Five things to know for Giants-Patriots 'TNF' game

The New England Patriots take on rookie quarterback Daniel Jones and the New York Giants on Thursday in an attempt to go 6-0 on the season. New England has not really been challenged this season. That’s primarily due to a cake walk of a schedule. This likely won’t change against an injury-plagued Giants team. Here, we preview this lopsided affair by providing you five things to know for the Giants-Patriots “Thursday Night Football” game. Daniel Jones without the weapons Both No. 1 receiver Sterling Shepard and starting tight end Evan Engram have already been ruled out for Thursday. That’s a combined 58 receptions for 640 yards. To make matters worse for New York, star running back Saquon Barkley and top backup Wayne Gallman are also going to miss this game, too. What does that mean? Bennie Fowler and Darius Slayton will be Jones’ top two targets in this one. They’ve combined for 21 catches in five games. Good luck to Mr. Jones going up against a Patriots defense that’s yielded zero touchdowns compared to 11

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