The Philadelphia Eagles got off to a strong start at the beginning of the 2025 NFL season and lead the NFC East. They certainly looked like the defending Super Bowl champions they are. They entered Week 5 as one of only two teams remaining undefeated, the other being the Buffalo Bills, but suffered a stunning loss to the Denver Broncos, which put them at 4-1.
The New York Giants have had nearly the opposite start to their season. They are currently last place in the NFC East at 1-4, with their sole win coming over the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 4.
Neither team has an elite offense at this point. According to PFSN’s Offense Impact Ranking, the Eagles have earned a grade of C- and the Giants have a D- through the first five weeks. So, who will play and who will be inactive in this Thursday Night Football divisional battle?
Inactive List Eagles vs. Giants
The Eagles suffered a huge blow when three-time Pro Bowler Landon Dickerson left the Broncos game with an ankle injury. Dickerson has had a difficult start to his fifth season after having meniscus surgery in August. Jalen Carter was ruled out before the game after popping up on the injury report with a heel injury. Saquon Barkley missed practice earlier this week with a knee injury but will be ready by kickoff to face his former team.
The Giants have been plagued by injuries early this season. They already lost wide receiver Malik Nabers to an ACL tear in Week 4, and now veteran Darius Slayton is inactive against the Eagles.
Philadelphia Eagles
- CB Mac McWilliams
- G Landon Dickerson
- TE Grant Calcaterra
- WR Xavier Gipson
- DT Jalen Carter
- QB Sam Howell
New York Giants
- QB Jameis Winston
- WR Darius Slayton
- ILB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
- ILB Swayze Bozeman
- T James Hudson III
- OL Evan Neal
- DL Elijah Garcia
Starters for Eagles and Giants
Trying to reestablish their earlier success, the Eagles’ offense will feature:
- QB: Jalen Hurts
- RB: Saquon Barkley
- WR: A.J. Brown
- WR: DeVonta Smith
- TE: Dallas Goedert
- LT: Jordan Mailata
- LG: Brett Toth
- C: Cam Jurgens
- RG: Tyler Steen
- RT: Lane Johnson
Carter being unable to play tonight is a big blow to an otherwise healthy starting defense for Philly, which consists of:
- LDE: Moro Ojomo
- NT: Jordan Davis
- RDE: Byron Young
- WLB: Za’ Darius Smith
- LILB: Zack Baun
- RILB: Jihaad Campbell
- SLB: Jalyx Hunt
- LCB: Kelee Ringo
- SS: Reed Blankenship
- FS: Andrew Mukuba
- RCB: Quinyon Mitchell
- NB: Cooper DeJean
“I think the emotions are probably gone…It’s a year removed from it now. It is what it is. I’m just focused on trying to get back on track”
— Saquon Barkley on if it is still emotional to return to MetLife Stadium & face the Giants pic.twitter.com/iyaTI78x1x
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) October 9, 2025
The Eagles’ special teams unit is also primarily healthy and will field:
- PK: Jake Elliott
- P and H: Braden Mann
- PR: Jahan Dotson
- KR: Will Shipley
- LS: Cal Adomitis
The Giants benched Russell Wilson after the team started 0-3 in favor of the rookie Jaxson Dart. The former Ole Miss standout has been dealing with a hamstring injury but is good to go for Thursday Night. He will be joined on offense by:
- QB: Jaxson Dart
- RB: Cam Skattebo
- WR: Wan’Dale Robinson
- WR: Gunner Olszewski
- WR: Jalin Hyatt
- TE: Theo Johnson
- LT: Andrew Thomas
- LG: Jon Runyan
- C: John Michael Schmitz Jr.
- RG: Greg Van Roten
- RT: Marcus Mbow
The Giants’ defense should be dominant, considering some of the names on the depth chart. However, it hasn’t quite come together so far this season. The Eagles can expect:
- LDE: Rakeem Nunez-Roches
- NT: Dexter Lawrence II
- RDE: Roy Robertson-Harris
- WLB: Brian Burns
- LILB: Bobby Okereke
- RILB: Darius Muasau
- SLB: Kayvon Thibodeaux
- LCB: Paulson Adebo
- SS: Tyler Nubin
- FS: Jevon Holland
- RCB: Cor’Dale Flott
- NB: Dru Phillips
Their special teams unit suffered a big blow when place kicker Graham Gano was injured during Week 3. They took a chance on Younghoe Koo, hoping that a change of view would give him the spark he needed. The rest of the unit is:
- PK: Younghoe Koo
- P and H: Jamie Gillan
- PR and KR: Gunner Olszewski
- LS: Casey Kreiter
