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The New York Giants travel to Levi’s Stadium to face the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football. It will be an epic battle between a 1-7 team and a 2-7 team. The playoffs are likely out of the question for both squads Youth Darius Slay Jr Jersey , so they will instead battle for the hearts of millions.Just kidding. I’ll probably end up playing Fortnite instead.But for those of you brave souls willing to sit through this duel of doormats, there are plenty of storylines to be had.Rookie of the Year front-runner Saquon Barkley headlines the struggling Giants. The second-overall pick in the 2018 Draft has accumulated 519 rushing yards on 111 carries, while adding 58 catches for 497 yards. Odell Beckham Jr., meanwhile, continues to be one of the elite receivers in the league. Can these two stars carry the Giants to victory?Meanwhile, the 49ers are a team battered by injury. Their starting quarterback will be Jimmy Garoppolo C.J. Beathard Nick Mullens. A 2017 undrafted free agent out of Southern Mississippi, Mullens shined in relief last week, completing 16 of 22 passes for 262 yards and three touchdowns — a near-perfect quarterback rating of 151.9. He was even verified on Twitter mid-game. It came at the expense of the pitiful Oakland Raiders, however Womens Michael Roberts Jersey , so it remains to be seen if he can sustain that level of success.The biggest story, though, is Giants quarterback Eli Manning. In what could be his final prime time game, can he manage to create another iconic Manning face? Come chat with us as we suffer together!Detroit Lions cornerback Darius Slay misses second straight practice The New England Patriots will be in town in just a few days, and they’re likely bringing a brand new toy with them. Wide receiver Josh Gordon practiced with the Patriots on Wednesday and he’s going to bring a new aspect to New England’s already-feared offense.Unfortunately for the Detroit Lions, they may be short one of their best weapons to neutralize Gordon and quarterback Tom Brady. Cornerback Darius Slay missed his second consecutive practice on Thursday due to a concussion he suffered in a helmet-to-helmet collision during the third quarter of his contest with the San Francisco 49ers.The Lions have already made a move in the secondary, re-signing DeShawn Shead to the squad despite cutting him just before the season started. Shead is a big, physical corner who started 15 gameswith the Seahawks in 2016 before suffering a torn ACL in the postseason. Since then, he’s been working his way back into playing shape Youth Marvin Jones Jr Jersey , and appeared to be on the track to compete for a starting job in Detroit. But another minor injury and inconsistent play made him expendable during roster cuts.If Slay can’t work his way out of concussion protocol before Sunday, Shead will like get some playing time alongside Nevin Lawson and Teez Tabor, both of whom have struggled in the first two weeks of the season. Elsewhere, Ezekiel Ansah (shoulder) and T.J. Lang (back) were both at practice and fully padded. Last week, Ansah was present at each practice, but he wasn’t able to play on Sunday. Thursday marks the first time since his Week 1 injury that he participated with shoulder pads on.