With a nor’easter moving up the East Coast, Sunday’s Week 3 meeting between the New York Giants and Tennessee Titans at MetLife Stadium is shaping up to be a messy one.
The biggest issues are rain and wind, and both could have a real say in how this game looks once kickoff arrives. According to AccuWeather.com, the temperature is expected to sit at 65 degrees, but the rest of the forecast is far less comfortable: precipitation chances ranging from 59% at kickoff to 88% during the game, along with sustained winds around 20 MPH and gusts that could reach 36 MPH or more.
That kind of weather can turn a normal NFL game into a grind. Rain makes the field slick, which means footing becomes harder to trust and the ball gets tougher to secure. Slips, drops and fumbles all become more likely when the surface is wet and players are fighting to stay balanced.
The wind may be even more disruptive. Anything above 15 MPH can already create problems, and 20-plus MPH is a major concern for both passing games and kicking units.
In conditions like that, teams often pull back on the vertical passing game and keep the ball shorter. If the air attack gets bogged down enough, the Giants and Titans could lean more heavily on the run.
Kicking could be another sore spot. Field goals, especially longer ones, may be hard to trust with this kind of wind. That could push New York and Tennessee toward more fourth-down tries rather than settling for a long kick.
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