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Giants vs. Eagles Player of the Game: Dexter Lawrence

Oct 20, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence II (97) celebrates after a sack during the first half against the Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
Oct 20, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence II (97) celebrates after a sack during the first half against the Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

The New York Giants fell to the Philadelphia Eagles, 28-3, on Sunday afternoon and Dexter Lawrence II is our Player of the Game.

This was a rough game for Big Blue as they continued their losing streak in MetLife Stadium in Week 7. The plethora of injuries for the Giants proved too much to handle as they looked completely flat on both sides of the ball.

The offense was unable to get anything going all day and the defense was completely gashed by former Giant Saquon Barkley. However, one thing the defense did well was rush the quarterback and no one does it better from the nose tackle position than Lawrence.

The Clemson product finished the game with 2.0 sacks and two tackles for loss. He also recorded five solo tackles in the game.

Lawrence's 2.0 sacks give him 9.0 on the season, which is a career-best.

With this effort, Lawrence is now the sack leader in the NFL and on his way to several end-of-season honors. If he continues this level of play, one can expect the defensive tackle to improve on his two Second-Team All-Pro nominations from the previous two seasons and finally become a First-team All-Pro defender.

Lawrence should also be in consideration for Defensive Player of the Year.

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