catch in consecutive games after a career-high 60 yards receiving against Dallas. ... Veteran DE Ryan Kerrigan is expected to get more game action after playing just 36.4% of snaps so far this season. ... Kerrigan has 7 1/2 sacks in his past six games against the Giants. ... DE Montez Sweat leads Washington with five sacks. ... LB Cole Holcomb had two sacks and an interception in the Cowboys game. ... Former Giants S Landon Collins is out for the season after underdoing surgery on his left Achilles tendon. Kamren Curl is expected to start in Collins’ spot. ... Fantasy tip: Thomas is becoming a popular target for Allen down the field and in the red zone and could be available on the waiver wire before a potentially big game.
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