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Giants QB Tommy DeVito is dealing with a forearm injury and is, in the words of head coach Brian Daboll, “not 100 percent” to play on Thanksgiving vs. the Dallas Cowboys
Drew Lock is taking first-team snaps just in case.
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N.Y. Giants (2-9) at Dallas (4-7) (Thanksgiving, 4:30 p.m. ET, FOX): Dallas will play its 57th Thanksgiving Day game (33-22-1) since 1966 while the New York Giants will play on the holiday for the 17th time (7-6-3). The Cowboys defeated the Giants, 28-20, on Thanksgiving in 2022, as Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown, CeeDee Lamb had 106 receiving yards and Micah Parsons recorded two sacks.
Lamb had his 12th career game with at least 10 receptions last week, tied with Brandon Marshall (12 games) for the second-most such games by a player in his first five seasons in NFL history. Only Michael Thomas (18 games) has more.
Parsons recorded his 13th career game with at least two sacks in Week 12 and tied Elvis Dumervil (13 games), Tim Harris (13) and Aldon Smith (13) for the fifth-most such games by a player in his first four seasons since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Reggie White (22 games) and Richard Dent (16) as well as J.J. Watt (15) and Simeon Rice (14) have more.
Parsons has a sack in each of his first three Thanksgiving games and can become the fifth player since 1982 with a sack in four consecutive Thanksgiving appearances, joining Greg Ellis (2004-08), Ed “Too Tall” Jones (1982-85), Tony Tolbert (1990-93) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy White (1982-85). He can also join White as the only players since 1982 with at least 1.5 sacks in three Thanksgiving games.
QB TOMMY DEVITO completed 21 of 31 atts. (67.7 pct.) for 189 yards & 83.9
rating in 1st start of season last week. Had 2 TD passes in his only career
start vs. Dal. (11/12/23), his 1st-career start.
• RB TYRONE TRACY (rookie) had 70 scrimmage yards (42 rush, 28 rec.) in
Week 12. Has 65+ scrimmage yards in 6 of his past 7 & aims for his 5th in row
with 65+ scrimmage yards. Leads all rookies with 587 rush yards & ranks 3rd
with 732 scrimmage yards.
• WR MALIK NABERS (rookie) had 6 catches for 64 yards in Week 12 & became
1st player ever with 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in 8 of his 1st 9 career games.
Has 67 catches in 2024, 2nd-most among rookies & most by player in 1st 9
career games all-time. Had career-high 12 catches for 115 yards in Week 4
meeting. Ranks 4th among rookies with 671 rec. yards.
• WR WAN’DALE ROBINSON had 5 catches last week & has career-high 61
receptions in 2024. Is 1 of 4 (Ja’Marr Chase, CeeDee Lamb & Garrett Wilson)
with 5+ catches in 9 games this season. Had career-high 11 receptions in
Week 4 meeting.
• DL DEXTER LAWRENCE had 5th-career FF last week. Has 5 sacks & 4 TFL in
his past 4 on road.
• LB BRIAN BURNS had 10th TFL of season last week & is 1 of 4 (Nick Bosa,
Maxx Crosby & Myles Garrett) with 10+ TFL in each of past 4 seasons. Aims
for his 4th in row on Thursday with TFL.
• LB BOBBY OKEREKE had 3rd FF of season last week, his 10th-career FF.
• LB KAYVON THIBODEAUX had TFL last week & had sack in Week 4 meeting.
• S TYLER NUBIN led team with 12 tackles & had 1st-career PD in Week 12 &
leads all rookies with 81 tackles in 2024.
QB COOPER RUSH completed 24 of 32 atts. (75 pct.) for 247 yards & 2 TDs vs.
0 INTs for 117.6 rating in Week 12, his career-high rating as starting QB & his
3rd-career game with 2 TD passes. Passed for 215 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for
98.2 rating in his only career start vs. NYG (9/26/22).
• RB RICO DOWDLE had 98 scrimmage yards (86 rush, 12 rec.) in Week 12 & has
career-high 672 scrimmage yards in 2024. Had TD catch in Week 4 meeting
& aims for his 3rd in row vs. NYG with TD.
• WR CEEDEE LAMB had 10 catches for 67 yards in Week 12, his 12th-career
game with 10+ catches, tied-2nd most all-time by player in 1st 5 seasons. Has
77 catches in 2024 & joined Jarvis Landry as only players with 70+ catches in
each of 1st 5 seasons. Needs 14 rec. yards to reach 6,000 for his career. Has
100+ scrimmage yards in 6 of his past 7 Thursday games, incl. 106 scrimmage
yards in Week 4 meeting. Had 11 catches for 151 yards & rec. TD in last home
meeting & aims for his 3rd in row at home vs. NYG with 100+ rec. yards.
• WR KAVONTAE TURPIN had 99-yard KR-TD in Week 12 & became 1st player
since 2019 (Jamal Agnew) with KR-TD & PR-TD in same season.
• TE LUKE SCHOONMAKER had 1st TD catch of season in Week 12.
• LB MICAH PARSONS had 2 sacks in Week 12, his 13th-career game with 2+
sacks, tied 5th-most by player in 1st 4 seasons since 1982. Has sack in each
of his 3 Thanksgiving games.
• LB ERIC KENDRICKS had 10 tackles in Week 12. Needs 3 tackles for his 9thstraight 100+ tackle season. Is 1 of 3 (Zaire Franklin & Logan Wilson) with 8+
tackles in 10+ games (10) in 2024.
• LB DEMARVION OVERSHOWN had 5th sack of season last week.
• CB DARON BLAND aims for his 3rd in row vs. NYG with INT
