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2019

What do the snaps and stats reveal about the Giants� 33-31

loss to the Panthers? The New York Giants lost to the Carolina Panthers 33-31 on sunday Youth Ryan Connelly Jersey , falling to a record of 1-4 on the 2018 season. However, while they are in the basement of the NFC East, they are still only one game behind the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys. This game also happened to be the best the Giants have played on offense � at least passing offense � in years. As has been covered already, this was the first time the Giants have scored more than 30 points since the last game of the 2015 season.The Panthers dominated the time of possession battle, holding the ball 35 minutes, 27 seconds to the Giants� 24:33. But despite the Giants� defense�s inability to get off the field (due largely to mental mistakes and bad penalties), they still held Cam Newton to his worst passing performance of the season, as well as holding both he and Christian McCaffrey to one of their worst rushing games of the season. Let�s take a look at the snap counts and advanced stats and see what we can learn about the Giants before turning the page to Thursday night�s game against Philadelphia.OffenseQuarterbackThe Giants saw a different quarterback on Sunday afternoon against the Panthers. For the last two years Eli Manning has been a check-down machine, chasing completions and loathe to put the ball in any kind of danger. Through the first four games of this season we have seen an uncharacteristically efficient Eli, who had been the second most accurate QB in the league and thrown only one interception. However, that efficiency came at the price of effectiveness, and Manning averaged just over 6 yards per completion in three of the four games with big plays few and far between. Against Carolina we saw �Eli Classic�, a quarterback who ignored pressure in his face, awkwardly avoiding rushers and somehow extending plays as he waited for routes to develop downfield. It was a much less efficient Manning, completing just 61 percent of his passes and a pair of interceptions. However, it was a much more effective Eli Manning.The majority of his passes were thrown down the field, with an average completed air yards of 9.8 (per next gen stats) up from just 3.8 in Week 4. It was a Manning who disregarded checkdowns, with only five of his 36 attempts going at our behind the line of scrimmage (not counting his touchdown pass to Saquon Barkley). Manning also had the third highest intended air yardage in the league Sunday, with 10.7 per Next Gen Stats. Skill PositionsReceiversOdell Beckham Jr. was obviously the Giants� go-to receiver Sunday afternoon, hauling in 8 of 14 targets on 52 offensive snaps. He finished third in the league in receiving yards with 131, which accounted for roughly 43 percent of the Giants� passing production. Sterling Shepard caught four of seven targets while playing each of the Giants� 56 snaps. He has been a reliable target for Manning this year, and has added more yards after the catch than some might have thought from him. Primarily playing out of the slot this game, Shepard had 75 yards, but averaged more than 11 yards after the catch per reception, good for seventh in the league. The Giants did a very good job of scheming him open with opportunities for run after the catch, and per Next Gen Stats Womens Ryan Connelly Jersey , he was second in the league with 10.9 expected yards after the catch per reception. Elsewhere in the receiving corps, wide receiver Russell Shepard got 32 of 56 offensive snaps, catching three of four targets for 52 yards (17.3 per catch), including a long of 40 yards. Undrafted rookie Jawill Davis got 10 snaps, catching two passes on four targets.Tight EndsRhett Ellison played every offensive snap but one (55 of 56), collecting two receptions on three targets for 17 yards, most of which came on a 12 yard reception on a 2nd and 2 on the Giants final drive.Running BacksOnce again Saquon Barkley was the Giants� workhorse running back, and one of their top receivers. Barkley played 48 of 56 snaps, running the ball 15 times for 48 yards. Though he averaged 3.2 yards per carry � which is bad � it is a better mark of how bad the Giants� run blocking was that he had runs of 20 and 30 yards, but finished with fewer than 50 total yards. Barkley did most of his damage through the air, with four catches on four targets for 81 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Of course, one of those was the 56 yard catch and run on the pass from Odell Beckham. Wayne Gallman played just 8 snaps, primarily on third downs. He didn�t get a carry or a target.DefenseFront SevenThe Giants defense once again played more nickel sets than anything else, which mostly meant a four-man front. EDGE Kareem Martin lead the way with 47 snaps, while DE Kerry Wynn played 41 snaps. Defensive tackles Damon Harrison and Dalvin Tomlinson were once again played the bulk of the snaps on the interior, with 38 plays apiece. The pair was active in the run game, notching a combined 7 tackles, four for Harrison, three for Tomlinson. Rookie B.J. Hill saw his share of the snap count grow for the second straight week, playing 32 of 71 snaps and coming up with five tackles of his own.EDGE players Connor Barwin and Lorenzo Carter each played 32 snaps as well, with Barwin coming up with two tackles and the Giants� lone sack. Carter had a pair of tackles as well.All told, the Giants� pass rush was virtually nonexistent per Next Gen Stats, with none of their rushers coming within league average of Cam Newton. Inside linebacker Alec Ogletree once again played every defensive snap, collecting 6 total tackles on 71 snaps. Interestingly, Ray-Ray Armstrong played the second-most snaps