Pick of the week: San Francisco’s talent depth is too much for the New York Giants
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Malachi Keys, Contributing Writer
This week’s pick is the San Francisco 49ers defeating the New York Giants in week three on Thursday Night Football.
A red-hot Brock Purdy and his 49er offense will take on a struggling Giant offense, quarterbacked by Daniel Jones, and expect it to be a blowout.
With the dynamic offensive weapons on the 49ers such as Christian McCaffrey, Deebo Samuel and George Kittle, San Francisco should have no problem moving the ball against a New York defense that allowed 40 points in week one to the Dallas Cowboys.
Not only are the 49ers better on offense, but they’re also stout defensively. The Giants will have to go up against the reigning Defensive Player of the Year in Nick Bosa and his fear-mongering pass rush.
New York’s bread and butter is typically running the football and setting up play action, but they will likely be stifled by San Francisco who had the second-best rushing defense in 2022 according to Pro Football Reference.
Look for two of the league’s best linebackers Fred Warner and Dre Greenlaw to shoot gaps in the running game and to confuse and frustrate Daniel Jones on passing downs.
Anticipate a San Francisco win with a score of around 30-17.
