An inside have a look at Sunday’s Giants-Ravens Week 6 matchup at MetLife Stadium.
Marquee matchup
Ravens TE Mark Andrews vs. Giants S. Xavier McKinney
Andrews leads Baltimore with 32 receptions — 15 greater than the following Ravens participant. He has 4 landing catches this season, and his 30 TDs relationship to 2019 are second-most within the NFL amongst tight ends. He's clearly Lamar Jackson’s favourite goal.
McKinney won't be assigned to Andrews on an every-down foundation, however he's a flexible defender and will get to line up in opposition to tight ends frequently.
McKinney did an incredible job in Week 2 spying RB Christian McCaffrey, limiting the Panthers stud to 4 receptions for simply 26 yards. Andrews, at 6-foot-5 and 247 kilos, will attempt to outmuscle McKinney.
Paul’s decide
It has been a little bit of a bumpy journey this season for the Ravens, who don't possess the vise-grip protection of years previous. They do have Lamar Jackson, although, and he's a risk each snap to embarrass somebody along with his arm, and particularly along with his legs. Saquon Barkley got here out of London with a balky shoulder, and the Giants want all the pieces potential out of their one transcendent offensive participant.
Ravens 23, Giants 16
4 downs
Teamwork makes the dream work: It's truthful to say former Giants coach Joe Decide, in his two seasons, by no means had the posh of a completely wholesome Saquon Barkley. The fifth-year working again leads the NFL with 533 speeding yards, and there's no doubt he makes life simpler for Daniel Jones.
Final week in London, Jones was 9-for-10 on passes off play-action, and he's finishing 78 p.c of his throws on play-action this season. Defenses should honor the play-fake to Barkley, and that enables Jones to seek out openings down the sphere, even with a sub-standard assortment of vast receivers.
Thievery alert: No workforce within the league has compelled greater than the 11 turnovers the Ravens have on protection. They've eight interceptions (the Giants are the one protection with out an interception this season) and three fumble recoveries. However security Marcus Williams, the INT chief with three, is on injured reserve with a dislocated wrist. Steering away from turnovers can be important for the Giants, who've 5 giveaways in 5 video games.
“They create stress up entrance, they usually have ball hawks within the again finish that do job of tackling the soccer, stripping and punching on the ball,’’ offensive coordinator Mike Kafka mentioned.
Place to begin: Everybody is aware of concerning the exploits of Ravens kicker Justin Tucker, whom former Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes, a two-time Tremendous Bowl winner, calls the best in NFL historical past. Tucker has hit 91.3 p.c of his subject objective makes an attempt in his 11-year profession and, much more astoundingly, has hit an NFL report 61 consecutive subject objectives within the fourth quarter or extra time. The prowess of Baltimore’s particular groups doesn't finish there. Kick returner Devin Duvernay is averaging 36.6 yards on kickoff returns, and the Ravens lead the league with a median beginning subject place of the 31.4-yard line on offense.
Outdated associates: Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale mentioned he holds no main animosity for the choice — mutual, each events have mentioned — by way of which he parted methods with the Ravens group. Nonetheless, this can be a extremely emotional recreation awaiting Martindale. Each statements will be true. Familiarity is rampant. Which facet has the benefit?
“It’s an incredible query,’’ Ravens coach John Harbaugh mentioned. “It’s like, ‘He is aware of that we all know, that we all know that he is aware of, that he is aware of that we all know.’ So, it’s one thing like that.’’
Here's a assure: If the Giants win, Martindale can be introduced with a recreation ball.
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