Game Preview: Giants face Eagles in Week 18

With the Eagles keeping first-team players out of harm’s way, Daboll was asked if he considered resting some of the “banged up” Giants’ starters. “We’re just going to focus on us and go out there and try to perform well,” he said.

The Giants have lost 10 consecutive games in Lincoln Financial Field, their longest streak in one stadium in franchise history. They last won there in 2013 and are 6-15 in the regular season and 0-2 in postseason play there. But Daboll refused to bite yesterday when asked if ending the streak would be significant to the Giants franchise.

“We’re just going to try to do the best job we can this week,” Daboll said. “Have a good day today, then go out there and play well.”

A victory Sunday would not only be the Giants’ first in Philadelphia in 11 years, but it would also be their first in the NFC East this season.

“It’d be really cool to get that done,” quarterback Drew Lock said. “Just a good feeling going into the offseason. These guys are gonna have another game to be able to go get that feeling. That’s how we want to go out; we want to go out on a win. and you know that’s how we wanna go out, wanna go out on a win, feel confident going in the offseason, and put a good performance on tape.”

The Eagles won the teams’ first meeting this season, 28-3, in MetLife Stadium on Oct. 20. It was their lowest point total of the season, but they never would have imagined they wouldn’t win again for more than two months. Their losing streak ended last week with a 45-33 victory against Indianapolis.

“It was very difficult,” wide receiver Darius Slayton, the Giants’ longest tenured active player, said about the season. “Obviously, it didn’t go the way we wanted it to go. I would love to have more wins and make this 100th season a little more special, but unfortunately it wasn’t. All we can do is work and come back next year and try to do better.”

Neither the Giants nor the Eagles will start the same quarterback as they did in Week 7. Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts is the in the NFL concussion protocol and likely would have rested if he was healthy. His backup, Kenny Pickett, has missed practice with a rib injury. The Eagles’ expected starter is Tanner McKee, who threw his first four NFL passes last week against Dallas, including two for touchdowns.

Running backs Kenneth Gainwell and Will Shipley, and wide receiver Jahan Dotson are among the players expected to play more than they have.

“We’re preparing for all these guys, but who knows how this thing’s gonna shake out,” defensive coordinator Shane Bowen said. “But a big point for us this week is, ‘Let’s focus on us and what we can control and hopefully we can go out there and put a good showing out there.”

For the Giants, Lock will make his fourth consecutive start and fifth of the season. He played arguably the best game of his six-year career vs. the Colts, throwing for 309 yards and four touchdowns, running for a fifth score, and posting a near-perfect 155.3 passer rating.

“Spirits high after last week,” Lock said. “I’m feeling good. I’m excited to go out and get the opportunity to play another one.

“You want to put together great games every single time you play. Every chance you get, go out there and make it the best representation of yourself. That’s the plan every week.”

For both Lock and the Giants.