Of course he remembers, because how could he forget?
Evan Engram faces the Eagles on Sunday, three weeks after his terrible dropped pass with just over two minutes remaining robbed the Giants of a well-earned victory. The Giants were ahead 21-16, and if Engram secured the ball on third-and-6, they likely run out the clock or give the ball back with just seconds remaining. Instead, the Giants had to punt and the Eagles moved in for the winning touchdown.
It was and is a difficult memory for Engram to shake off.
“I think the biggest thing that I’ve learned is learning how to stay in the exact moment,’’ Engram said. “There have been a lot of times where I’ve allowed a bad play to linger, and mentally it’ll mess me up. It won’t allow me to prepare for the next play and make the next play. I think my maturity and I’ve just kind of grown in this league and through the adversity and the lessons learned, I’ve learned to just kind of stay in the moment.
“When the mistakes do happen and the bad plays do happen, definitely you need to flush them. But when the time is right, you learn from them and you work on the things that need to be improved on that could have prevented that.’’
Evan EngramCorey SipkinSince the drop, Engram has 10 receptions for 109 yards and his only touchdown of the season. He has been active, but certainly not mistake-free. He nearly had a deflection off his hands result in an interception and also had an offensive pass interference penalty and what could have been a costly drop in last week’s victory over Washington.
The NFL doled out a $11,031 fine Saturday to safety Jabrill Peppers for his hit on Washington QB Kyle Allen last week. Allen suffered a fractured ankle on the play.
WR Darius Slayton, after a fast start to his second NFL season, has cooled. He had only one catch (for 6 yards) last week, as opposing defenses are paying more attention to him. Slayton had 23 receptions in the first five games but just 10 in the past four.
“I’d certainly say he’s a guy that people have seen make a lot of plays over the course of the year,’’ offensive coordinator Jason Garrett said. “Often times, they’ll put who they regard as their best defender on him for portions of the game or they’ll roll coverage to him. That’s really just a tribute to him and the success he’s had.’’
Eagles WR Alshon Jeffery is set to make his season debut. He was dealing with foot and calf injuries this season and has not played in a game in nearly one full year.
“I’m hopeful that he can just kind of plug and play, but realistically I think it’s going to take some time,’’ Eagles coach Doug Pederson said. “It’s going to take a little bit of time for him to get comfortable in the game, to be up to game speed, to kind of get fully integrated back into playing football.’’


