New York Looks To Bounce Back As They Host Chicago

On Sunday the New York Giants will look to bounce back from their recent loss when they host Chicago.

New York who is a member of the NFC East comes into the game with a record of 3-8 while Chicago who is a member of the NFC North comes into the game with a record of 8-3.

As for New York’s previous game, Like earlier this season they lost to Philadelphia last Sunday.

Jake Elliott has joined DeSean Jackson as Eagles names that Giants fans won’t soon forget. After the kicker made a 61-yard field goal to defeat the Giants last year in Philadelphia, he put the Eagles ahead on a 43-yarder with 22 seconds remaining on Sunday. It erased a dominant first half for the Giants, who lost 25-22 and have not won at Lincoln Financial Field since 2013. After winning two in a row, the Giants fell to 3-8 on the season while the Eagles improved to 5-6 in a critical week in the NFC East race. “according to https://www.giants.com/news/instant-analysis-giants-falter-in-second-half

WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT THE OFFENSE:

*The Giants scored an opening-drive touchdown for the second week in a row on a 13-yard pass from Eli Manning to rookie running back Saquon Barkley. And just like they did last week against the Buccaneers, they established the run game early. Barkley ran three times for 31 yards and Wayne Gallman added 16 yards on two attempts on the nine-play, 75-yard drive. The Giants held the lead until 10:11 remaining in the game. “according to https://www.giants.com/news/instant-analysis-giants-falter-in-second-half

*Barkley took the game over with a 51-yard touchdown run to extend the Giants’ lead to 16 points late in the first half. It brought his total up to 12 overall touchdowns, tying Bill Paschal (1943) and Odell Beckham Jr. (2014) for most by a rookie in franchise history. Barkley needed just one half to notch his 10th game with 100 yards from scrimmage. The Giants racked up 346 yards of offense in the first half, more than they had in five complete games this season. Things dried up in the second half, however, for Barkley and the Giants, who managed just three points after the break. “according to https://www.giants.com/news/instant-analysis-giants-falter-in-second-half

*Eli Manning, who had a near-perfect outing last week against Tampa Bay, had not thrown an interception since Week 8 until Malcolm Jenkins ended a promising drive just before halftime. The Giants were looking to extend their lead back to two possessions, but they settled for a 19-11 advantage heading into the locker room. Jenkins was the only certainty in an Eagles secondary decimated by injuries this season. The Giants were outscored 14-3 after the interception and now have a minus-7 turnover differential in their eight losses. In their three wins, they are plus-8. “according to https://www.giants.com/news/instant-analysis-giants-falter-in-second-half

*While Rhett Ellison made his ninth start of the season, fellow tight end Evan Engram did not play after injuring his hamstring in pregame warmups. Last week, Engram saw just 17 snaps, trailing Scott Simonson (18) and Ellison (40). “according to https://www.giants.com/news/instant-analysis-giants-falter-in-second-half

WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT THE DEFENSE:

*The Giants allowed 24 points to the Eagles in the first half of their Week 6 meeting, but just 11 on Sunday. They also kept Philadelphia off the field, holding the offense to 1-for-4 on third down in the first half as the Giants dominated the time of possession. Like the offense, the tables turned in the second half. Philadelphia got the run game going, finishing with 127 yards on 29 carries, including a one-yard touchdown run and the ensuing two-point conversion by Josh Adams. “according to https://www.giants.com/news/instant-analysis-giants-falter-in-second-half

*The defense was unable to get off the field on a critical fourth-and-one just before the two-minute warning near the end of the game. Carson Wentz hit Nelson Agholor for 12 yards and a fresh set of downs at the Giants 30, leading to the game-winning field goal. “according to https://www.giants.com/news/instant-analysis-giants-falter-in-second-half

*The pass rush recorded multiple sacks for the first time since Week 7 and third overall this season. The Giants tied a season-high with three from Alec Ogletree, Mario Edwards, and Tae Davis. “according to https://www.giants.com/news/instant-analysis-giants-falter-in-second-half

WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT SPECIAL TEAMS:

Kicker Aldrick Rosas remained perfect on the road this season, making all three of his attempts from 25, 51 and 29 yards. The third tied the game with 5:52 left in the game. He is now 23-for-24 overall this season, including 3-for-4 on 50-yard attempts.

