Jason Pierre-Paul is fairly remarkable. You get the feeling you could wake him from a deep sleep and he would get to the opposing quarterback. The Giants’ first-round pick from 2010 is still doing his thing in his 13th NFL season.
Pierre-Paul spent the first eight years of his NFL career with the Giants, wreaking havoc on the field and enduring some horrific moments off it, most notably permanently damaging his right hand in a fireworks accident. He spent the past four years with the Buccaneers and in 2019 broke his neck in a car accident. He won Super Bowls with both of his former teams. He is impossible to keep down for long.
After shoulder surgery this past February, Pierre-Paul did not find a new team until Sept. 26, when he signed a one-year deal with the Ravens. He played 55 snaps in his first game — 86 percent of the snaps on defense though he was coming in cold. Last week, at 33 years old, he got a sack to reach 92.5 for his career, and his pass rush grade of 80.3 by Pro Football Focus in the 19-17 victory over the Bengals was the highest for any Ravens player all season.
Jason Pierre-Paul reacts during the Ravens’ win over the Bengals. Getty Images
Jason Pierre-Paul played the first eight seasons of his career with the Giants. Getty ImagesBaltimore pass rusher Justin Houston is out with a groin injury, so the Giants will see plenty of Pierre-Paul at outside linebacker Sunday at MetLife Stadium.
The Ravens are looking to go 2-0 at MetLife Stadium this season. They beat the Jets, 24-9, in Week 1. Tight end Mark Andrews had five catches for 52 yards in that game.
“I think it’s nice anytime you play anywhere, it’s nice to have played there before,’’ Andrews said. “For me, I like to visualize making plays and stuff like that, so I’m going to be able to do that, obviously having played there before.”
Mark Andrews hauls in a reception during the Ravens’ win over the Jets. Getty ImagesAndrews, the Ravens’ top target, has at least 50 receiving yards in nine consecutive road games. Since the 1970 merger, the only tight end to surpass that production on the road is Travis Kelce, who has 10 straight games with 50 or more receiving yards away from home.
Brian Daboll had the option of having his Giants on a bye in Week 6, as the NFL gives that option to every team the week after it plays in London. The head coach preferred the bye later in the season and the Giants declined the league’s offer.
The Giants will have their bye in Week 9. Prior to this season, there were 30 NFL games played in London and of the 60 teams that played in those games 55 of them had their bye the following week. This season, all four teams (Giants, Packers, Vikings and Saints) that played in London so far decided to delay their bye week until later in the season.
The Ravens will be without Rashod Bateman, their big-play wide receiver, who is out with a foot injury. Bateman has 11 receptions for 243 yards and leads the team with an average of 22.1 yards per catch. He also has two touchdowns. … Former Giants offensive lineman Kevin Zeitler will start at right guard for the Ravens.
Saquon Barkley is “public enemy No. 1 for us,’’ according to Ravens coach John Harbaugh.
“Definitely the main guy,’’ Harbaugh said. “You can tell, they try to get him the ball every way they can. He’s in the backfield, he’s out of the backfield, he’s a wide receiver, he’s in screens, he’s in every kind of screen there is, he has about every run. Oh, and then he plays quarterback, too. So, he’s pretty impressive.”
The Giants elevated DL Ryder Anderson and WR Marcus Johnson from the practice squad and placed S Tony Jefferson on injured reserve. This is the third consecutive elevation for Johnson.






