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The New York Giants fell to the Los Angeles Rams, 26-25, in Week 17 and the Giants Wire team grades reflect that performance.
The New York Giants were defeated once again, this time on New Year’s Eve by the Los Angeles Rams, 26-25.
The Giants nearly pulled off the upset but fell short twice — once on a late two-point conversion attempt and another time on a potential game-winning field goal. The Giants now fall to 5-11 and third in the NFC East.
Here’s a quick breakdown of what we saw during the game and how we graded the Giants in this loss.
Here’s a look at the studs and duds (and studly duds) from a 26-25 loss for the New York Giants against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 17.
The New York Giants entered Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams as 5.5-point underdogs and with nothing to play for, having been eliminated from playoff contention a week ago.
However, you wouldn’t have been able to tell by how hard the Giants fought for all four quarters. There were many self-inflicted wounds but their effort can not be questioned.
Unfortunately, for a team that is already shorthanded and personnel-deficient, those added unforced errors were too much to overcome. And while they hung in with the high-powered Rams, they ultimately fell, 26-25, on a missed field goal with only seconds remaining.
Here is a look at some of the studs and duds (and studly duds) from the Week 17 defeat.
The New York Giants have listed one as doubtful and two as questionable against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 17.
The New York Giants closed out their practice slate on Friday afternoon, wrapping up their third session (one being a walkthrough) in three days.
Once again, head coach Brian Daboll said that everyone would practice even though that has not been the case this week. This time, however, he was correct.
“Everybody will practice, then we’ll see where we’re at after practice,” he told reporters.
Considering how many injuries were listed this week, the Giants provided a relatively short final report.
Full injury reports for both the Giants and Rams can be found below:
The New York Giants listed seven players as limited in practice on Thursday and 13 on the total report.
The New York Giants returned to the field on Thursday for their first full practice ahead of a Week 17 game against the Los Angeles Rams — one day removed from a walkthrough.
The injury report was lengthy to open the week and that trend continued 24 hours later.
While everyone practiced on at least a limited basis, several key players remained limited — seven in total with 13 players listed on the official injury report.
The Giants’ full Thursday injury report can be found below:
Did not participate: N/A
Limited participant: CB Detone Banks (shoulder), TE Lawrence Cager (groin), NT Dexter Lawrence (hamstring), DT A’Shawn Robinson (back), DT Rakeem Nunez-Roches (knee) P Jamie Gillan (groin/knee), OL Justin Pugh (elbow)
Full participant: RB Saquon Barkley (elbow), OL Ben Bredeson (quad), CB Adoree’ Jackson (ankle), WR Wan’Dale Robinson (quad), OL John Michael Schmitz (shoulder), TE Darren Waller (knee)
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New York Giants coach Brian Daboll said everyone would participate on Wednesday but five players, including Sexy Dexy, ended up sitting out.
The New York Giants returned to the practice field on Wednesday ahead of a Week 17 game against the Los Angeles Rams at MetLife Stadium.
Because the Giants played on Christmas Day and are on a short week, head coach Brian Daboll limited the team to a walkthrough. They will conduct full practices on both Thursday and Friday.
Coming out of Monday’s game, the Giants were relatively healthy despite a few players (Darren Waller, Justin Pugh) getting banged up. Daboll said everyone would participate on at least a limited basis.
“We’re doing a walkthrough today so everybody will be participating in the walkthrough,” Daboll said.
The lie detector test determined that was a lie.
Several players sat out on Wednesday and several more were limited, including punter Jamie Gillan, who suffered a groin injury two weeks ago and a knee injury in the Giants’ loss to Philadelphia.
“We’ll see tomorrow but trending in the right direction,” Daboll said of Gillan.
The Giants’ full (projected) Wednesday injury report can be found below:
Did not participate: CB Detone Banks (shoulder), TE Lawrence Cager (groin), NT Dexter Lawrence (hamstring), DT A’Shawn Robinson (back), DT Rakeem Nunez-Roches (knee)
Limited participant: RB Saquon Barkley (elbow), OL Ben Bredeson (quad), P Jamie Gillan (groin/knee), CB Adoree’ Jackson (ankle), OL Justin Pugh (elbow), WR Wan’Dale Robinson (quad), OL John Michael Schmitz (shoulder), TE Darren Waller (knee)
Full participant: N/A
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Here’s a look at some potential bargains for daily fantasy from the New York Giants-Philadelphia Eagles Week 16 game on Monday afternoon.
