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Giants-Commanders, Week 9: What to expect when New York has the ball

Giants-Commanders, Week 9: What to expect when New York has the ball

Can the Giants get some real offense going?

The 2-6 New York Giants host the 6-2 division-leading Washington Commanders this Sunday. The Giants are 3.5-point home underdogs per FanDuel Sportsbook, and the Over/Under is 44.5. New York is on a short week after losing 26-18 to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football.

Washington scored a miraculous last-second Hail Mary touchdown to defeat the Chicago Bears 18-15. The Giants also travel to Germany for their Week 10 matchup against the Carolina Panthers. Washington hosts the Steelers on Sunday in Week 10.

This is the second matchup between the two NFC...

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Giants vs. Commanders, Week 9 staff picks: Can the Giants upset the Commanders?

Giants vs. Commanders, Week 9 staff picks: Can the Giants upset the Commanders?

Giants will try to avenge their Week 2 loss

The New York Giants return home to host the Washington Commanders in Week 9.

This is the first rematch of the season for the Giants, and a lot has changed since Week 2. Back then, the Giants were largely expected to steamroll a Washington team that was on the second game of a franchise-wide reset. Instead, the Giants lost despite not giving up a single touchdown and stumbled their way to a 2-6 record. On the flip side, Washington has sprinted out to an NFC East leading 6-2 record and rookie...

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Giants vs. Commanders: 6 keys to victory in Week 9

Giants vs. Commanders: 6 keys to victory in Week 9

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Does Malik Nabers have a drop problem?

Does Malik Nabers have a drop problem?

He’s actually no different from many great wide receivers

Almost halfway through the season, New York Giants rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers has a case to be made as the best player to come out of the 2024 NFL Draft, although his former LSU teammate Jayden Daniels probably has the inside track on Rookie of the Year because quarterbacks trump all other positions in value. He’s second only to another former LSU teammate, Brian Thomas Jr., in receiving yards among NFL rookies despite playing two fewer games (man, was that 2023 LSU offense something). He’s also 15th among all receivers....

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Giants vs. Commanders: NFL experts make Week 9 picks

Giants vs. Commanders: NFL experts make Week 9 picks

The New York Giants (2-6) will host the Washington Commanders (6-2) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday afternoon.

Opening the week, the Giants were listed as 3.5-point home underdogs but that spread has slightly worsened with the Commanders now at -4 as of this writing.

Let’s take a look at who some of the experts and insiders around the league are taking in the Week 9 matchup:

**ExpertPickScore (if applicable)**Dan Graziano (ESPN)CommandersN/AMatt Bowen (ESPN)CommandersN/ASeth Wickersham (ESPN)CommandersN/APete Prisco (CBS)Commanders30-17John Breech (CBS)Commanders31-16Jordan Dajani (CBS)Commanders23-17Nate Davis (USA TODAY)Commanders27-17Lorenzo Reyes (USA TODAY)Commanders28-17Bill Bender (Sporting News)Commanders 24-20Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News)Commanders 23-16For...

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Former Giants coach Tom Coughlin one step closer to Pro Football Hall of Fame

Former Giants coach Tom Coughlin one step closer to Pro Football Hall of Fame

Coughlin is one of nine semifinalists, with only one to advance for consideration by full committee

Tom Coughlin, winner of two Super Bowl titles as head coach of the New York Giants, moved a step closer to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Thursday.

Coughlin was one of nine coach semifinalists announced on Thursday in the coach category. Coughlin, who coached the Giants from 2004-2015, was also a semifinalist a year ago.

Coughlin is joined by Bill Arnsparger, Mike Holmgren, Chuck Knox, Dan Reeves, Marty Schottenheimer, George Seifert, Mike Shanahan and Clark Shaughnessy.

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Giants vs. Commanders: 3 best prop bets for Week 8

Giants vs. Commanders: 3 best prop bets for Week 8

The New York Giants (2-6) host their long-time rivals, the Washington Commanders (6-2), at MetLife Stadium this Sunday afternoon.

As in every NFL game this season, there will be opportunities to make a few bucks via prop bets. This game is no different.

Here are our top three prop bets in this matchup, per BetMGM.

Winning margin — Commanders by 1-13 (+115)

The Commanders are 4-point favorites with an over/under of 44. All that’s needed here is for Washington to win by less than 13 points, which is a very outcome. The Commanders won the first meeting, 21-18, and...

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Giants trade deadline 2024: Potential suitors for edge defender Azeez Ojulari

Giants trade deadline 2024: Potential suitors for edge defender Azeez Ojulari

With several teams in the market for edge defenders, could the Giants move him before the trade deadline?

New York Giants edge defender Azeez Ojulari has taken advantage of Kayvon Thibodeaux’s absence to remind both the Giants and the NFL at large that he can be a difference-making pass rusher.

Ojulari has five sacks in the three games since and his 6.0 sacks on the season has him tied for 10th in the league.

With the NFL trade deadline looming on Tuesday, Nov. 5, there are several potential suitors for Ojulari’s services.

Draft Network lists the Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens,...

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Giants vs. Commanders: 3 reasons for optimism in Week 9

Giants vs. Commanders: 3 reasons for optimism in Week 9

The New York Giants will host the Washington Commanders on Sunday in Week 9, as they try to end their three-game losing streak.

The two teams will meet for the second time this season after the Giants dropped the first game against the Commanders, 21-18, back in Week 2.

Big Blue lost kicker Graham Gano early on due to roster management negligence and became the first team in NFL history to lose a game in regulation while scoring three-plus touchdowns and allowing no touchdowns.

The Giants remain four-point underdogs after opening up as 3.5-point home underdogs earlier this week.

Here...

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Giants sacking quarterbacks at a historic rate in 2024

Giants sacking quarterbacks at a historic rate in 2024

The New York Giants plan to upgrade their pass rush this past offseason has been a success thus far. They are leading the NFL in sacks with 35 after eight weeks.

They are sacking the quarterback at a rate not seen in nearly a quarter of a century.

The New York Giants are currently sacking the opposing QB on 13.3% of their plays this year

That ranks #1 for any team in any season since 2000 (1st out of 798) pic.twitter.com/k0MJZm5pXb

— The 33rd Team (@The33rdTeamFB) October 31, 2024

The Giants have 61 QB hits,...

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Giants legend Tom Coughlin named semifinalist for Hall of Fame

Giants legend Tom Coughlin named semifinalist for Hall of Fame

Former New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin, who led Big Blue to two Super Bowl championships, is among nine semifinalists in the coaches’ category for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025.

One of the nine candidates will be selected as a finalist for the Class of 2025 on November 19.

Other candidates who advanced on the list, which was cut down from 14 to nine on Thursday, include two other former Giant head coaches — Bill Arnsparger and Dan Reeves, and a former assistant Marty Schottenheimer.

Mike Shanahan, Mike Holmgren, George Seifert, Chuck Knox, and Clark...

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