Report Card for the New York Giants Continuous Improvements The New York Giants report card indicates ongoing progress. The New York Giants won 10-7 over the New England Patriots despite some unsatisfactory play, and they now have two victories in a row going into their bye week. evaluating the 10-7 victory over the New England Patriots by the New York Giants.
Offense: B+
Quarterback Tommy DeVito’s game continues to improve. He didn’t turn the ball over for the second week in a row, put it where his receivers needed it, and moved the chains.
DeVito is still holding onto the ball a little too long on some of his throws, taking unnecessary sacks instead of throwing the ball away, but we suspect the coaches don’t mind as long as he doesn’t turn it over.
Predictably, the Patriots zeroed in on Saquon Barkley, holding him to 46 yards on 12 carries. And finally, we got the game we’ve all been waiting for from receiver Jalin Hyatt, who finished with 109 yards in five receptions (six targets), including a long of 41. Hyatt is the first Giants receiver to have a 100-yard day in 19 regular-season contests.
Defense: A
Wink Martindale’s unit arrived ready to play, tension or no tension. There were concerns about how the Giants would fare without interior defensive lineman Dexter Lawernce, who was out with a hamstring strain, and the run defense suffered as a result, allowing 147 yards on 31 carries.
Aside from that hiccup, the defense had three interceptions (they should have had a fourth, but linebacker Bobby Okereke dropped what would have been his second). They only had two sacks on Patriots quarterbacks, but they limited the receivers to 143 yards on 21 receptions.
Special Teams: B
Jamie Gillian’s punting performance was up and down, with a new career-high 74-yard punt that outkicked the coverage and a short shank from around his 30. Randy Bullock fumbled the opening kickoff of the second half–not good. And Cam Brown was too preoccupied with celebrating a knock-out hit on Demario Douglas, who coughed up the ball, to notice what was going on. Aside from those hiccups, special teams performed admirably.
Coaching: A
Whatever is or isn’t going on between Daboll and Martindae behind closed doors, credit them for putting their differences aside and banding together to get the team ready to play. Credit also goes to whoever realized, among Daboll and Mike Kafka, that the best way to use Saquon Barkley in the running game is on stretch runs. And credit to the coaching staff for keeping the locker room together and instilling confidence in these players that they can be competitive and win games, even if the games aren’t pretty.