GAME OVERVIEW ::
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- TE Juwan Johnson, T Trevor Penning, G Dillion Radunz, G Cesar Ruiz and DE Chase Young all missed practice for the Saints on Wednesday.
- The Giants are relatively healthy with only DT Dexter Lawrence, S Tyler Nubin, and RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. missing practice on Wednesday.
- This game is going to produce a ton of plays, but most of those are likely to be running plays.
- The Saints are in evaluation mode and are playing hard despite being 0-4.
- The Giants are hoping to resurrect their season after Jaxson Dart injected life into the offense.
- Cam Skattebo dominated backfield touches without Tracy.
- Malik Nabers is done for the year opening a lot of targets on the Giants
- Kendre Miller played his most snaps of the season last week
- Chris Olave has the biggest gap between his expected fantasy points and actual fantasy points of any WR this season.
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HOW new york WILL TRY TO WIN ::
The 1-3 Giants come into Week 5 off their first win of the season against a Chargers team that looked like a Super Bowl contender. Their first win of the season was extra encouraging because it was Dart’s first start. Dart looked capable as a runner and a work in progress as a passer, but there is no question that his presence brought energy to a lifeless offense. Skattebo also saw his first start of the year, giving the Giants a threatening backfield, something they sorely lacked to open the season. Unfortunately, the news isn’t all positive for the G-Men. Malik Nabers is done for the year due to a torn ACL, right as their backfield situation started to improve. The Giants have played at a moderate pace (15th in seconds per play), but they seemed to speed up with Dart under center. They were second in no-huddle rate in the rookie’s first start and first in situational-neutral pace. If the Giants have decided to play at one of the fastest paces in the league with Dart running the offense, there is going to be a ton of play volume in this game.
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The Saints have been whacked by the pass (29th in DVOA), and below average against the run (19th in DVOA). The Saints’ defense hasn’t been good by any measure, but it’s been especially vulnerable through the air. The Giants played fast in Dart’s first start, but they also limited his passing attempts (20) while dialing up several designed QB runs. The game plan was “hurry up and run” which led to 42 team carries spread out between Skattebo, Dart, and Devin Singletary. The Giants’ O-line has been a weakness (24th-ranked by PFF), but they moved up four spots after a solid performance last week. LT Andrew Thomas played every snap for the first time this season and didn’t allow any pressures. It makes sense to attack the Saints through the air, but the Giants just lost their best WR, and last week it didn’t look like they wanted to let Dart air it out any more than was necessary to win. Expect the Giants to go with another run-first game plan, with the hope that they can get another win while easing Dart into the league.
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