Giants Face Titans
Injured New York Giants Host Winless Tennessee Titans in Week 3
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The 1-1 New York Giants host the winless Tennessee Titans in Week 3, with Jaxson Dart expected to miss the season because of a knee injury and Jameis Winston set to start after a poor relief performance against the Rams. The Giants are exploring backup options, including free agent Jimmy Garoppolo and potential trade targets Gardner Minshew, J.J. McCarthy, Mac Jones and Justin Fields. Giants pass rusher Brian Burns is also dealing with an injury. The teams have numerous former-team connections: Brian Callahan is now a Giants assistant, former Giants coach Brian Daboll is Tennessee’s offensive coordinator, and players on both rosters have ties to the opposing team. The Giants opened as favorites, but injuries have narrowed the betting line; predictions are divided, with many analysts favoring New York and others expecting Tennessee to earn its first win. Heavy rain and wind are forecast, with expectations of a conservative, defense-led, low-scoring game and a potentially large workload for Titans running back Tony Pollard.
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Winston’s relief appearance against the Rams was especially poor by the article’s measures: a 44.0 adjusted completion percentage and only 4.1 yards per attempt.
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Titans running back Tyjae Spears was questionable with an ankle injury, a factor that could leave Tony Pollard with an even larger share of the backfield workload.
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One Tennessean prediction argued that the short week could make the quarterback change harder for New York, leaving little time to install an offense tailored to Winston’s strengths.
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The Covers analysis said Tennessee’s defense had an above-average Week 2 showing against Philadelphia in both dropback and rushing success rates allowed.
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