The New York Giants will take their six-game losing streak on the road for a game against the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day.
The Giants are coming off a 30-7 loss in Week 12 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 12.
Meanwhile, the Cowboys, who host a game on Thanksgiving every year, will be coming off a dramatic win against the Washington Commanders in Week 12 where there were 41 points scored between the two teams in the fourth quarter.
Both teams will be on short rest playing on Thursday. The Giants had their bye week in week 11, which was dominated by the benching and eventual release of Daniel Jones.
The Giants opened up as 3.5-point road underdogs for this game, the 26th time in the last 27 games the Giants will be underdogs.
Here are three causes for concern ahead of Thursday.
The Circus goes to Dallas
The Giants have been one of the worst teams in the league this year and while everyone wanted to pin the blame on the quarterback, the truth is, the Giants haven’t done much right, period. Last week, there was a glaring lack of effort and the post-game comments from a number of players were telling about the current status of the locker room.
Cowboys Defensive Line
The Cowboys have had a down season. However, they are still a top-10 team when it comes to sack percentage. Micah Parsons always presents a threat and has been dominant against the Giants over the course of his young career. The Giants’ offensive line hasn’t been the same since Andrew Thomas went down. Protecting Tommy DeVito will be a challenge for the Giants Offensive Line on Thursday.
Thursday games against the Cowboys
Both historically and recently, the Giants have not played well against the Cowboys, with Dallas winning 14 of their last 15 meetings.
The Giants also don’t play well historically against Dallas on Thursdays and have an 0-4 all-time record. They have also not faired well on primetime and have a four-game losing streak when playing on Thanksgiving as well.
On top of all those trends, the Giants are also just a bad team this year. They already lost to Dallas on Thursday night in Week 4 and are 0-3 against the NFC East division this season.
