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Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants: Week 18 preview
- The Philadelphia Eagles (2-5) visit the New York Giants (4-2-1) on Sun, Jan 10 · 1:00 PM ET.
- The Eagles offense ranks 29th in EPA per play (−0.09); the Giants defense ranks 16th (+0.01 allowed). Biggest Eagles edges: explosive run rate, sack rate. The Giants defense holds the edge in explosive pass rate, passing success rate, yards per dropback.
- The Giants offense ranks 14th in EPA per play (+0.03); the Eagles defense ranks 27th (+0.10 allowed). Biggest Giants edges: 3rd/4th-down conversion rate, EPA per designed run, non-explosive EPA per play. The Eagles defense holds the edge in average 3rd-down distance, explosive run rate.
- Blitz watch: the Giants blitz on 42% of dropbacks (3rd most), and the Eagles struggle against it (−0.24 EPA per dropback, 29th).
- Luck check: the Giants have been a bit unlucky (−1.4 points per game from kicking and fumble luck).
- Pace: projected for about 131 total snaps, close to a typical game.