Banks was one of three Giants players to snag an interception Sunday, as he picked off Mac Jones in the first quarter. The rookie first-round pick now has two interceptions and 43 tackles (35 solo) through 12 games this season.
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Banks was one of three Giants players to snag an interception Sunday, as he picked off Mac Jones in the first quarter. The rookie first-round pick now has two interceptions and 43 tackles (35 solo) through 12 games this season.
Jones underwent successful surgery to address a right ACL tear Nov. 22 and is now facing an 8-10 month recovery timeline. That gives him a realistic chance to be ready for Week 1 of the 2024 season. The Giants are sitting on a 4-8 record after beating the Patriots on Sunday and have recorded back-to-back wins with UDFA Tommy DeVito under center, and any further victories could result in the team's first-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft not being high enough to realistically target a top QB prospect such as Drake Maye or Caleb Williams without trading up. That scenario would lend credence to the verbal commitment Jones got Monday from general manager Joe Schoen, even after a disastrous 2023 campaign. DeVito will still be under contract next season and figures to back up Jones barring any additions to the depth chart, as veteran backup Tyrod Taylor (ribs) is scheduled for free agency.
Ward posted his highest tackle total of the campaign in the victory -- prior to Sunday, he hadn't tallied more than three stops in a contest. The veteran didn't record any sacks over his first 11 games, but he's now registered 2.5 over the past two weeks, including his 1.5 sacks Sunday. The recent surge has pushed Ward to within a half-sack of tying his career-high mark of 3.0 sacks in a campaign.
Okereke suffered a partial rib fracture and a dislocated pinky finger against Washington last week, but he entered Sunday's contest without an injury designation following a DNP/LP/LP practice progression during Week 12 prep. The veteran linebacker met his usual level of excellence despite the injuries, finishing in a tie for second on the Giants in stops and picking off his second pass of the year. Given the eventual winning margin of just three points, Okereke's interception in the second quarter was a game-changer, as it came with the Patriots driving deep into New York territory. Okereke returned the pick 55 yards to New England's 26 yard line, and the Giants scored their only touchdown of the contest six plays later. Okereke will get some much-earned rest and a chance to further heal from the rib and finger issues with New York on bye Week 13.
McKinney led New York in stops in the win, finishing with double-digit tackles for the fourth straight week. His biggest contribution, however, was a fourth-quarter interception of Bailey Zappe at midfield. McKinney returned the pickoff 18 yards, helping to set up a Randy Bullock field goal that provided the winning margin for the Giants. The interception was the first of the season for McKinney, and combined with his recent stellar production as a tackler, it gives him plenty of momentum heading into the team's Week 13 bye.
Scoring was at a minimum in the contest, and Bullock's 42-yard field goal with 8:10 remaining in the fourth quarter ended up providing the winning margin for the Giants. The Patriots had a chance to tie the game late in the period, but Chad Ryland missed a chip-shot 35-yard field goal with just six seconds on the clock. Though Bullock hasn't been tasked with much work since taking over for Graham Gano (knee) as the team's kicker in Week 9, he's yet to miss a kick, making all three of his field-goal tries and all seven of his extra-point attempts.
Hodgins once again saw limited opportunities in the offense, but he made the most of his lone target by hauling in a 12-yard pass from Tommy DeVito for New York's only touchdown of the contest in the second quarter. The score was just his second of the season, with his other TD coming in Week 2 versus Arizona. Hodgins emerged as a top option for Daniel Jones (knee) late last season, but he's failed to click with any of the Giants' quarterbacks this year. Including Sunday, Hodgins has notched just five receptions for 47 yards over his past seven games.
As usual, Saquon Barkley dominated work out of the backfield for the Giants, leaving just a few scraps for Breida. The backup ball carrier did manage his highest total yardage in four weeks, but that was far from enough to make a meaningful fantasy impact. Breida will almost certainly continue to see a minimal role moving forward as long as Barkley is healthy.
