Eagles at Giants: Week 18 preview, odds and injuries

Week 18 · Sun, Jan 10 · MetLife Stadium12 AM ET

at12 AMET · TBD

At a glanceUpdated Nov 10, 2026, 3:32 PM ET

The Philadelphia Eagles (2-7) visit the New York Giants (5-2-1) on Sun, Jan 10, time TBD at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ (Week 18, 2026 season).

When and where is Eagles vs Giants?

Sun, Jan 10, time TBD at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ.

Who is injured for Eagles vs Giants?

Eagles: Britain Covey (WR, out, knee), DeVonta Smith (WR, out, hamstring), Dontayvion Wicks (WR, out, ankle), Jihaad Campbell (LB, out, hamstring), Jonathan Jones (CB, out, hamstring) and Michael Carter II (CB, out, abdomen) (plus 1 more). Giants: Abdul Carter (LB, questionable, knee), Cam Skattebo (RB, questionable, hamstring), Charlie Jones (WR, questionable, thumb), Darnell Mooney (WR, questionable, chest), J.J. McCarthy (QB, questionable, hip) and Malik Harrison (LB, questionable, groin).

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Pigskin Nightly, “Eagles at Giants: Week 18 preview”, https://pigskinnightly.com/games/2027-01-10-phi-at-nyg (updated 2026-11-10).

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Regular season through week 17 · rank out of 32

Where this game will be decided

1Eagles red-zone offense vs Giants red-zone defense
The Eagles' red-zone offense ranks 2nd in red-zone touchdown rate (68%, 22 trips) against a Giants red-zone defense ranked 29th (75% allowed, 20 trips faced).
2ndPHI offense27 spots apart29thNYG defense
2Giants defense against big plays vs Eagles big-play offense
The Giants' defense against big plays ranks 12th in explosive-play rate (9.0% allowed, 476 plays faced) and faces a Eagles big-play offense ranked 32nd (5.5%, 544 plays).
32ndPHI offense20 spots apart12thNYG defense
3Giants pass defense vs Eagles dropback offense
The Giants' pass defense ranks 13th in EPA per dropback (+0.01 allowed, 290 dropbacks faced) and faces a Eagles dropback offense ranked 29th (-0.14, 355 dropbacks).
29thPHI offense16 spots apart13thNYG defense

When the Eagles have the ballEdge NYG · +16 ranks

PHI dropback offenseEPA per dropbackNYG pass defense

29th-0.14355 dropbacks

NYG +16

+0.01 allowed290 dropbacks faced13th

PHI run gameEPA per rushNYG run defense

26th-0.16189 rushes

NYG +12

-0.09 allowed186 rushes faced14th

Dropbacks include sacks and scrambles; rushes are designed runs. What EPA measures.

When the Giants have the ballEdge NYG · +12 ranks

NYG dropback offenseEPA per dropbackPHI pass defense

16th+0.08304 dropbacks

NYG +9

+0.14 allowed336 dropbacks faced25th

NYG run gameEPA per rushPHI run defense

19th-0.11215 rushes

NYG +12

+0.01 allowed254 rushes faced31st

Third downEdge NYG · +13 ranks

PHI third-down offensethird-down conversion rateNYG third-down defense

25th36.2%127 third downs

NYG +13

38.0% allowed100 third downs faced12th

NYG third-down offensethird-down conversion ratePHI third-down defense

13th41.8%110 third downs

41.4% allowed133 third downs faced19th

Conversions are third-down snaps that gained a first down or scored.

Red zoneEdge PHI · +27 ranks

PHI red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateNYG red-zone defense

2nd68%22 trips

PHI +27

75% allowed20 trips faced29th

NYG red-zone offensered-zone touchdown ratePHI red-zone defense

11th63%24 trips

59% allowed32 trips faced16th

A trip is a drive with at least one snap inside the opponent's 20; the rate is trips that ended in an offensive touchdown. Small samples swing fast here.

Explosive playsEdge NYG · +20 ranks

PHI big-play offenseexplosive-play rateNYG defense against big plays

32nd5.5%544 plays

NYG +20

9.0% allowed476 plays faced12th

NYG big-play offenseexplosive-play ratePHI defense against big plays

20th8.7%519 plays

9.8% allowed590 plays faced20th

Completions of 20+ yards and runs of 10+, per snap. Definition.

Pressure & sacksNo big edge

PHI pass protectionsack rateNYG pass rush

25th8.5% sacked355 dropbacks

5.5% of dropbacks290 dropbacks faced19th

NYG pass protectionsack ratePHI pass rush

27th8.9% sacked304 dropbacks

4.8% of dropbacks336 dropbacks faced30th

Sacks per dropback. The public play-by-play has no pressure charting, so this is the sack side of it only.

TurnoversEdge NYG · +13 ranks

PHI ball securityturnovers per gameNYG takeaway defense

10th1.0 giveaways a game9 games

1.1 takeaways a game8 games17th

NYG ball securityturnovers per gamePHI takeaway defense

19th1.3 giveaways a game8 games

NYG +13

0.4 takeaways a game9 games32nd

Interceptions and lost fumbles on offensive snaps, per game. Turnover rates are among the least stable numbers in football.

AbsencesPHI 3 · NYG 0 regulars out or doubtful

Eagles7 listed

3 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

QZack BaunLB93% defense · 8 wk
OUTDeVonta SmithWR87% offense · 4 wk
OUTJihaad CampbellLB82% defense · 7 wk
OUTDontayvion WicksWR80% offense · 6 wk
OUTMichael Carter IICB29% defense · 6 wk
OUTJonathan JonesCB15% defense · 7 wk
OUTBritain CoveyWRno snaps

Giants6 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

QAbdul CarterLB87% defense · 8 wk
QCam SkatteboRB55% offense · 7 wk
QDarnell MooneyWR55% offense · 8 wk
QJ.J. McCarthyQB54% offense · 4 wk
QCharlie JonesWR14% offense · 5 wk
QMalik HarrisonLB4% defense · 6 wk

Snap share is the average of the weeks each player was on the field this season. Full injury report ↓

Rest & travelSame rest · PHI travels 85 mi

AwayEagles

7days since last game

85miles to get here

0time zones

Last: Sun wk 17 at SF · Santa Clara · 10,006 mi flown this season

Body clock 12:00 a.m.

Rest edgeEvensame restTravel gap 85 mi

HomeGiants

7days since last game

0miles · home

0time zones

Last: Sun wk 17 at DAL · Arlington · 8,311 mi flown this season

Normal week

League splits for these situations ↓

Sample: PHI 9 games, 544 offensive and 590 defensive plays · NYG 8 games, 519 offensive and 476 defensive plays. Rank 1 is the best offense or the best defense in each stat. Keys are the largest rank gaps (12+ spots) between an offense and the defense it faces, one per stat. Ranks are not schedule-adjusted.

Season to date · rank out of 32