The New York Giants will host the Philadelphia Eagles in a Thursday night divisional matchup. The Eagles continue to be one of the best teams in the NFC, posting a 4-1 record thus far. The Giants are working through a rebuild, and they’ve struggled with a 1-4 record through five games.

Philadelphia hasn’t been as good as most expected, but that’s been more of an offensive issue than their defense. Surprisingly, they do rank only 13th in the NFL in points allowed (.344) per play. Overall, they’re giving up 21.8 points per game.

This feels like it has more to do with their early-season schedule rather than any major defensive issues. They’ve held the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers to only 20 and 25 points. They’ve also performed well against the Kansas City Chiefs (17), Los Ange

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