The New York Giants will host the Cincinnati Bengals at MetLife Stadium on Sunday night time in Week 6, trying to carry a number of the momentum generated in an upset of the Seattle Seahawks per week in the past.
Regardless of the Giants being house beneath the intense lights in opposition to a 1-4 Bengals group, New York opened as 3.5-point house underdogs forward of Sunday Evening Soccer.
With the Giants hoping to get again to .500 in Week 6, listed below are 4 causes for concern.
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Bengals’ passing recreation
The Bengals have two premier skills on the vast receiver place in Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, and a heck of a quarterback in Joe Burrow throwing their method.
After a powerful rookie 12 months, Deonte Banks has had a tough begin to his sophomore marketing campaign. He did, nevertheless, have a fantastic recreation final week.
Banks has already needed to take care of Justin Jefferson, CeeDee Lamb, Amari Cooper, and DK Metcalf. The highway doesn’t get any simpler with Chase on the horizon.
Shane Bowen’s protection should work out methods to throw off the Bengals’ passing recreation. It might have to return to the Giants move rush, which leads the league in sacks.
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Giants’ move rush short-handed
The Giants move rush took successful on Wednesday when information broke that edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux could be week-to-week following wrist surgical procedure.
Though Thibodeaux isn’t a very powerful piece on the defensive position, his presence has actually been felt this season. He might not present up on the stat sheet as a lot as he or the followers would really like. Nevertheless, he has been making massive performs often and drawing penalties as nicely.
With out Thibodeaux, the Giants’ energy on the protection actually took successful they usually should discover a approach to proceed getting strain on the quarterback.
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Bengals determined for a win
Cincinnati is a group that got here into the season with a lot increased expectations than the Giants. Fairly merely, the Bengals’ backs are in opposition to the wall. They want a win within the worst method with the division and their season slipping away one recreation at a time. If they’ve any likelihood at turning the season round, they should win Sunday and keep away from dropping to 1-5.
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Giants in primetime
Everyone knows how unhealthy Daniel Jones and the Giants have been in primetime. They should show their doubters fallacious and put an finish to the ugly streak. A press release win in opposition to a Joe Burrow-led Bengals group might go a great distance in quieting the talks concerning the Giants’ lack of success in primetime video games.
