The New York Giants defeated the Chicago Bears, 20-12, in Week 4 to improve to 3-1 on the season. It’s the team’s best start since 2011 and far exceeded anyone’s expectations for the first month of the season.
Things will get a little tough for the Giants from here, but head coach Brian Daboll & Co. remain confident.
As we enter Week 5, here’s a look at where the Giants place in a multitude of power rankings.
Nate Davis, USA TODAY: 16 (+1)
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How little are they getting from the passing game? RB Saquon Barkley and QB Daniel Jones account for 54% of the team’s yards from scrimmage – yes, that means Jones’ output (193 yards) as a runner.
Bo Wulf, The Athletic: 22 (+/- 0)
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The Giants’ 71 passing yards Sunday were the fewest for any team in a win this season and the fewest in the league since the Vikings also beat the Bears on a Monday night game last December. The players in the postgame locker room gave the credit to the coaching staff for figuring things out in the middle of the game after Daniel Jones and Tyrod Taylor were both injured. Those poor players are all so pleasantly surprised by coaching competency.
Meanwhile, the Giants’ defense, which was considered talent-poor heading into the season, ranks 13th in defensive EPA per drive while playing Wink Martindale’s characteristic style. The Giants rank second in the percentage of time they play man coverage (41.3 percent, per TruMedia) and first in blitz rate (43.4 percent of dropbacks).
Austin Gayle, The Ringer: 22 (+3)
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Saquon Barkley leads the NFL in rushing yards (463) and looks reborn while playing for new head coach Brian Daboll—and he admirably filled in as a wildcat QB Sunday against the Bears after both of the Giants’ quarterbacks suffered injuries. Daniel Jones’s health will be the Giants’ most important story line heading into Week 5 against Green Bay in London; if he can’t play, Daboll will have to turn to Davis Webb and lean even more heavily on Barkley, who for now seems up for the challenge.
Barry Werner, List Wire: 17 (+2)
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