The New York Giants snapped their nine-game losing streak on Sunday, defeating the Miami Dolphins, 36-20, in what could end up being Eli Manning’s final game.
While Manning left to an eye-welling standing ovation and that’s all we’d like to cover this week, there are other observations to be made.
We’ll begin with the snap counts. Here’s a look:
Offensive snaps: 68
Defensive snaps: 71
Special teams snaps: 30
Kaden Smith playing 100 percent of the team’s offensive snaps is quite telling. The Giants obviously like what they have in the young tight end and believe he can be effective as a blocker and receiver.
Defensively, the snaps show a very clear defensive line rotation where everyone is being given the opportunity to make an impact. Look no further than R.J. McIntosh, who once again made the most of his limited playing time.
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