On Monday night, the New York Giants host the Green Bay Packers at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. It will be their fifth primetime game of the season.
The Packers have won three of the last five meetings between these teams and lead the series, 34-27-2. Their last meeting, however, was won by the Giants — something the Packers wish to remedy on Monday.
Offensively, the Packers will rely on Jordan Love to work down the field however he can, handing off to AJ Dillon and Aaron Jones (if healthy) when needed. The Packers defense, though, is focusing on Saquon Barkley.
“Saquon can do anything he wants on the football field,” Packers inside linebackers coach Kirk Olivadotti said. “He’s a phenomenal football player and a very good athlete, and he makes plays and they put him in position to make plays. … It’s one of the bigger challenges you’re gonna face.”
“Great running back, man,” said defensive lineman Kenny Clark. “He can do everything, receiver out of the backfield. In-and-out cutter, running between the tackles, outside perimeter game. He’s elusive. He’s a strong back, too. We’re going to have our hands full with him.”
They’re not wrong. Barkley is responsible for a large part of the offense’s success. It doesn’t matter if he has the ball or not, if he’s on the field, he’s a factor.
It’s not a bad tactic, but the Giants have other threats, and they need to be ready to use them as Green Bay hones in on Barkley.
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