The New York Giants face the New England Patriots in Week 3 NFL action from MetLife Stadium on Sunday.
The New England Patriots will look to build on a 35-0 dismantling of the Eagles in last week’s matchup. Mac Jones threw for 146 yards on 13 of 19 passing while Cam Newton tossed for 103 yards and a TD on 8 of 9 passing. J.J. Taylor led New England’s running backs with 93 rushing yards and a score while Rhamondre Stevenson had a team-high 15 carries for 66 yards and 2 TDs. Sony Michel added 34 rushing yards and Damien Harris chipped in a rushing TD as well. Gunner Olszewski led the Pats with 57 receiving yards coming on 4 catches while Jakobi Meyers had 56 receiving yards and a touchdown. Michel also added 4 grabs of his own for 37 receiving yards in the win. On defense, Ja’Whaun Bentley had a team-high 6 total tackles while Chase Winovich and Harvey Langi each had 5 total tackles and a sack with Winovich logging a pair of sacks. Cassh Maluia had a sack as well while Adrian Colbert and the aforementioned Langi each had an interception as well for the Patriots’ D in the win.
The New York Giants will attempt to bounce back from a 17-13 loss to Cleveland last time out. Brian Lewerke threw for 108 yards, a touchdown and an interception on 11 of 19 passing while Mike Glennon had 86 passing yards on 10 of 13 passing. Corey Clement led the Giants’ rushing attack with 9 carries for 30 yards while Devontae Booker added 27 rushing yards with a TD. Rysen John led New York’s receiving corps with 3 catches for 58 yards while David Sills V had 3 grabs for 31 yards with a touchdown. Defensively, Rodarius Williams and Devante Downs each had a team-high 7 total tackles with Williams logging 6 solo tackles while Carter Coughlin had a sack as did Oshane Ximines while Raymond Johnson III and Ryan Anderson combined for a 3rd sack for New York in the losing effort. Quincy Wilson also added an interception for the Giants in the defeat.
New England is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games as a favorite while the under is 6-1 in their last 7 games on turf. New York is 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games as an underdog and 6-17-1 ATS in their last 24 home games while the under is 13-3 in their last 16 games overall.
As a Patriots fan, I will tell you that no matter what it is, preseason or not, the Giants just have our number. However, I think that this time around, the Giants are just worried about getting into the regular season healthy to give themselves the best chance to win and the best chance to help Daniel Jones succeed. New England still has some depth concerns to address and I think ironing those out while covering the number is something that sounds good to me here. Give me New England.