Fact or Fiction: Rookie predictions for season finale

WR Malik Nabers will break the franchise receptions record on Sunday, and at some point in his career, set it again.

John Schmeelk: Fact – When Malik Nabers plays, the Giants feed him the football. There’s no reason he won’t get the four catches he needs in the first half to set the team’s single-season receptions record. There’s also no reason to believe this isn’t the start of things to come in a very promising career. There are six other receivers with over 100 receptions right now, which is commonplace in the National Football League.

Dan Salomone: Fact – I still find it remarkable that there have been only three 100-catch seasons in 100 campaigns of the New York Football Giants, and Nabers is one of them. Considering he’s a rookie who missed two games, there’s no reason he won’t break his own record.

Matt Citak: Fact – Nabers needs just four receptions against the Eagles to break the franchise single-season record. Given the fact that he’s had at least four catches in every game he’s played this season, it seems likely he reaches this mark. As for breaking it again in the future, I’ll say this – if Nabers can set a new franchise record as a 21-year-old rookie catching passes from four different quarterbacks, imagine what he’ll be able to do down the road when he’ll have more experience under his belt and the Giants have a more settled situation at QB.

RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. will have more receiving yards than rushing yards in Week 18.

John Schmeelk: Fiction – It’s difficult to know what the Eagles’ defensive approach will be given they are resting so many of their starters. The Giants will undoubtedly try to run the football with their injuries on the offensive line, so if Tracy can break one long run like he did last week, his rushing yards should easily surpass his receiving yards.

Dan Salomone: Fact – It’s a crapshoot to guess how this game will play out considering the Eagles will rest some of their starters. But something tells me Tracy is due to break a short pass for a long gain. He has a couple of 40-yard runs on his resume, including one last week, but his longest reception is 19 yards. I think he gets a big one to push his receiving yards over his rushing total.

Matt Citak: Fiction – After a strong start, Tracy has gone five straight games averaging under 4.0 yards per carry, while topping 30 receiving yards in three of those contests. But since becoming the starting running back in Week 5, Tracy has had just three games with more receiving yards than rushing yards. Despite Philadelphia having a strong run defense, I don’t expect to see starters like Jalen Carter, Zack Baun, Josh Sweat and others to play on Sunday, which should make things a little easier for Tracy on the ground.