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An inside look at Sunday’s Giants-Eagles NFC divisional round matchup in Philadelphia:
Eagles C Jason Kelce vs. Giants DT Dexter Lawrence
It will be difficult to take your eyes off this heavyweight battle. The 342-pound Lawrence says the 282-pound Kelce is “little and he’s scrappy.’’ In the only meeting between these superior players this season, Lawrence had three pressures and a quarterback hit in the Eagles’ easy victory.
“He had a great year and he’s a great player,’’ Kelce said. There is a 10-year age gap — Kelce is 35, Lawrence is 25 — and Kelce possesses all the tricks of the trade.
“He knows how to get his body in good position,’’ Lawrence said. “He knows how to manipulate D-linemen and the guards do a good job pounding down and helping when he needs it.’’
The Giants are riding high and brimming with confidence, but it will take their most efficient and bold performance to get past this one. There are many ways the Eagles can dominate, on offense and defense. Probably too many ways for the Giants to handle.
Eagles 27, Giants 19
One that got away: Not long after Joe Schoen was hired as the Giants’ general manager, he knew the first order of business from a personnel perspective was to get the sickly salary-cap situation in order.
