Meeting twice in four weeks means the Giants and Eagles can refresh rather than revamp the game plans they used so recently. There is a catch here, though. Back on Dec. 9, it was Eli Manning filling in for injured Daniel Jones, and for a while it looked as if the old guy was going to write quite a script, firing the ball to rookie Darius Slayton in a wild second quarter that produced a 17-3 halftime lead. Alas, Manning and the offense shut down in the second half of the Eagles’ 23-17 overtime victory at Lincoln Financial Field.

The rematch comes Sunday with Jones at quarterback, making his first start against the Eagles, a team that mostly tormented Manning over the past decade.

Jones is coming off a brilliant five-touchdown performance in a 41-35 overtime victory over the Redskins.

“Like a lot of rookie players he has his ups and downs, but he’s playing his best late in the season,” Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz said. “I don’t know if it had anything to do with sort of — a lot of times rookies can get in there and take a step back. He took a step back for a couple weeks, watched. Sometimes that benefits guys.

“But he has good mobility. He runs a little bit more zone reads and option stuff than obviously Eli Manning, and also can scramble, so we have to take care of that. And I think he’s making an effort to get the ball out of his hand a little bit quicker. I think you saw that against Washington last week.

“He certainly gets your attention. He threw for a bunch of yards. He scored a lot of points. He had a lot of touchdown passes last week. So, we’re going to have to play our best on Sunday.”

Schwartz’s defense held the Cowboys without a touchdown in last week’s playoff-feel victory over the Cowboys. If Jones can figure out a way to beat the Eagles, it will be some send-off to his rookie year.

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