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New York Giants @ Los Angeles Rams

BOOK LAR 76% MODEL LAR 73%
Week 2 · 2026-09-21 · 20:15 · SoFi Stadium (dome) · matrixturf
Last 5 yrs H2H: NYG 02 LAR
LAR -8.5
Vegas line (context)
48.5
Game total O/U
Final (away–home)
MODEL is the power-ratings spine — preseason, prior-only until 2026 snaps exist. Calibrated most-likely, no proven edge vs the close; the book number is shown beside it on purpose. Not a pick.

On the Field 2025 unit strength

NYG OFFENSE vs LAR DEFENSE
LAR DEFENSE NYG OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 47% run Avg pace dual-threat QB
LAR OFFENSE vs NYG DEFENSE
NYG DEFENSE LAR OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 42% run Avg pace
Unit strength weaker · avg · stronger
Position groups are shaded by team-unit strength (2025 pass/rush EPA, offense and defense) — not individual players. The defensive front you see is the wall this offense has to run into.

Unit Matchups 2025 · rank of 32

NYG OFFENSE vs LAR DEFENSE
-0.01 #19 Pass attack DEF +9 #10 -0.07
+0.04 #5 Run game even #12 -0.04
218 #21 Pass yards even #20 235
129 #5 Rush yards even #12 111
2.8 #23 Pass pro vs rush DEF +14 #9 2.8
40% #17 3rd down DEF +11 #6 36%
59% #23 Red zone DEF +15 #8 56%
LAR OFFENSE vs NYG DEFENSE
+0.23 #2 Pass attack OFF +14 #16 +0.03
+0.03 #7 Run game OFF +25 #32 +0.17
277 #2 Pass yards OFF +15 #17 230
127 #7 Rush yards OFF +24 #31 145
1.4 #2 Pass pro vs rush OFF +15 #17 2.2
40% #16 3rd down even #14 40%
68% #6 Red zone OFF +16 #22 68%
Rank gaps are where games tilt — a bottom-8 defense meeting a top-8 offense is the mismatch worth knowing about. 2025 regular-season data; EPA from play-by-play. Context, not a pick.

Pressure Matchup sacks · 2025

NYG PASS RUSH vs LAR PASS PRO
Brian Burns LB 16.5 sacks '25
Abdul Carter LB 4.0 sacks '25
Darius Alexander DT 3.5 sacks '25
1.4 #2 sacks allowed /g #9 2.2
LAR PASS RUSH vs NYG PASS PRO
Myles Garrett DE 23.0 sacks '25
Byron Young LB 12.0 sacks '25
Kobie Turner DE 7.0 sacks '25
2.8 #23 sacks allowed /g #17 2.8
A top pass rush against a line that already leaks sacks is where pressure rate breaks a game open — the left rank is the blocking side, the right is the rush.

Position Matchups 2025 per-game · last-10 form

NYG

Jaxson Dart QB vs #10 PASS D 162.3 pass y/g 8/10
Cam Skattebo RB vs #12 RUN D 51.2 rush y/g 5/8
Malik Nabers WR1 vs #10 PASS D 67.8 rec y/g 2/4
Darius Slayton WR2 vs #10 PASS D 38.4 rec y/g 4/10
Darnell Mooney WR3 2025: ATL vs #10 PASS D 29.5 rec y/g 4/10
Isaiah Likely TE 2025: BAL vs #10 PASS D 25.6 rec y/g 4/10

LAR

Matthew Stafford QB vs #16 PASS D 282.1 pass y/g 4/10
Kyren Williams RB vs #32 RUN D 71.8 rush y/g 5/10
Puka Nacua WR1 vs #16 PASS D 107.7 rec y/g 5/10
Davante Adams WR2 vs #16 PASS D 57.3 rec y/g 7/10
Jordan Whittington WR3 vs #16 PASS D 12.1 rec y/g 3/10
Colby Parkinson TE vs #16 PASS D 32.9 rec y/g 7/10
Dot strips are each player's last 10 games against his own 2025 average — form, not a prop grade; we hold no lines yet. Grey team tags mark stats earned elsewhere. No pick.