Storylines: Giants can bury Eagles

Giants can bury EaglesThe Eagles come into Sunday's game with a 3-6 record and any hope of turning their season around seems to be fading. That gives the Giants an opportunity to kick a little dirt on their already-dug grave. If the Giants win on Sunday, they'd have a four-game lead over the Eagles and a sweep of the season series. With six games remaining, it would be virtually impossible for the Eagles to catch the Giants in the standings. However, if the Eagles win, they'd be only two games behind the Giants. Combine that scenario with a Cowboys win over the Redskins and suddenly Dallas and the Giants would be tied atop the division with two head-to-head games still remaining.

Tuck's production hurting

Justin Tuck's name is no longer on the injury report, but that doesn't mean he's all healed up. The defensive captain is still visibly slowed by neck and groin injuries he's battled through the first half of the season, and it is showing in his production. Sunday's game against the 49ers was the first time in his career that he started a game and was held without a tackle, according to stats on NFL.com. The last time he had zero tackles was on Sept. 27, 2009, against the Bucs, which was the game after he injured his shoulder and was playing a limited role. There were only two other tackleless games in Tuck's career, and they came when he was a part-time player: Sept. 10, 2006, against the Colts and Nov. 20, 2005, against the Eagles.