The Philly Curse Dies Sunday

Third-string, four days of practice

Jalen Hurts is out for the season with blood clots. Tanner McKee went 0-3 as the replacement and got benched 48 hours after his coach said he was the guy. So it’s Joe Milton, signed off Dallas’ practice squad on Oct. 16, making his first career start with four days of work with the first-team offense.

Milton has thrown 53 passes in the last two seasons. In five career relief appearances he’s 37 of 53 for 424 yards with two touchdowns and two picks, and he lost both of his fumbles. He gets a Giants defense that ranks third in the NFL against the pass. Milton under 188.5 passing yards.

The Eagles can't move the ball on anybody

Philadelphia hasn’t gained more than 341 yards in a game all season, and it’s averaging 244 a game during the six-game slide. They score 17.1 points a game on 5.8 yards per pass attempt, and they’ve covered once in eight tries.

That’s why I’m on the under 38.5 too. The Eagles’ offense is the problem, and their punter leads the league with 20 punts inside the 20. Field position football with a backup quarterback doesn’t get you to 39 points.

Big Blue scores, and Harbaugh owns the bye week

The Giants have put up 27 or more in four straight games, their longest run since 2010. J.J. McCarthy makes his second start after the Giants won in Houston in overtime his first time out. And they’re coming off a bye: John Harbaugh went 15-3 after byes in his Baltimore years. Laying three with that? Yes please.

Nabers is the whole passing game

Malik Nabers has at least six catches in each of his last four games: 6, 11, 12 and 7, with 165 yards against the Saints in there. He has 48 catches for 605 yards, and the Eagles have only 10 sacks all season, so McCarthy will have time to find him. Nabers over 5.5 catches.