Oct 5, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles working again Saquon Barkley (26) in opposition to the Denver Broncos at Lincoln Monetary Area. Necessary Credit score: Eric Hartline-Imagn Pictures The Philadelphia Eagles look to rebound from their first loss since final December once they go to a New York Giants staff that hasn’t gained a Thursday sport in a decade.
The Eagles (4-1) have gained their final three Thursday evening contests below coach Nick Sirianni, whereas the Giants (1-4) are 0-10 on Thursday below their final 4 head coaches.
Present coach Brian Daboll is 0-4, whereas predecessors Joe Choose, Pat Shurmur and Ben McAdoo had been every 0-2. New York’s final win on the quick week — a 32-21 victory over Washington in 2015 — got here throughout Tom Coughlin’s ultimate season on the sideline.
That is simply one of many storylines for this prime-time NFC East conflict, which can also be the second journey again to MetLife Stadium for Eagles working again Saquon Barkley and the division debut for Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart.
Forward 17-3 getting into the fourth quarter final week, Philadelphia was on its method to a franchise-record eleventh straight win earlier than the Denver Broncos stampeded to a shocking 21-17 upset.
Barkley rushed solely six instances, his fewest carries in a sport since Week 11 of 2021 when he was with the Giants. He did rating in opposition to Denver on a 47-yard cross play, the longest by an Eagles working again since 2016, however is way off the tempo of his dominant 2024 marketing campaign.
“I do not actually know what you need,” Barkley stated after the loss. “If I contact the ball an excessive amount of generally, we’re not throwing sufficient. If we throw it an excessive amount of and I solely have 9 touches — I am not within the enterprise of ‘what are we doing sufficient?’ I am within the enterprise of successful soccer video games.”
Maybe a return to his outdated stomping grounds will jumpstart Barkley, who ranks twenty second within the NFL with 267 speeding yards. In his first sport again in East Rutherford, N.J., he carried 17 instances for 176 yards and a landing in a 28-3 win over the Giants in Week 7 final season.
“Clearly, with Saquon, he’ll be juiced up, able to go Thursday evening right here,” Giants defensive coordinator Shane Bowen stated. “So, it begins there, after which we received to ensure we do an excellent job dealing with these playmakers on the perimeter. They’ll discover methods to get them the ball. They at all times do.”
Barkley wants 11 scrimmage yards to develop into the primary participant from the 2018 draft class to achieve 10,000.
As for the Giants, the main target is on their newest first-round decide. Dart gained his dwelling debut in opposition to the Los Angeles Chargers in his first NFL begin in Week 4 and constructed a 14-3 lead final weekend at New Orleans earlier than the Saints scored the sport’s ultimate 23 factors.
He’s enthusiastic about dealing with his first NFC East opponent and the defending Tremendous Bowl champion.
“Clearly, divisional video games maintain just a little extra weight,” Dart stated. “Understanding the historical past of this matchup and the depth of it carries weight as effectively. I am actually simply excited to get on the market on the sphere Thursday evening and have quite a lot of enjoyable competing. It should be a very cool surroundings.”
Dart was a full participant in observe on each Tuesday and Wednesday after being listed as restricted Monday with a hamstring problem.
Giants working again Tyrone Tracy Jr. had no harm designation on Wednesday’s harm report, lining him up for a return in opposition to the Eagles.
Tracy, 25, has not performed since Week 3 due to a shoulder harm and had been restricted in observe this week. He has rushed for 68 yards on 22 carries in three video games this season. The second-year again rushed for 839 yards with 5 TDs as a rookie final season.
Proper sort out Jermaine Eluemunor (again) is questionable after being restricted on Wednesday. Linebackers Swayze Bozeman (ankle) and Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (hamstring) and wideout Darius Slayton (hamstring) didn’t take part in observe all week and have been dominated out for Thursday’s sport.
Barkley was a restricted participant on Tuesday and a full participant on Wednesday. He doesn’t carry an harm designation into Thursday’s sport.
Eagles defensive sort out Jalen Carter (heel) is deemed as questionable after being listed as a restricted participant in Wednesday’s estimated walkthrough session.
Linebacker Nakobe Dean (knee) is also listed as questionable to make his season debut. He sustained a torn patellar tendon in Philadelphia’s wild-card victory over the Inexperienced Bay Packers on Jan. 12.
Philadelphia dominated out left guard Landon Dickerson (ankle) and tight finish Grant Calcaterra (indirect) for Thursday’s sport.
The Eagles have gained seven of the final eight conferences, together with the playoffs.
–Area Stage Media
