The New York Giants picked up their first win of the season on Sunday, defeating the Washington Football Team, 20-19, at MetLife Stadium.
It wasn’t exactly a pretty win for the Giants, but it was another step forward and showed continuing progress. And after five straight losses, the taste of victory must be sweet.
Here’s a look at the snap counts that attributed to their first W.
Offensive snaps: 48
Defensive snaps: 73
Special teams snaps: 22
Undrafted rookie receiver Austin Mack out-snapping veteran Golden Tate 36-30 immediately leaps off the page. Tate has been a disappointment this season and his playing time is beginning to dwindle as a result.
Meanwhile, running backs Dion Lewis and Wayne Gallman have seen their roles almost entirely vanish in favor of Devonta Freeman, who took 73% of all offensive snaps.
In his return, linebacker David Mayo took just 11 defensive snaps, while rookie linebacker Tae Crowder has all but established himself as a starter.
Linebacker Markus Golden, who had seen his role increase in recent weeks, took just 24 snaps.
