2025
2025 season · Weeks 1 to 22 · 4-13
Giants defense
Every snap the Giants defended, what it cost them and how they got there: the league ranks the player pages quote, where offenses find room, how this defense plays, and who plays in it.
- How good+0.08 EPA a play allowed, 25th of 32, and 0.06 above what the offenses they faced usually manage (24th).
- How they playThey blitz on 33% of dropbacks, the 7th-most in the league, and get pressure on 23%.
- Where offenses find roomOn the ground: 5.4 a carry, 32nd, and runs outside left gain 7.3 a carry.
- Who hurt themJahmyr Gibbs (DET): 264 yards and +13.5 EPA on 27 touches, the most anyone has managed against them.
How good is itthe defense against the league, and game by game
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA per playevery snap | +0.08 | 25th of 32 | 23rd | |
| Pass EPAper dropback | +0.06 | 18th of 32 | 45th | |
| Rush EPAper designed run | +0.13 | 32nd of 32 | 2nd | |
| Success rateplays that gain enough | 47% | 26th of 32 | 20th | |
| Explosive rate20+ pass, 10+ run | 12% | 32nd of 32 | 2nd | |
| Yards per play | 6.0 | 28th of 32 | 14th | |
| Yards per carry | 5.4 | 32nd of 32 | 2nd | |
| Third downsconverted against them | 40% | 14th of 32 | 58th |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sack rateper dropback | 6.3% | 17th of 32 | 48th | |
| Pressure rateper dropback, PFR | 23% | 16th of 32 | 52nd | |
| QB hit rateper dropback | 15% | 15th of 32 | 55th | |
| INT rateper dropback | 1.5% | 24th of 32 | 27th | |
| Red-zone TD ratetrips ending in a touchdown | 63% | 24th of 32 | 27th | |
| Points per drivetouchdown 7, field goal 3 | 2.27 | 24th of 32 | 27th | |
| Takeawaysper game | 0.9 | 25th of 32 | 22nd | |
| EPA against expectationallowed minus the offenses' usual | +0.06 | 24th of 32 | 27th |
Each bar is the league's 32 defenses; the marker is the Giants. Right is better for the defense, so a low EPA allowed sits right. The pressure rate is PFR's pressures (hurries, hits and sacks) per dropback. EPA against expectation compares each game with what that offense averaged in its other games, so a strong schedule is not held against them.
They held 5 of 17 offenses below their usual EPA a play. The biggest stop: Week 18 against the Cowboys, 0.24 a play under their norm. The offenses they have faced average +0.02 a play elsewhere, the 5th-toughest schedule of offenses.
at WASL 6-21+0.19usual -0.01
at DALL 37-40+0.13usual +0.09
vs KCL 9-22+0.15usual +0.03
vs LACW 21-18-0.19usual -0.02
at NOL 14-26+0.05usual -0.09
vs PHIW 34-17-0.10usual +0.03
at DENL 32-33+0.06usual +0.05at PHIL 20-38+0.46usual +0.00
vs SFL 24-34+0.33usual +0.07
at CHIL 20-24+0.03usual +0.08
vs GBL 20-27+0.34usual +0.10
at DETL 27-34+0.15usual +0.08
at NEL 15-33+0.17usual +0.16vs WASL 21-29+0.00usual +0.01
vs MINL 13-16-0.06usual -0.12
at LVW 34-10-0.21usual -0.22vs DALW 34-17-0.13usual +0.11Where offenses find roomthe field, the run lanes, the positions and the situations
The soft spot is deep right: +0.54 EPA a throw against a league +0.34. The lockdown zone is short right, -0.11 a throw (league +0.10). Completions against them run 0.7 points over expected, 16th-best in the league.
Every pass they faced with a charted air distance and side, sacks excluded. Green is a zone where they allow less than the league, red more. How often shows the share of throws against them there.
Offenses run for 5.4 yards a carry against them, 32nd of 32. The leak is outside left: 7.3 a carry and +0.39 EPA (league 5.0, +0.01).
| Position | Targets a game | Yards a game | EPA per target | Fantasy points allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wide receivers | 18.523rd | 151.823rd | +0.2720th-toughest | 22.210th-most28.010th-most33.89th-most |
| Tight ends | 6.79th | 47.510th | +0.1914th-toughest | 6.59th-fewest8.99th-fewest11.49th-fewest |
| Backs, receiving | 5.724th | 30.619th | -0.099th-toughest | 21.35th-most23.65th-most25.94th-most |
| Quarterbacks | – | – | – | 18.28th-most18.28th-most18.38th-most |
Who hurt them most
| Player | Team | Touches | Yards | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs | DET | 27 | 264 | 3 | +13.5 |
| Dallas Goedert | PHI | 14 | 138 | 3 | +11.4 |
| Rashid Shaheed | NO | 5 | 114 | 1 | +10.3 |
| DeVonta Smith | PHI | 14 | 133 | +9.7 | |
| Justin Jefferson | MIN | 8 | 85 | +8.3 | |
| Omarion Hampton | LAC | 17 | 165 | 1 | +7.5 |
Targets, yards and EPA per target by the receiver's position, ranked 1st for the toughest defense: the same numbers a receiver's This week panel quotes against this defense. Fantasy points allowed follow the scoring switch. Who hurt them ranks every opposing player by EPA on his targets and carries against this defense.
