New York Giants’ Andrew Thomas gearing up for matchup with Chase Young

The New York Giants are placing final Sunday’s 48-22 drubbing by the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles behind them and transferring on to this week’s recreation — a rematch in opposition to the Washington Commanders, the workforce they’re battling for the ultimate playoff spots within the NFC.

The Giants and Commanders tied, 20-20, in Week 13 at MetLife Stadium, a recreation that many felt they need to have gained.

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“It’s irritating once you put your self ready to be up on a workforce and pull out a win in opposition to a divisional opponent,” stated left sort out Andrew Thomas. “You need to have the ability to do this and we didn’t do sufficient to get that carried out. We’re simply going again by way of movie, watching that simply to see what we are able to clear up, what we are able to do higher to get the win on Sunday.”

They’ll must do higher this Sunday evening in D.C. than they did final Sunday in opposition to the Eagles after they allowed two sacks within the first 5 performs, setting a damaging tone.

“As an offensive line, you don’t ever need one thing like that to occur, however we have now to do a greater job of responding when adversity occurs,” stated Thomas. “We’re going to play in opposition to good fronts. They’re gifted, they receives a commission, too. In the event that they make a play, we have now to do a great job of flushing it and being higher the subsequent play.”

This week, the already loaded Commanders defensive entrance needs to be getting again go rusher Chase Younger, the 2020 NFL Defensive Rookie of the 12 months who has been out for the reason that center of final season with a torn ACL.

Thomas is linked to Younger as the 2 have been chosen second and fourth general respectively within the 2020 NFL draft.

“Like I stated, it’s already a gifted entrance. Including him simply makes it higher. He’s an explosive rusher. He performs onerous. So, actually do a great job. I don’t actually understand how they’re going to make use of him so far as snap counts and stuff like that. Simply watch movie from final yr and his rookie yr to arrange for that,” Thomas stated.

The Giants are already 4.5-point underdogs and are coming off a crushing defeat has them second-guessing themselves. The Commanders are coming off a bye and have solely misplaced as soon as since Week 6.