NFL Week 5 grades: Giants get an ‘A+’ for upset in London; Chiefs earn ‘B+’ after surviving Raiders

The Giants have been to London three times and all three times, they’ve come away with a victory and it’s probably safe to say their most recent win was also their most improbable one. 

On paper, it didn’t seem like the Giants were going to have much of a chance to beat the Packers on Sunday, but the Giants clearly don’t read the paper. In front of a raucous crowd at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the Giants were able to steal a 27-22 win in a game that no one thought they could win. Not only did they go into Week 5 with a banged-up starting quarterback (Daniel Jones), but they were also missing several key receivers. 

And to be honest, it was actually worse than that. Here’s what the Giants were dealing with this week: 

With his options limited on offense, Giants coach Brian Daboll decided to throw the kitchen sink at the Packers: He devised a game plan with offensive coordinator Mike Kafka that kept the Giants offense one step ahead of the Packers defense for nearly the entire game. 

The Giants saved their most unique plays for the red zone. Their first touchdown of the game for New York came on a 2-yard run from Daniel Bellinger that was way more exciting than your standard 2-yard run. 

That score came in the second quarter and cut the Packers’ lead to 17-10. 

In the second half, the Giants were even better on offense, scoring on each of their first three possessions. A big reason they were able to do that was because of the play of Saquon Barkley. After briefly leaving the game in the third quarter due to a shoulder injury, Barkley stormed back on the field to come up with two of the biggest plays of the game for New York. 

The first one came on a short crosser from Jones that Barkley was able to turn into a 41-yard gain. 

Four plays after that, Barkley lined up in Wildcat formation on a play where he ended up getting in the end zone for what ended up being the game-winning touchdown. 

Barkley carried the ball 13 times for 70 yards on a day where he gashed the Packers defense with 5.38 yards per rush. 

Although Barkley was great, you could argue that the Giants offensive MVP was Jones, who came up clutch for his team despite playing on a gimpy ankle. Jones was nearly perfect, going 21 of 27 for 217 yards. He also rushed for 37 yards, which probably surprised the Packers, who didn’t look like they were really expecting him to be able to run due to his…