Your NFC Semi-Final Open Thread

Ohgodohgodohgodohgod. Yeah, kinda nervous. Each game played this year has been a revelation and I still can’t believe the Giants are here. The other thing I would note is that three(!) NFC East teams have made it to the second round, this after being such a laughingstock last year. It looks like the division is in a multiple-year window of very high quality play which I hope translates to success in the playoffs.

To The Game!

Giants/Eagles:

-Philly was 7-2 at home this year but the losses were head-scratchers to the Commies and Saints.

-Damn Synchronicity!: The last #1 seed to win the Super Bowl was these damn Eagles in 2018. (An Aside: When the Police album came out the local am radio DJ in my town repeatedly called it Sychron City)

-The Giants starting secondary of Jackson, Moreau, Holmes, McKinney and Love have only played as a complete unit five times this year including last week. They were 4-1 in those games and only gave up 300 yards once.

-These Giants are playing their fifth road game in six weeks.

-I’ve no doubt Daniel Jones will be scrambling quite a bit because Philly’s edge fellas have manhandled the team’s guards. A sliver of hope exists because Dimes throws at a 62% rate and has a 7-0 TD/INT number when flushed from the pocket. I would think that there will be a number of scripted rollout plays employed to deflect pressure.

-That Nasty Run Game: The Eagles rushed for 253 yards on 31 carries for a 8.2 (Yikes!) average in week 14. Wink’s blitz-happy tendencies leave the D vulnerable to power-gap rushing concepts which Philly excels at.

-Don’t even get me started on the Giant Killer, the wee Boston Scott.

-N.Y. will need a few explosive plays in order to keep up with the Eagles. The problem? They were dead-last in the league with 48 and 10 of them came against the Vikes.

Gah! So nervous…