passing yards
909
rushing yards
697
receiving yards
435
tackles
70
interceptions
2
Passing
| name | GP | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | YDS/G | TDS | INT | SACK | SYL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
T. DeVito, QB
|
5
|
66
|
105
|
62.9
|
697
|
139.4
|
7
|
3
|
28
|
137
|
92.4
|
|
T. Taylor, QB
|
7
|
57
|
87
|
65.5
|
579
|
82.7
|
2
|
0
|
10
|
54
|
92.1
|
|
D. Jones, QB
|
6
|
108
|
160
|
67.5
|
909
|
151.5
|
2
|
6
|
30
|
167
|
70.5
|
|
P. Campbell, WR
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
|
Rushing
| name | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | LNG | YDS/G | TD | FUM | LST | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
S. Barkley, RB
|
9
|
165
|
697
|
4.2
|
36
|
77.4
|
1
|
1
|
-54
|
31
|
|
D. Jones, QB
|
6
|
40
|
206
|
5.2
|
17
|
34.3
|
1
|
4
|
-7
|
15
|
|
M. Breida, RB
|
12
|
50
|
125
|
2.5
|
8
|
10.4
|
1
|
1
|
-15
|
6
|
|
T. Taylor, QB
|
7
|
22
|
98
|
4.5
|
20
|
14
|
0
|
2
|
-1
|
5
|
|
T. DeVito, QB
|
5
|
21
|
83
|
4
|
19
|
16.6
|
1
|
2
|
-3
|
2
|
|
W. Robinson, WR
|
10
|
6
|
27
|
4.5
|
10
|
2.7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
E. Gray, RB
|
8
|
13
|
27
|
2.1
|
8
|
3.4
|
0
|
3
|
-3
|
1
|
|
G. Brightwell, RB
|
7
|
9
|
19
|
2.1
|
5
|
2.7
|
0
|
|
-1
|
0
|
|
D. Jackson, RB
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
J. Corbin, RB
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0.3
|
0
|
|
0
|
1
|
Receiving
| name | GP | REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TDS | LNG | YDS/G | YAC | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
D. Waller, TE
|
8
|
36
|
51
|
384
|
10.7
|
1
|
27
|
48
|
142
|
18
|
|
W. Robinson, WR
|
10
|
36
|
45
|
265
|
7.4
|
1
|
22
|
26.5
|
138
|
16
|
|
D. Slayton, WR
|
12
|
32
|
53
|
435
|
13.6
|
1
|
40
|
36.3
|
157
|
20
|
|
S. Barkley, RB
|
9
|
28
|
40
|
168
|
6
|
4
|
32
|
18.7
|
147
|
12
|
|
P. Campbell, WR
|
12
|
20
|
27
|
104
|
5.2
|
0
|
17
|
8.7
|
65
|
2
|
|
J. Hyatt, WR
|
12
|
17
|
28
|
330
|
19.4
|
0
|
58
|
27.5
|
38
|
10
|
|
I. Hodgins, WR
|
12
|
15
|
25
|
154
|
10.3
|
2
|
24
|
12.8
|
65
|
7
|
|
M. Breida, RB
|
12
|
14
|
17
|
74
|
5.3
|
0
|
22
|
6.2
|
71
|
2
|
|
D. Bellinger, TE
|
12
|
13
|
15
|
145
|
11.2
|
0
|
26
|
12.1
|
83
|
3
|
|
S. Shepard, WR
|
11
|
7
|
16
|
39
|
5.6
|
1
|
13
|
3.5
|
13
|
3
|
|
G. Brightwell, RB
|
7
|
5
|
7
|
47
|
9.4
|
0
|
18
|
6.7
|
53
|
2
|
|
L. Cager, TE
|
9
|
3
|
4
|
27
|
9
|
1
|
10
|
3
|
23
|
2
|
|
J. Corbin, RB
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
12
|
4
|
0
|
7
|
4
|
13
|
1
|
|
B. Bredeson, G
|
11
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
E. Gray, RB
|
8
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0.1
|
8
|
0
|
Defense
|
Tackles
|
Sacks
|
Interceptions
|
Fumbles
|
|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | GP | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACK | SCKYDS | TFL | PD | INT | TD | FF | FR |
|
B. Okereke, LB
|
12
|
70 | 43 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
|
X. McKinney, SAF
|
12
|
61 | 25 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
M. McFadden, LB
|
11
|
44 | 27 | 71 | 0.5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
J. Pinnock, SAF
|
12
|
43 | 22 | 65 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
|
D. Banks, CB
|
12
|
35 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
D. Lawrence II, DL
|
11
|
25 | 16 | 41 | 4 | 31.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
A. Robinson, DL
|
12
|
17 | 19 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
K. Thibodeaux, OLB
|
12
|
21 | 15 | 36 | 11 | 90.5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
|
A. Jackson, CB
|
9
|
29 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
I. Simmons, SAF
|
12
|
22 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
T. Hawkins III, CB
|
12
|
19 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
L. Williams, DL
|
8
|
13 | 8 | 21 | 1.5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
C. Flott, CB
|
9
|
15 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
D. Belton, SAF
|
12
|
9 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
J. Ward, OLB
|
12
|
11 | 5 | 16 | 2.5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
|
R. Nunez-Roches, DL
|
12
|
8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
D. Holmes, CB
|
11
|
10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
D. Davidson, DL
|
10
|
4 | 7 | 11 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
B. Basham, OLB
|
11
|
4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
N. McCloud, CB
|
12
|
6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
A. Ojulari, OLB
|
6
|
1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
O. Ximines, OLB
|
3
|
1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
J. Riley, DL
|
3
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
D. Jones, QB
|
6
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
B. Whitley, OLB
|
1
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
D. Waller, TE
|
8
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
S. Shepard, WR
|
11
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
D. Bellinger, TE
|
12
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
M. McKethan, OL
|
11
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
M. Breida, RB
|
12
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
G. Olszewski, WR
|
5
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
C. Brown, LB
|
11
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
B. McCain, SAF
|
8
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
G. Brightwell, RB
|
7
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
J. Pugh, OL
|
7
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
G. Owens, SAF
|
2
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
M. Peart, T
|
5
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
C. Coughlin, LB
|
12
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
C. Kreiter, LS
|
12
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
E. Gray, RB
|
8
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
J. Hyatt, WR
|
12
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
J. Corbin, RB
|
3
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |