Bears and Giants Game Day Glance

Bears and Giants Game Day Glance

Chicago Bears (2-1) at New York Giants (2-1)Kickoff: Noon, Sunday, Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. TV: Fox (Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston, Pam Oliver)Radio: WBBM AM-780, FM-105.9 (Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer, Mark Grote)Spanish Radio TUDN AM-1200, Latino Mix FM-93.5 (Omar Ramos, Miguel Esparza)Streaming:The Betting WindowLatest Betting Line: Giants by 3 (Over/under 39 1/2). Money Line, Bears, bet $100 to win $130. Giants beat $154 to Bobby Okereke Jersey win $100. The Series: The 55th game in the series. The Bears lead all time 31-21-2. The teams played last year in the next-to-last game and the Bears won at Soldier Field 29-3. The Bears have won the last three games in the series but the home team has won seven straight times in this series. The inability of the Bears to win at the Giants is a recent development as they are 15-10-2 in road games against the Giants.The Coaches: Bears coach Matt Eberflus is 2-1 in his first season. As an a sistant, his teams owned a 9-6 record against the Giants. New York coach Brian Daboll is 2-1 in his first season as coach. The former Buffalo offensive coordinator was on the same staff in Cleveland with Eberflus in 2009-10.Last Week: The Bears got a last-second 30-yard field goal from Cairo Santos following an interception and 18-yard return by Roquan Smith to beat Houston 23-20 at Soldier Field.The Giants played on Monday Night Football and lost 23-16 to the Dallas Cowboys in New Jersey. Saquon Barkley had 81 yards rushing and Daniel Jones 79, and Jones completed 20 of 37 for 196 yards with an interception. The Cowboys ran for 176 yards on 30 carries.The Teams:The Bears and Justin Fields have struggled in the George Odum Jersey pa sing game as Fields has a 50 pa ser rating with two touchdown throws to four interceptions. He has run for 99 yards. Running back David Montgomery has been sidelined by an ankle injury suffered early against Houston and Khalil Herbert ran last week for 157 yards and two TDs in Montgomery's place. The Bears continue struggling getting the ball to their main pa sing targets, Darnell Mooney (4 catches, 27 yards) and Cole Kmet (2 catches, 40 yards). The Bears defense has allowed no touchdowns in the second half this year. They are tied for third in the NFL in fewest first downs pa sing allowed.The Giants have running back Saquon Barkley back and healthy, second in the NFL in rushing. QB Daniel Jones has been sacked 13 times while the Giants own defense has three sacks and has not yet picked off a pa s. The Giants lost leading receiver Sterling Shepard in the last game to a torn ACL.Matching Up:Scroll to ContinueThe Bears are 32nd (last) in the NFL on offense, 32nd (last) in pa sing and second in rushing. On defense, the Bears rank 20th overall, 30th against the run and ninth against the pa s. They are 20th in scoring and have allowed the 11th fewest points.The Giants are 21st on offense, 30th in pa sing and fourth in rushing. New York's defense is 16th overall, 10th against the pa s and 25th against the run. New York is 18th in scoring and has allowed the 12th fewest points.Injury ReportBears:CB Jaylon Johnson (quad), RB David Montgomery (ankle) and S Dane Cruikshank are out Josh Jones Jersey . LB Matthew Adams (hamstring) and tight end Ryan Griffin (Achilles) are doubtful. K Cairo Santos (personal), WR Velus Jones Jr. (hamstring), DE Robert Quinn (illne s) and LB Sterling Weatherford (ankle) are questionable.Giants: DL Leonard Williams (knee), WR Kadarius Toney (hamstring), WR Wan'Dale Robinson (knee), DB Cor'Dale Flott (calf) and DB Nick McCloud (hamstring) are out.Of Note:The Bears are one of three teams in the NFL (Denver, Cincinnati) not to allow a second-half touchdown. ... The Bears defense is tied for eighth in touchdown percentage allowed (.500). ... Only Cleveland has rushed for more yards than the Bears, by 12 yards. They have more rushing yards through Week 3 than any time since 1989. ... Robert Quinn has 6 1/2 sacks and six tackles for lo s in his last six road games. ... The Giants have allowed 15.3 yards per seven punt returns. ... Barkley's lontest run was 68 yards. He had a 36-yarder TD last Jordan Glasgow Jersey week.Next Week: The Bears are at the Minnesota Vikings at noon Sunday, Oct. 9. The Giants go to London for an 8:30 a.m. (Central time) game against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, Oct. 9.Key Individual MatchupsBears C Sam Mustipher vs. Giants NT Dexter Lawrence Lawrence has filled out beyond belief since Clemson at 6-foot-4, 342 pounds and is going to be a total load for any of the Bears interior three linemen to handle, but especially Mustipher because Lawrence will be trying to tie him up and drive him back to stop running plays. Mustipher's real weakne s is with the bigger, stronger type nose tackles but he has been ascending in terms of Pro Football Focus blocking grades. Mustipher had an outstanding 72.6 run-blocking grade from PFF last week and is ranked 19th in overall center play after Jonathan Taylor Jersey spending most of his early career ranked around 32nd in the league. Lawrence has 11 tackles and a forced fumble so far.Bears CB Kyler Gordon vs. Giants WR Richie JamesGordon has struggled off and on playing the slot cornerback spot and gives up the occasional big play, like a 52-yarder to Chris Moore of Houston last week. Coaches keep praising him and say they can expect big things, but they might be pushing a bit of a false narrative. Gordon simply is going to need time to fit that slot position in the NFL as it's a difficult spot. James is a pleasant surprise for the Giants. A seventh-round pick of the 49ers, he made 38 catches in three years before coming to the Giants. He is a 5-9, 185-pound slot receiver who has a team-high 14 catches for 146 yards this season. The Giants have needed someone to step up because they might lead the league in disappointments at this position. Kadarius Toney, Darius Slayton and Kenny Golladay have all been mentioned as potential trade fodder and Slayton even as a po sible cut victim. None has done a Rodney Thomas Jersey thing this year, Golladay with two catches in five targets, Toney with two catches in three targets and Slayton with no receptions. One of them will need to step up for the Ginats because Sterling Shepard suffered a knee injury Monday night. In the meantime, they do know they have come to appreciate James.Bears DE Trevis Gipson vs. Giants RT Evan NealNeal is the seventh pick in this year's draft, a 6-foot-7, 350-pound rookie from Alabama who has clearly struggled through three games. He has allowed four sacks and Pro Football Focus tracks him at 10 pre sures allowed. His run blocking has been even worse, as he has a 37.3 PFF grade in the running attack but 48.5 as a pa s blocker. Neal did have an excellent run-blocking game against Dallas Monday night

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