The Commanders and Giants are both vying for playoff position in the NFC East.
The Giants have lost three of their past four games, and in those three losses, opponents have held Barkley to averages of 38 yards per game and 2.5 yards per carry. In the Giants’ lone November win, Barkley had 152 yards and averaged 4.3 per carry.That bodes well for a Washington team that has experience keeping Barkley in check. In the teams’ two most recent meetings, Barkley has rushed for just 87 yards total on 24 carries.
The Commanders deploy some form of motion on running plays more than any other team in the NFL, and the Giants’ 26th-ranked rush defense allows an NFL-worst 6.1 yards per carry on motion running plays.In Week 11, with Giants defensive backs Adoree’ Jackson and Fabian Moreau nursing injuries, Detroit, which also has struggled at times to pass the ball, used crossing routes off play action to expose New York’s secondary.
In last week’s win over Atlanta, another run-heavy team with a mobile quarterback, the Commanders struggled to contain Marcus Mariota on the ground. Mariota averaged 8.2 yards a carry.Look for defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio’s game plan on Sunday to include attacking the mesh point, the area where the quarterback and running back come together during a potential handoff, similar to what the Commanders did in their second meeting with the Philadelphia Eagles.
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