*Corey Coleman did it again. The former first-round draft pick has played in three games for the Giants. In the first, he broke a 51-yard kickoff return. In the second, he had a 40-yarder. On Sunday, he returned it 46 yards following an Eagles touchdown drive that cut the deficit to one possession late in the first half. “according to https://www.giants.com/news/instant-analysis-giants-falter-in-second-half

INJURY REPORT: NYG – TE Evan Engram (hamstring), WR/PR Quadree Henderson (burner). “according to https://www.giants.com/news/instant-analysis-giants-falter-in-second-half

INACTIVES: NYG – DE Kerry Wynn (concussion), QB Kyle Lauletta, DB Tony Lippett, S Kamrin Moore, C Evan Brown, WR Jawill Davis, DT John Jenkins. PHI – QB Nate Sudfeld, CB Sidney Jones (hamstring), DB Avonte Maddox (knee/ankle), CB Jalen Mills (foot), RB Darren Sproles (hamstring), LB Jordan Hicks (calf), OL Matt Pryor. “according to https://www.giants.com/news/instant-analysis-giants-falter-in-second-half

LINEUP CHANGES: NYG – None. PHI – Corey Clement for Sproles at RB, Nathan Gerry for Hicks at MLB, Chandon Sullivan for Mills at CB, Corey Graham for Maddox at S. “according to https://www.giants.com/news/instant-analysis-giants-falter-in-second-half

Unlike New York who lost their previous game Chicago topped Detroit.

The Bears entered the fourth quarter of their Thanksgiving battle in Detroit Thursday trailing the Lions 13-9 after yielding an 80-yard touchdown drive. “according to https://www.chicagobears.com/news/game-recap-bears-win-fifth-straight-in-detroit

Playing their third game in 12 days—and second in just over 80 hours—the Bears easily could have limped to the finish line, content with winning two of three division games. “according to https://www.chicagobears.com/news/game-recap-bears-win-fifth-straight-in-detroit

But these resilient Bears simply refused to lose, rallying to beat the Lions 23-16. “according to https://www.chicagobears.com/news/game-recap-bears-win-fifth-straight-in-detroit

"We ended up challenging our guys a couple weeks ago, knowing that we were going to have three games in 12 days," said coach Matt Nagy. "We looked at the big picture, three division games, and we stepped back and honed into playing each game one at a time in a short period of time. Our guys took that as a challenge, and they finished it off today.". “according to https://www.chicagobears.com/news/game-recap-bears-win-fifth-straight-in-detroit

With the score knotted 16-16, Eddie Jackson intercepted a Matthew Stafford pass and returned it untouched for a 41-yard touchdown with 6:00 left in the game. It was Jackson's fifth defensive TD in two seasons with the Bears and his second in five days. “according to https://www.chicagobears.com/news/game-recap-bears-win-fifth-straight-in-detroit

"That was the difference in the game today, winning by that touchdown with Eddie," Nagy said. "He's had an unbelievable season so far, one that I don't know if I've ever seen." “according to https://www.chicagobears.com/news/game-recap-bears-win-fifth-straight-in-detroit

On their ensuing drive, the Lions (4-7) marched to the Bears' 11 before Kyle Fuller iced the win by picking off a Stafford pass in the corner of the end zone with 1:07 remaining.”according to https://www.chicagobears.com/news/game-recap-bears-win-fifth-straight-in-detroit

In recording their fifth consecutive victory for the first time since they won six straight in 2012, the Bears (8-3) extended their first-place lead in the NFC North over the Vikings (5-4-1), who host the Packers (4-5-1) Sunday night in Minnesota. “according to https://www.chicagobears.com/news/game-recap-bears-win-fifth-straight-in-detroit

"I want to give credit to everybody in our organization—the players, our coaches, the football staff, everybody—whoever was a part of it in this short week we had, it wasn't easy. All in all, [it was] a fun day. They're never easy, but we'll take it for sure." “according to https://www.chicagobears.com/news/game-recap-bears-win-fifth-straight-in-detroit

