Wind, Rain, and NFC East Football: The Giants and Commanders Weather Report

Weather reports for NFL games are the ultimate test of how deep into the football sicko rabbit hole you have fallen.

Meteorologist Kevin Roth just dropped the forecast for Sunday's NFC East clash between the New York Giants and Washington Commanders, and it sounds like a miserable time for anyone trying to throw a deep ball before halftime.

"Kevin Roth noted the game falls somewhere between fully soaked and more dry than wet."

We are looking at scattered showers and gusty winds early, which means the first two quarters might look like a rugby match played on a slip-and-slide.

Roth noted the conditions will fall somewhere between a fully soaked monsoon and a mostly dry afternoon. The real kicker is the wind, which is expected to blow hard in the first half before dying down significantly in the second.

If you are holding a ticket on first-half passing props or the early total, you might want to mentally prepare for a lot of three-yard runs up the middle. Coaches get notoriously conservative when the ball feels like a wet bar of soap and the wind is knocking passes down at the line of scrimmage.

The Giants are coming off a 36-24 win over the Cardinals where the offense actually looked functional. Now they have to take that momentum into a divisional road game where the elements are actively working against the passing game.

Keep an eye on the pregame warmups to see just how bad the gusts really are. If the wind dies down exactly as predicted after halftime, the second half could turn into a completely different football game.