INJURY REPORT

The final injury report will be released Friday afternoon.

The final injury report will be released Friday afternoon.

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Announcers: Kenny Albert (Play-By-Play), Jonathan Vilma (Analyst), Megan Olivi (Sideline)

Postgame: Giants Postgame Live presented by Hackensack Meridian Health

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Channel: WFAN 101.9PM / 66 AM

Announcers: Bob Papa (Play-by-Play), Carl Banks (Analyst), Howard Cross (Sideline)

Pre- and Postgame: John Schmeelk, Tiki Barber

Pregame: Giants Gameday begins at 11:00 AM, presented by Hackensack Meridian Health.

Postgame: Giants Extra Point

This week’s game can be streamed on NFL+.

CARTER’S BREAKOUT

Abdul Carter has been on a bit of a roll. He picked up a sack in that Patriots game and then registered seven total tackles (five solo), one sack, three tackles for loss and four total pressures to go with his two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery against the Commanders this past week. The three tackles for loss matched the franchise’s rookie record for the most in a game and led to Carter being named Pro Football Focus’ Rookie of the Week.

“I thought it was a great performance,” Bullen said of Carter’s breakout game. “Those are the types of games and plays that I think he’s capable of making. So, it was great to see, it kind of came together for him and he helped the team win in a big way and made some impactful plays and I was happy for him…

“I think the production on the field was validation for the improvements and commitment he made to the process. So yeah, I mean, he’s been foot on the gas. He’s even brought a couple teammates with him this week too. So really proud of the way he’s been working.”

Carter will face a tough matchup this week going up against Vikings tackles Christian Darrisaw and Brian O’Neill. Darrisaw has only one game in which he’s allowed a sack all season (he allowed two against the Packers in Week 12) while surrendering a total of 18 pressures in 10 games. Meanwhile, O’Neill has also given up just two sacks and 17 total pressures in 12 games.

FACING FLORES’ DEFENSE

Facing a Brian Flores-led defense is never an easy task. The Minnesota defense ranks 13th in points allowed and ninth in yards allowed this season, with the strength of the unit laying in the pass defense, which ranks top five in the NFL. Flores is known for his strong ability to disguise looks and send blitzes from all over the field, something that Dart is going to have to keep a close eye on come Sunday.

“There’s going to be a multitude of looks coming from every possible front, every possible coverage, every possible situation,” offensive coordinator Tim Kelly said of Flores’ defense. “So again, when you play different coordinators and you play different defenses that may have a high-pressure clip, typically, you’re not seeing a ton of max out pressure on first and ten or second and six. That’s not necessarily the case. So, you have to be on high alert for it the entire game.”

This will be Dart’s first game facing a Flores defense. While the unit is coming off a game in which the Cowboys scored 26 points, it was only one week earlier that they shut out the same Commanders team that just scored 29 points against the Giants last week. Dart has thrown 46.2 percent of his pass attempts in under 2.5 seconds, the seventh-highest rate among qualified quarterbacks. However, the Vikings have allowed the second-lowest completion percentage (67.5 percent) on passes thrown under 2.5 seconds. Sunday’s matchup will be a great test for the Giants’ rookie quarterback.

“He’s a very unique individual,” Kelly said of Dart. “He doesn’t get rattled, which is a good thing. And so the big thing is when that happens, when the picture changes, when it becomes crazy, when they start bringing everyone from everywhere, is really just not panicking. Because that’s when bad things happen is when you start to panic, you start to hold on to the football, you take sacks, you take hits, you throw picks. So being able to prepare throughout the week and make sure that you understand where the issues are and what your answers are.”