How to watch the New York Giants game tonight (10/13/24) | FREE LIVE STREAM time, TV channel for NFL Sunday Night Football vs. Cincinnati Bengals

The New York Giants will face the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 6 of the NFL season on Sunday, October 13, 2024 (10/13/24) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

How to watch: Fans can watch the game for free through a trial of DirecTV Stream or fuboTV. You can also watch the show with a Sling TV subscription, which saves you half off the first month.

Here’s what you need to know:

What: Football on Sunday evenings

Who: New York Giants vs. Cincinnati Bengals

When: Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024 (10/13/24)

Where: MetLife Stadium

Time: 8:20 p.m. ET (7:20 p.m. CT)

TV: NBC

Free live stream: DirecTV stream, fuboTV

Here’s a preview capsule via Associated Press:

Cincinnati (1-4) at New York Giants (2-3)

Sunday, 8:20 p.m. EDT, NBC

BetMGM NFL odds: Giants up 3 1/2.

Against the spread: Bengals 2-3, Giants 3-2.

Series record: Bengals lead 6-5.

Last meeting: The Giants defeated the Bengals 19-17 on November 29, 2020 in Cincinnati.

Last week: Ravens beat Bengals 41-38, OT; The Giants defeated the Seahawks 29-20.

Bengals offense: Total (9), Rush (28), Pass (5), Scoring (T4).

Bengals Defense: Total (26), Rush (30), Pass (19), Points (31).

Giants offense: Total (20), Rush (24), Pass (13), Points (27).

Giants Defense: Total (12), Rush (12), Pass (15), Points (11).

Turnover difference: Bengals: even, Giants minus-2.

Bengals player to watch

Quarterback Joe Burrow threw a career-best five touchdown passes against Baltimore for 392 yards and a passer rating of 137.0. His fifth scoring throw came via a quick screen to Ja’Marr Chase, who took it 70 yards for his second touchdown of the day. Burrow has thrown for 1,370 yards, 12 TDs and two interceptions this season.

Giants player to watch

Defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence is having his best season. The six-year veteran posted a career-best performance with three sacks last weekend against Seattle and has six sacks this season. He is tied with Will McDonald of the Jets for second in the league. Through five games, Lawrence has 16 tackles, 10 quarterback hits, four tackles for loss and one pass defended. He is also used as a double team most of the time.

Key match

The Giants’ front seven against the Bengals’ offensive line. New York leads the NFL with 22 sacks. That pressure has allowed a young secondary to settle in, and it did a good job against Seahawks star DK Metcalf and Co. last week, sacking Geno Smith seven times. The Bengals have given up 11 sacks, including three this past weekend.

Major injuries

Bengals: Starting CB Dax Hill tore his ACL last week and is out. CB DJ Ivey (knee), HB Chase Brown (quadriceps) and CB Mike Hilton (knee) are on the injury report. … Giants WR Malik Nabers (concussion), OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (wrist), P Jamie Gillan (hamstring), RB Devin Singletary (groin) and PR KOR Bryce Ford Wheaton (shoulder) are out. CB Adoree Jackson (calf), CB Dru Phillips (shoulder, calf) and OLB Brian Burns (groin) are on the injury report. The Giants signed P Matt Haack to replace Gillan.

Notes on the series

The home team won 10 of the 11 games. The first game between the teams was played in 1972.

Statistics and stuff

Cincinnati had a chance to win the OT game last week, but a mishandled snap and hold resulted in Evan McPherson pulling the kick wide left. … The Bengals rank fourth in the NFL with an average of 28.0 points. … They are fifth in the league in passing, averaging 263 yards. … Burrow’s 392 passing yards in Week 5 increased his career total to 15,453. This surpassed Jeff Blake for fifth place in franchise history. … Burrow has 21 games with 300 or more passing yards. … Cincinnati is 4-17 in regular-season Sunday night games. … The Bengals are 28-56 overall in regular-season games on the night. … Giants QB Daniel Jones threw two touchdowns and no interceptions against Seattle. He is one of four quarterbacks (Burrow, Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield) with more than two TD passes and a rating above 100 in three or more games this season. Rookie RB Tyrone Tracy ran for 129 yards in his first start. … Nabors leads the league with 35 catches despite missing last weekend. … WR Darius Slayton led the team with eight catches for 122 yards and a TD last weekend. … OLB Brian Burns had two passes defensed and a sack against Seattle. … New York had eight sacks in Week 3 and seven last weekend. It is the first team since the 2006 Eagles to have seven or more sacks in two of its first five games. … CB Deonte Banks had three PDs and a career-best first forced fumble against the Seahawks. … ILB Micah McFadden leads New York with 31 tackles despite missing the opener.

Fantasy tip

Chase had 10 catches for 193 yards and two TDs against the Ravens. Now in his fourth season, he has 16 games with 100 or more yards and 34 touchdown catches. The LSU product has 29 catches for 493 yards, five touchdowns and seven plays of 20 yards or more this season.

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