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The No. 1 seed Eagles are hosting the No. 6 seed Giants on Saturday in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.

to the prediction:

Ruben Frank (13-4)

It’s understandable to feel awkward about this game. We just saw the Giants play their best game of the year away from home against his 13-win Vikings team. We saw their young quarterback fashion be a masterpiece in their playoff debut, where we just saw the rookie coach lead the team to his first postseason win in a decade. But playing against his team, the Eagles, who are 14-1 under Jalen Hurts, playing at home and resting after a bye week, is a whole other thing. . The Giants scored him 31 points against his 31st-ranked defense of the Vikings. He’s the second-best defense of the Eagles and if he scores 31 points, he’ll have more power. But I don’t think they can. Jalen Hurts expects to be near 100%. Also, with a healthy Hurts, the Eagles are a better team overall than the Giants. Hats off to Daboll and the work he’s done this year, but it ends with the rink.

Eagles 27 Giants 20

Dave Zangaro (13-4)

The Eagles are better than the Giants. they are just The Giants looked good against the paper tiger Vikings last week, so give them credit. But the Eagles had a more impressive weekend on the couch. Let’s be real. If they had to play the Seahawks as the No. 2 seed last week, they would have crushed them. Brian Dabor is clearly pointing the Giants in the right direction, but the Giants’ talents don’t match.

We’ve seen several different versions of the Giants’ defense this season, and I’m sure the Eagles can analyze both. If the Giants want to be aggressive, attacking Jaylen Hurts with a blitz, Hurts also has the ability to escape the pressure as he beats them in his one-on-one mismatches with AJ Brown and Devonta Smith. increase. If Wink Martindale wants to do what he did last week against the Vikings, Dallas Gordart will have a big game like TJ Hockenson did in his wild card round.

And when the Eagles are on defense, the Giants don’t have enough firepower – Saquon Barkley looks healthy. Daniel Jones has gotten better and the three receivers are decent. But the Giants need a perfect game to beat the Eagles. Of course it is possible. But unless the Eagles lose, they will host his NFC championship game next weekend.

Eagles 33 Giants 24

Barrett Brooks (13-4)

It’s time to stop talking about what the Giants have accomplished this year. increase. I’m tired of the hoopla the Giants got for beating an average Vikings team. Offensively, the Giants have a very good running back in Saquon Barkley. He looks like such an explosive rookie back.Daniel Jones also took over the offense. Daboll trusts Jones’ arm and his ability to start his game pass. Jones is now starting to use his legs and scramble more. In my opinion, Mike Kafka is telling his QB to pull the ball down and run if there is no first read.

DC Don ‘Wink’ Martindale is a born blitzer. Wink didn’t send that much blitz when I saw the Vikings movie. Playing that style allows the DB back to turn and Hearts to compete for more yards. He also considers the Eagles’ running his game to be a powerful weapon against the Giants’ bad runs his defense.

Eagles 32 Giants 18

Mike Mulhane (14-3)

The Giants will fight, they will go all out, but it simply won’t be enough to beat the Eagles. I see it, but I put the brakes on the 2007 Giants Super Bowl comparison. It’s like expecting the Eagles to lift the Lombardi Trophy every time a backup quarterback comes along just because Nick Foles was magical in 2017. The Giants are “doing well.”

Yes, Daniel Jones was great a week ago, but Minnesota’s defense is one of the worst in the league. He should have diced them. In fact, he did so in Week 16, albeit with much less fanfare. The Eagles pass rush is on another level. On the back end he has two elite corners. Keep Jones in your pocket and it’s going to be a long day for him.

Brian Daboll built a great culture in New York City, and so does Nick Sirianni here in Philly. His Eagles focus lasers, starting with Jalen Hurts and his healing shoulder. The Byrds quarterback has dealt with detractors after last year’s playoff loss to the Buccaneers.On Saturday, he’ll show how far he’s come. Expect MVP-level performances that have been his norm this season, the Giants are likely to bring a lot of pressure and should create plenty of chances for AJ Brown and Devonta his Smith. Additionally, Dallas Gordart told John Clark that he saw how little resistance the Giants gave TJ Hockenson last week and demanded more plays this week as a result. He himself could stand in line on the big day. The Eagles are one step closer to Arizona.

Eagles 34 Giants 20

Adam Herman (15-2)

If you’ve heard from several football analysts this week, they said the Giants are making progress at the right time and Daniel Jones has become a credible borderline elite QB.

Be real.

The Giants have four wins since the beginning of November. They beat the Texans (3-13-1), beat the Commanders (8-8-1), beat the Colts (4-12-1), and last week he beat the worst 13-4 team in the NFL. rice field. history.

This is a good football team because it’s perfectly acceptable, has youth and upside and is definitely playing better football than I thought it would be this season.Kudos to Brian Daboll, Saquon Barkley and Daniel Jones .

But the Eagles have beaten this team by multiple scores this weekend.

Here’s why:

1. The Giants can’t stop running. They rank 31st in rushing yards per attempt allowed, 27th in total rushing yards allowed, and 20th in rushing touchdowns allowed. The Eagles are he one of the best rushing teams in the NFL. Especially when Jalen Hurts is healthy and full he can play the game. The Byrds gained his yards rushing for 253 yards this the last time the two teams played each other. There is no reason to expect anything different this time.

2. The Giants can’t stop a good tight end. yes. Dallas Goudart, in a bogged down version of the Eagles’ offense, saw action only once against the Giants, catching six passes for 46 yards. Goedert expects to be deeply involved on Saturday in a variety of ways. Place a clamp on Goedert as the secondary fights for his life against AJ Brown and his DeVonta Smith.

3. Don’t be afraid to attack the Giants. There’s no question that Barkley is a dangerous weapon, and that Jones has figured out a way to stop him from flipping the ball around at breakneck speed. But the Eagles have one of the best cornerbacks in his duo, CJ Gardner, when Johnson returns from injury, Richie, James and Darius, who sweat Slayton. Are you saying you should? All I’m worried about is Jones’ legs beating the Eagles over and over again. But if the biggest threat in his game in the playoffs at the rink is the fugitive Daniel Jones, I accept the odds.

You can ask all sorts of questions in the world about Hart’s shoulders, Lane Johnson’s adductors, and rust. The Eagles are an excellent team. We saw it in Week 14 when the Eagles nearly hung the G-Men a 50 burger. We’ll see you again this weekend.

Please put a double-digit difference from the bright red first half.

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