*The Giants lead the NFL with 31 sacks, their highest total through seven games since they had 37 in 1985. A year ago, the Giants had 11 sacks through seven games and finished the season with 34.
*The Giants are the fifth team since 2000 with at least 31 sacks through seven games. The 2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers and 2013 Kansas City Chiefs had 35, and the 2000 New Orleans Saints and 2017 Jacksonville Jaguars had 33.
*In Sunday’s loss to Philadelphia, the Giants had 43 net passing yards, while the Eagles finished with 70. It was the first Giants game in which neither team exceeded 70 yards through the air since Sept. 22, 1991, when the Giants had 52 and the Cleveland Browns had 67 in a 13-10 Giants victory.
*The Eagles’ 10 pass completions were the fewest by a Giants opponent since Washington had nine on Jan. 9, 2022.
*Saquon Barkley rushed for 176 yards on 17 carries, a 10.4-yard average that was the highest ever by a Giants opponent with at least that many attempts.
*Barkley’s 55-yard run was the longest against the Giants since Miami’s Da’Von Achane scored on a 76-yarder at Miami on Oct. 8, 2023.
*Philadelphia rushed for 269 yards on 45 carries, the most rushing attempts against the Giants since the Tennessee Titans had 45 on Dec. 16, 2018. The Eagles’ 6.0-yard average was the highest allowed by the Giants since the Seattle Seahawks averaged 7.8 yards (350 yards on 45 carries) on Nov. 9, 2014.
*Daniel Jones’ 99 passing yards Sunday increased his career total to 13,954. That moved him past Fran Tarkenton (13,905) and into fifth place on the Giants’ career list. Kerry Collins is fourth with 16,875
*Jones was sacked seven times Sunday, tying his third-highest one-game total. He has now been sacked exactly 200 times in his career for losses totaling 1,269 yards.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Jones is the 13th active quarterback to have been sacked at least 200 times. The top three are Aaron Rodgers (548), Russell Wilson, whom the Giants will face Monday (528), and Matthew Stafford (491). Dallas’ DeMarcus Lawrence – no relation to Dexter – leads the players who have sacked Jones with 8.0. Former Cowboy Dorance Armstrong, now with Washington, is second with 5.0. Many players are tied for fourth with 4.0.
*A quarterback had the Giants’ longest run against Philadelphia. That’s not unusual; Jones has had the team’s longest run 19 times, including the previous week against Cincinnati…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at News…