Making his first start since 2014 and just the third of his nine-year NFL career, quarterback Chase Daniel excelled in place of the injured Mitchell Trubisky, who sat out Thursday's game with a right shoulder injury. Daniel completed 27 of 37 passes for 230 yards with two touchdowns, no turnovers and a 106.8 passer rating. “according to https://www.chicagobears.com/news/game-recap-bears-win-fifth-straight-in-detroit

The impressive performance by the career backup capped a short week during which the Bears did not conduct any regular practices or run any full-speed plays. “according to https://www.chicagobears.com/news/game-recap-bears-win-fifth-straight-in-detroit

"You have no idea how this kid prepares," said Nagy, who served as Daniel's position coach with the Chiefs from 2013-15. "Every week, how he prepares. And since the day I met him in 2013, those days don't change. He's very consistent. “according to https://www.chicagobears.com/news/game-recap-bears-win-fifth-straight-in-detroit

"He takes this very seriously. Every game, he prepares like he's the starter. So, whenever he gets the call that he's going to start, whenever that is, he's never shell-shocked and nothing changes." “according to https://www.chicagobears.com/news/game-recap-bears-win-fifth-straight-in-detroit

The Lions took a 7-0 lead on LeGarrette Blount's 4-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter. The score came after cornerback DeShawn Shead forced a Trey Burton fumble that linebacker Jarrad Davis returned 21 yards to the Chicago 40. “according to https://www.chicagobears.com/news/game-recap-bears-win-fifth-straight-in-detroit

The Bears cut the deficit to 7-3 on Cody Parkey's 40-yard field goal with 3:58 left in the second quarter. The drive was sustained by Daniel's 29-yard pass to Allen Robinson II down the right sideline on third-and-13. “according to https://www.chicagobears.com/news/game-recap-bears-win-fifth-straight-in-detroit

After Roquan Smith's third-down sack of Stafford resulted in a three-and-out, the Bears took a 9-7 lead on Daniel's 10-yard touchdown pass to Taquan Mizzell Sr. with :40 left in the first half. Daniel completed passes on all five plays for 65 yards on the drive, highlighted by a 26-yarder to Anthony Miller. “according to https://www.chicagobears.com/news/game-recap-bears-win-fifth-straight-in-detroit

The Bears attempted a two-point conversion, but Daniel's pass along the line of scrimmage intended for Robinson was just out of the receiver's reach. “according to https://www.chicagobears.com/news/game-recap-bears-win-fifth-straight-in-detroit

The Lions regained a 13-9 lead on Blount's second 4-yard touchdown run of the game late in the third quarter. But Daniel followed by engineering an eight-play, 82-yard drive capped by a 14-yard TD pass to Tarik Cohen in the right corner of the end zone, giving the Bears a 16-13 lead early in the fourth period. “according to https://www.chicagobears.com/news/game-recap-bears-win-fifth-straight-in-detroit

The Lions tied the score 16-16 on Matt Prater's 20-yard field goal with 7:44 to play, marching 64 yards but settling for the kick after Stafford threw an incomplete pass in the end zone on third-and-one from the 2. “according to https://www.chicagobears.com/news/game-recap-bears-win-fifth-straight-in-detroit

Jackson and Fuller then intercepted Stafford on Detroit's final two possessions, enabling the Bears to win their third straight division game for the first time since they won five in a row over NFC North opponents in 2010. “according to https://www.chicagobears.com/news/game-recap-bears-win-fifth-straight-in-detroit

"I'm starting to learn as a head coach with this team who we are, and it's special, it really is, and I like where we're at," Nagy said. "There's a challenge every week and they accepted my challenge of going 3-0 in 12 days against three division opponents. “according to https://www.chicagobears.com/news/game-recap-bears-win-fifth-straight-in-detroit

"They did that. They can check that off. Now they deserve to go get some rest. They earned that. So, get some rest. Be smart. Come on back and now we go for the next challenge." “according to https://www.chicagobears.com/news/game-recap-bears-win-fifth-straight-in-detroit

Kick-off is set for 1:00pm from Metlife Stadium. The game will be televised on Fox.