It’s Thursday, which means we got Thursday night football. I know most of us probably aren’t very excited for tonight’s game. So let me give you 10 reasons to watch tonight.
10. Watch Dart…Dart around.
Jaxson Dart has arguably the best football name in the league. He didn’t play all that well last week and probably won’t play very well tonight but he will run around and do some fun stuff so that’ll be fun.
9. See who AJ Brown keeps from scoring this week.
The last play of Sunday’s game, AJ knocked the ball out of Smith’s hands on the hail mary. Let’s see what he does tonight. I’m hoping he tackles Hurts on a tush push.
8. If you are in the area, you might get to play WR for the Giants
Dart isn’t real good at throwing the ball anyway, and is already down Malik Nabers and now down Darius Slayton. So if you are in the New Jersey area, stop by. You never know what might happen.
7. Barkley busts out
Saquon has not been himself this year. No one is sure why. But this seems like a logical time for Barkley to get his mojo back visiting the team that let him go. This is assuming the Eagles give him more than 6 carries.
6. Jamies Winston pep talk?
Winston is the 3rd string for the Giants and won’t play tonight unless a whole lot goes wrong. But just maybe we will get some video of Winston talking up the team. It’s worth tuning in to find out.
5. How much does Jalen Hurts throw the ball?
When Hurts throws a lot, the Eagles lose. When he doesn’t throw much they win. I’m not saying that he is the reason or it is his fault but the facts are what they are. Let’s see what they do tonight.
4. Watch Skattebo go skatteboom!
Speaking of fun Giants…Skattebo does not avoid contact and yeah he may fumble occasionally and he isn’t too fast. But hey he is going to run somebody over at some point.
3. See the results of the Eagles team meeting that last over an hour.
The Eagles apparently had a players meeting that lasted a long time. My guess is Jalen Hurts talked eloquently for 58 minutes of that hour. Let’s see if it pays off for them. Although I am not sure that you need a players only meeting to beat the Giants.
2. See which coach gets the most fired up on the sidelines.
Sirianni’s outbursts are more publicized but Brian Daboll has had his fair share as well. It’s just that no one notices because no one watches the Giants. Maybe they will throw something, yell at fans, throw a cooler on the ground…who knows.
1. Take a break from watching politicians play the blame game and watch a football game instead.
I’m not picking sides, but I will say the easiest way to keep the government from shutting down is the first people that lose their pay is the senators and house of represenatives. I’m willing to bet that we would never be in this situation again. I will pick a side tonight but I am definitely not willing to bet on it. Go New Jersey Giants!