among inside linebackers, with 33 snaps (4 tackles) Authentic Ryan Connelly Jersey , while B.J. Goodson played just 22 snaps (4 tackles). But despite playing a nickel defense most of the game, the Giants still managed to contain the Panthers� run game, limiting them to 118 yards rushing, down from their season average of 166 yards per game.SecondaryCB Eli Apple played every one of the Giants� 71 defensive snaps in his first game back from injury, as did Landon Collins. Apple had 5 tackles and a forced fumble on a Cam Newton run. Collins had 8 tackles as well as a pass defensed. Janoris Jenkins played 69 snaps, coming up with 4 tackles, 2 passes defensed, and an interception. Free safety Curtis Riley played 70 of 71 snaps, and was once again an adventure. His tackling was generally poor, though he came up with three tackles. However, he also had a pass defensed and the Giants� other interception. B.W. Webb played 54 of 71 snaps, which is a mark of just how many snaps the Giants spent in their nickel package. He had four tackles, as well as one of the Giants� three quarterback hits on a slot blitz.Finally, safety Michael Thomas played 19 defensive snaps (and 26 special teams snaps). He had a pass defensed, which was very nearly an interception, to start the Panthers� final offensive drive. The Washington Redskins could not have picked a better time to play the New York Giants.The NFC East-leading Redskins (4-2) have won two straight, are coming off a big win over Dallas, and now face a team that's seen its management trade cornerback Eli Apple and defensive tackle Damon Harrison � two starters � for late-round draft picks in the week leading to Tuesday's NFL trading deadline.It's clearly a housecleaning as the Giants (1-6) struggle through a second straight dismal season.How the Giants react remains to be seen.The bottom line is the Redskins should be licking their chops heading into Sunday's game at MetLife Stadium. New York has lost four in a row and won four times in 23 games over the last two seasons.Washington left tackle Trent Williams is wary, insisting the so-called easy game might be a distraction."You're going through so much that football is your sanctuary," Williams said of the Giants. "Football is where you kind of go to let off frustration. We can go in there and look at them from an outside perspective and say, 'All right, they're going through a lot. They should easily lay down and let us win this game.'"In reality, no matter what they're going through, playing on Sunday can fix everything. When your building is on fire and you win, it kind of puts it off for a second."The Giants were adamant in saying they will show up Sunday."We're not throwing in the towel at all," said B.W. Webb Ryan Connelly Jersey Boys , who will probably replace Apple. "That's disrespectful to us players. We don't go into any game thinking we are just going to throw it away. We fight every week for our families, our kids and each other. It's disrespectful when we hear that, that someone says we are tanking or something like that."Some things to watch on Sunday:ALL DAY, NOT EVERY DAYAdrian Peterson still is producing at age 33, with four games of at least 95 yards rushing, and 10th in the NFL with 438 yards despite dealing with shoulder and knee injuries. With a career total of 12,714 entering Sunday, the guy nicknamed "AD" � as in "All Day" � needs only 26 to surpass Tony Dorsett and move into ninth in league history.In a nod to Peterson's age and health, coach Jay Gruden is giving his starting running back Wednesdays off. "The crazy thing is, I don't like it. I'd rather be out there, practicing with those guys. But (I'm) being smart: I've been around for a long time. I think I've paid my dues," Peterson said.TRADE AFTERMATHThe trades of Apple to the Saints and Harrison to the Lions create opportunities for Webb and tackle Dalvin Tomlinson. Webb has been the Giants' nickel back. He probably will start at cornerback, like he did when Apple missed a game in Houston with a groin injury. Coincidently, the Giants won. Tomlinson has been in the rotation at tackle. He probably will start with rookie B.J. Hill.With Harrison gone, the Skins are sure to test them with Peterson.WATCHING SAQUONJust like everyone else who watches football, Peterson has been impressed by Giants rookie RB Saquon Barkley. "From what I've seen so far, he shows some God-given ability. Great patience. His lower-body strength and balance is amazing. He flows," Peterson said. "I always sit back and watch young guys when they come in, and he's one of those guys that really excites me."O LINEThe Giants thought they solved their offensive line problems signing left tackle Nate Solder and guard Pat Omameh as free agents and drafting guard Will Hernandez in the second round. Despite having Barkley in the backfield, the Giants rank 30th in rushing and Eli Manning has been sacked 24 times. Solder and Hernandez have struggled on the left side the past two weeks. Expect the Redskins to probe there.Giants coach Pat Shurmur expects to use the same combination as last week, with Spencer Pulley starting at center and John Greco at right guard. Chad Wheeler is the right tackle.ALABAMA WALLSafety D.J. Swearinger has nicknamed defensive linemen Jonathan Allen and Daron Payne "the Alabama Wall," and that duo � first-round draft picks the past two years after starring for the Crimson Tide � is a big part of Washington's sudden ability to stop the run. The Redskins are giving up 87.3 yards on the ground each game, third in the NFL.One key: Washington is one of two clubs (Minnesota is the other) not to allow a 20-yard run this season. Last season, Washington owned the worst run defense in the NFL, allowing 134.1 yards per game.AP Pro Football Writer Howard Fendrich contributed to this report.