### 4\. New York has its injury challenges, too
New York's receiving corps is missing young star Malik Nabers, out for the season with a knee injury. Darius Slayton (hamstring) is also out, taking away a veteran presence who has been a big-play maker in the past. Who does rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart throw to tonight? He will have Wan'Dale Robinson, who has a team-best 23 receptions, and young Jalin Hyatt, who has only had three targets (zero receptions) this season. Thin group. How this impacts what Vic Fangio wants to do with the Eagles' defense remains to be seen, but the Eagles will give Dart a bunch of looks and work to keep him in the pocket. He has 109 rushing yards and is averaging 5.7 yards per attempt.
### 5\. Special teams will be a factor here
Placekicker Jake Elliott has been on point all season and punter Braden Mann is second in the NFL with a 52.5-yard gross average. New York's coverage teams are excellent – the punt cover team has allowed only 3.87 yards per return, best in the league. New York is getting it done on kickoff returns, with nine of more than 30 yards to lead the NFL. Field position, of course, is critical. The Eagles want to win the battle of hidden yardage, so Michael Clay's group is going to be on alert all night against a New York team trying to shock the Eagles.
### 6\. Numbers that mean a lot (yes, turnovers)
* New York has a minus-5 in the turnover department, among the worst in the league. The Giants committed five turnovers in their loss to New Orleans on Sunday. The Eagles have just one giveaway and the defense has had timely takeaways this season.
* Hurts has not thrown an interception in a franchise-record 280 passes this season. New York has that excellent pass rush, so this is going to be a pivotal factor in the game – the Eagles' ability to protect Hurts to give him time to get the ball out.
* Don't give up the big play! That is a goal for the Eagles on defense and it is especially true against the Giants. Dart's longest completion of the season is 18 yards.
* A key for the teams is on third down. The Giants have a third-down conversion rate of only 32 percent.
* Red zone? Of course, it means so much. The Eagles are 12 for 13 in the red zone, a league-best touchdown efficiency rate, while the Giants are 32nd in the NFL in that category, scoring a touchdown 32 percent of the time.