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 necessarily a clean win for the Giants, but the result reads the same either way. What made victory No. 1 so interesting were those who contributed to it.
Rookie linebacker Tae Crowder factored in heavily, as did rookie offensive tackle Matt Peart, who stepped in for fellow rookie offensive tackle Andrew Thomas after his benching for disciplinary reasons.
In fact, Peart led all Giants (25+ snaps) with a 90.6 overall grade from Pro Football Focus, including a 93.4 run blocking grade.
Thomas, meanwhile, earned an overall grade of 72.6 and a run blocking grade of 79.5.
Neither Peart nor Thomas fared particularly well in pass protection, earning grades of 58.0 and 55.3, respectively.
Tight end Kaden Smith (23 snaps) earned the team’s highest overall grade with 90.6. Defensive lineman Austin Johnson (6 snaps) also fared well, earning a 90.0 grade.
But it was defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson who led that unit with an overall grade of 83.9. He was followed by fellow defensive linemen Leonard Williams (75.7 overall) and B.J. Hill (75.5 overall).
Ryan Lewis was given the highest grade among defensive backs, earning a 71.9. Surprisingly, James Bradberry recorded a grade of just 65.1, while Logan Ryan was tabbed with a 62.6 grade.
The lowest-graded defender on the day was linebacker David Mayo, who earned a 28.6 in his return from injured reserve.
Finally, the lowest-graded offensive player of Week 6 was left guard Will Hernandez, who checked in with a lousy 44.1.