The New York Giants (5-9) travel to the City of Brotherly Love on Christmas Day to face the reeling Philadelphia Eagles (10-4) in a Week 16 matchup that has some postseason ramifications.
With year-long fantasy leagues in their postseasons and big-jackpot DFS tournaments winding down, enthusiasts will be looking for any and every advantage they can get.
They might find a few here in this game. Here’s how we see it.
New York Giants coach Brian Daboll says the team will continue to play their young wide receivers over the veterans as the season winds down.
The New York Giants are going through several transitions on both sides of the ball, but none more evident than at the wide receiver position.
The team started out with a mix of veterans and young players at wide receivers and as the season has gone on, it’s apparent they want to go with the youngsters.
That means playing rookie Jalin Hyatt and second-year wideout Wan’Dale Robinson more and players such as Isaiah Hodgins, Parris Campbell and Sterling Shepard less.
In last Sunday’s 24-6 loss to the Saints in New Orleans, Darius Slayton led the way by playing on 95 percent of the snaps followed by Robinson (85 percent) and Hyatt (71 percent).
Hodgins played on just 29 percent of the offensive snaps followed by Shepard (5 percent) and Gunner Olszewski (2 percent). Campbell didn’t even make the game day cut as he was a healthy scratch for the second straight week.
“Hyatt and Wan’Dale are playing more,” head coach Brian Daboll told reporters on Wednesday when asked about the distribution of playing time at wideout.
Asked how the veterans were dealing with the reduced workload, Daboll didn’t add much depth to his decision.
“They’re pros,” he said. “I mean, they’re competitive, I’m sure they’d like to play, but we’re playing Wan’Dale and Hyatt.”
The Giants are more invested in Hyatt and Robinson than the others. They are players that current general manager Joe Schoen scouted and drafted as opposed to the others.
They used a second-round pick on Robinson last year and a third- and fourth-round pick in a trade this year to select Hyatt. That is why they are out on the field.
The Giants inked Slayton to a two-year, $12 million deal last March, so he was always going to fit prominently in their plans. Shepard and Campbell are playing this season on one-year deals.
Hodgins is due to become an exclusive rights free agent come next offseason.
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The New York Giants face the New Orleans Saints in Week 15. Here are the five biggest storylines to follow for this contest.
The New York Giants (5-8) travel down to The Big Easy to face the New Orleans Saints (6-7) in a suddenly important matchup between two NFC playoff hopefuls on Sunday afternoon.
Here are five storylines to follow in Week 15.
Here’s a look at the studs and duds (and studly duds) from a 24-22 win for the New York Giants against the Green Bay Packers in Week 14.
The New York Giants rallied with under 2:00 remaining on Monday night to defeat the Green Bay Packers, 24-22, in a game that kept their NFC Playoff hopes very much alive.
Now at 5-8, the Giants are just one game back of the final wildcard spot with two teams — New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams — ahead of them remaining on the schedule.
Who could have seen all this coming just one month ago?
Here is a look at some of the studs and duds (and studly duds) from the Week 14 victory.
The New York Giants believed because QB Tommy DeVito believed, and then the “stone-cold killer” delivered a massive upset of the Packers.
The New York Giants bid adieu to their primetime curse on Monday night, defeating the Green Bay Packers, 24-22, on a walk-off field goal as time expired.
The 37-yard Randy Bullock boot game after rookie quarterback Tommy DeVito orchestrated an eight-play, 57-yard drive with just 1:33 remaining.
The Packers had regained the lead after picking up a rare Saquon Barkley fumble and then punching the ball in on a short Jordan Love pass, but the Giants never wavered. They followed the lead of their quarterback, who was calm, cool, and collected in the biggest moment of his life.
“Just go win the football game,” DeVito said of his thinking as he took the field on that final drive. “Go execute a drive that we practice every day before practice, which is a two-minute drive. We do it every day, different situations. With all the practice, we have that exact situation or something very similar to it, so just go out, execute the offense and go win the game.”
Head coach Brian Daboll had a simple message for the rookie after Green Bay took the lead: Go “rip that son of a (expletive).”
As swag as ever, DeVito took that message and then delivered one of his own in the huddle.
“Let’s go win the game,” DeVito recalled telling his teammates. “It’s on us, on the offense.”
Message received. Loud and clear.
