New York Giants At Philadelphia Eagles Start Em’ Sit Em’| Week 8

Jalen Hurts

Philadelphia Eagles

VS

New York Giants

(2-5)

Even though Hurts had lost the last time these teams met, his stat line didn’t look horrible; 283 yards and a touchdown is a good day for most quarterbacks (although Hurts also threw an interception that night). What makes this time different is that plenty of NFL pundits have been complaining that Hurts hasn’t been throwing the ball to either DeVonta Smith or A.J. Brown. Based on their win against Minnesota, the Eagles have addressed this issue, and Hurts should continue to fling the ball against a Giants defense that just gave up a whole bunch of points to Bo Nix and company.

Start ‘Em

Cam Skattebo

New York Giants

AT

Philadelphia Eagles

(5-2)

In the first matchup between the Eagles and Giants, Skattebo had a game most running backs dream of: 19 carries for 98 yards and three touchdowns. Similar to the brotherly shove, it seemed as though whenever Jaxson Dart moved the ball into the 10-yard line, everyone knew they were going to hand the ball off to Skattebo; he was going to hit the hole hard and burn into the endzone. Do not be surprised if he gets the ball in the red zone in this game as well.

A.J. Brown

Philadelphia Eagles

VS

New York Giants

(2-5)

The production or lack thereof from A.J. Brown has been on many people’s minds (especially those who own Brown in fantasy football). As a result, the Eagles made sure to give their star receiver the ball often last week against Minnesota, and it worked; Brown had 121 yards and two touchdowns. This should be a sign of things to come, and if Hurts doesn’t want to be held to 17 points again, finding A.J. Brown on his go routes down the field is a great way to do that.

Sit ‘Em

Saquon Barkley

Philadelphia Eagles

VS

New York Giants

(2-5)

It almost feels like lunacy just to fathom this, but Saquon Barkley is not having a great season. He hasn’t rushed for over 60 yards since Week 2, with only three rushing touchdowns to show for it. That being said, Barkley should have a comeback game at some point. It just won’t be against the Giants, since Hurts is likely going to have to throw the ball often to stay in the game.

Darius Slayton

New York Giants

AT

Philadelphia Eagles

(5-2)

With Malik Nabers injured, the other Giants receivers are all worth taking a look at, as they will likely have bigger roles in the offense. So far, that has only really applied to Wan’Dale Robinson. Slayton is working himself back from injury, which means if he does play, it should be on a limited basis. Based on the Giants’ previous victory against Philadelphia, they clearly want to get the ball into the red zone and score with their rushing attack. Therefore, Slayton might not find the end zone, which doesn’t make him a good look for DFS.

Fade of the Game

Devin Singletary

New York Giants

AT

Philadelphia Eagles

(5-2)

There is simply no reason to play any other Giants running back not named Cam Skatteboo at this point. Singletary still gets a couple of carries here and there, but the red zone carries are going to Skatteboo hands down. That relegates Singletary to simply moving the chains occasionally, which isn’t a recipe for fantasy success.