Veteran vast receiver Darius Slayton had eight catches for a season-high 122 yards in opposition to Seattle whereas rookie working again Tyrone Tracy Jr. turned a team-high 18 carries right into a league-leading 129 yards in Week 5.
Tracy’s efficiency bodes nicely for the Giants as they put together to face a Bengals group that has allowed the third-most yards on the bottom (151.4) this season. With a median of 28 factors per sport, Cincinnati might have the league’s third-best scoring offense however they’ve given up 29 factors per sport, second-most within the NFL.
After all, to beat Cincinnati the Giants should cease the league’s sixth-leading passer, Joe Burrow. The Bengals quarterback has 1,370 yards and 12 touchdowns this yr however he’s additionally taken 11 sacks, one lower than Giants quarterback Daniel Jones.
Defensively, New York leads the NFL with 22 sacks thanks largely to defensive sort out Dexter Lawrence. In 5 video games, Lawrence has six sacks, 16 tackles, 4 tackles for loss and 10 quarterback hits. Solely Detroit’s Aidan Hutchinson has extra sacks (6.5) this season.
In different phrases, the Giants have sufficient expertise to get their first residence win of the season and crush the Bengals’ playoff hopes by sending them again to Cincinnati with a 1-5 report.
Buffalo Payments at New York Jets (+2.5)
After watching Robert Saleh lead New York to a 20-36 report in simply over 4 years with the group, the Jets fired their head coach on Tuesday, with group proprietor Woody Johnson expects to see quick enchancment.
“This is without doubt one of the most proficient groups that has ever been assembled by the New York Jets,” Johnson told reporters. “The change that we made right now, that I made, I consider will deliver new power and positivity that can result in extra wins, beginning now.”
Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich will take over as interim head coach however extra importantly, quarterbacks coach Todd Downing will assume play-calling duties for offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett.
Underneath Hackett, the Jets ran the ball 113 occasions — seventh-fewest within the league — whereas averaging an NFL-worst 80.6 speeding yards per sport. Unforgivable numbers with proficient gamers like Breece Corridor and Braelon Allen within the backfield.
That ought to change in opposition to a Payments group at present permitting the eighth-most yards per sport (144.0) on the bottom. Buffalo held Houston’s Cam Akers to 42 yards final week however gave up 199 yards to the Ravens’ Derrick Henry in Week 5. The Payments misplaced each video games and will make it three in a row if Ulbrich adapts a run-heavy scheme.
Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers has thrown the fourth-most passes (182) of any quarterback this season but when New York can preserve Buffalo QB Josh Allen on the sidelines by working the ball, the Jets may steal a house win on “Monday Evening Soccer.”
