New York Giants Week 12 PFF Notes, Instant Counts: What Can We Learn?

Let’s take a look at the Pro Football Focus ratings and New York Giants tally in Sunday’s 19-17 win over the Cincinnati Bengals and see what we can learn.

PFF Grades

Offense

Quarterback Daniel Jones was the Giants’ top-ranked offensive player before going out with his hamstring injury. PFF gave Jones an overall rating of 78.6 in 47 shots.

Now let’s talk about the offensive line. To be fair, I think this is not just an area of ​​intense interest, but one where Pro Football Focus ratings can be the most helpful in assessing a person’s quality of play. I wrote after the game that I thought Sunday’s performance was the best of the season. Does PFF agree?

Will Hernandez didn’t start, but played 26 shots in a rotation with Shane Lemieux and became the Giants’ highest-ranked offensive lineman (72.7). He gave up on zero pressures in 11 pass blocking shots (the team’s best score of 80.7 in this department) and had a stroke blocking score of 68.1.

The best? I don’t understand why PFF rates it so badly week after week. Lemieux played 57 shots and didn’t allow a single tap in 33 pass blocking shots, but had a poor rating of 31.0 in that department. A blocking rating of 47.7 points left him with a total of 42.9, the worst on offense.

Andrew Thomas (64.8 overall, 67.2 pass blocks, 59.5 point blocks) allowed no pressure in 44 pass block shots. Kevin Zeitler (64.8, one push) and center Nick Gates (64.5, zero pushes) played well.

Cam Fleming had three penalties which brought his rating down to 63.7. He didn’t allow a single push, however, finishing with a 73.7 pass blocking and a 75.6 stroke blocking. Penalties or not, maybe calling Fleming to the bench was premature.

Defense

Logan Ryan continued his stellar game with a 91.6 best team rating.

The Giants had another playing note in the ’90s, and no one would have seen it coming. Edge defender Jabaal Sheard, who forced the decisive fumble, scored 90.7. Sheard was credited with a sack, a forced fumble, and 3 saves in 24 shots.

Jabrill Peppers, who had 4 tackles all for saves, received an 89.6.

Niko Lalos only played 9 shots, but got an 88.1 in his NFL debut.

The worst defensive note belongs to linebacker Devante Downs, a 44.8 while playing just 8 defensive shots.

Number of shots

Some instant counting notes.

Safety Julian Love played 34 of 49 defensive snaps, more than I expected.

Safety Xavier McKinney only played 5 defensive shots in his NFL debut, but was in the field for 9 special teams shots.

With Kaden Smith sidelined, Levine Toilolo played 39 shots as a tight end No.2 and Elijhaa Penny played a season 14 top shot from the back.

Wide receiver Darius Slayton only played 56 of 81 offensive shots, and that really wasn’t a factor.

Carter Coughlin played 19 shots, Tae Crowder 13 and Cam Brown 10 in defense.