Their biggest third-down edge is third-and-4-to-6: offenses convert 40% against a league 44%. They are stingiest in the two-minute drill (+0.03 a play, league +0.03) and weakest in 2nd down (+0.11, league +0.02).
| Situation | Plays | Allowed | League | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st down | 463 | +0.04 | +0.01 | +0.03 |
| 2nd down | 348 | +0.11 | +0.02 | +0.09 |
| 3rd down | 195 | -0.03 | -0.05 | +0.03 |
| 3rd and 1 to 3 | 53 | 60% | 60% | +0 pts |
| 3rd and 4 to 6 | 50 | 40% | 44% | −4 pts |
| 3rd and 7+ | 92 | 28% | 26% | +2 pts |
| Red zone | 154 | +0.07 | 0.00 | +0.07 |
| Two-minute drill | 119 | +0.03 | +0.03 | +0.00 |
| When they lead | 485 | +0.08 | -0.01 | +0.09 |
| One-score game | 643 | +0.08 | +0.02 | +0.06 |
| When they trail by 9+ | 172 | +0.09 | +0.04 | +0.05 |
EPA a play allowed, or for third downs the share converted (a first down or a touchdown). Green is better than the league for the defense. Score states are from the defense's side.
How they playpressure, the box, what offenses try, discipline
They send extra rushers on 33% of dropbacks and average 4.3 rushers; 70% of dropbacks see four or fewer. They allow 0.00 EPA when they blitz and +0.09 when they do not.
They put 6.5 defenders in the box on runs, eight or more on 9%. Into a light box (six or fewer) runs gain 5.8 a carry; into eight or more, 2.9.
Offenses lean on the run against them: 3 points under their expected pass rate on early downs in a neutral game. Play action gains +0.26 EPA against them on 23% of throws; screens -0.01.
54 defensive penalties for 521 yards, 35 of them first downs, the 28th-fewest. They miss 8% of tackle attempts by PFR's count, 3rd-best.
The defenderswho plays, and what each one has done
Brian Burns leads the pass rush with 41 pressures and 16.5 sacks on 77% of the snaps.
| Player | Snaps | Pressures | Sacks | QB hits | TFL | Tackles | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0Brian BurnsLB | 77% | 41 | 16.5 | 31 | 22 | 67 | 3 |
| 51Abdul CarterLB | 76% | 34 | 4 | 23 | 7 | 41 | 2 |
| 97Dexter LawrenceDT | 67% | 12 | 0.5 | 8 | 4 | 30 | |
| 95Roy Robertson-HarrisDE | 57% | 11 | 6 | 3 | 34 | ||
| 5Kayvon ThibodeauxLB | 42% | 11 | 2.5 | 9 | 5 | 24 | |
| 91Darius AlexanderDT | 36% | 11 | 3.5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | |
| 98DJ DavidsonDT | 23% | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 93Rakeem Nunez-RochesDT | 22% | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 23 | |
| 57Chauncey GolstonDE | 16% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 | |
| 94Elijah ChatmanDT | 8% | 3 |
Bobby Okereke plays 99% of the snaps with 140 tackles and 1 sacks.
| Player | Snaps | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | Pressures | Targets | Rating allowed | Missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58Bobby OkerekeILB | 99% | 140 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 69 | 85.5 | 7 |
| 53Darius MuasauLB | 41% | 50 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 81.7 | 5 |
| 33Demetrius Flannigan-FowlesLB | 22% | 30 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 80.5 | 4 |
| 46Zaire BarnesLB | 8% | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 116.7 | 1 |
| 45Tomon FoxLB | 7% | 6 | ||||||
| 54Swayze BozemanLB | 3% | 6 | 3 | 90.3 | ||||
| 47Neville HewittLB | 1% | 12 |
Jevon Holland is the hardest to complete a pass against: a 72.3 passer rating on 35 targets.
| Player | Snaps | Targets | Catches allowed | Yards | TD | Rating allowed | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8Jevon HollandSAF | 74% | 35 | 18 of 35 | 239 | 1 | 72.3 | 1 | 5 |
| 27Tyler NubinSAF | 70% | 37 | 27 of 37 | 295 | 4 | 96.4 | 2 | |
| 28Cordale FlottCB | 70% | 67 | 35 of 67 | 465 | 1 | 74.3 | 1 | 11 |
| 21Paulson AdeboCB | 68% | 80 | 53 of 80 | 645 | 3 | 96.3 | 1 | 8 |
| 24Dane BeltonSAF | 65% | 40 | 28 of 40 | 331 | 2 | 86.3 | 1 | 5 |
| 22Andru PhillipsDB | 65% | 80 | 56 of 80 | 567 | 3 | 88.4 | 2 | 12 |
| 2Deonte BanksCB | 42% | 37 | 24 of 37 | 307 | 4 | 104.6 | 5 | |
| 38Korie BlackCB | 17% | 15 | 12 of 15 | 242 | 3 | 132.2 | 1 | |
| 43Raheem LayneSAF | 11% | 5 | 4 of 5 | 67 | 112.1 |
Tackles, sacks, QB hits, TFL, interceptions, passes defended and forced fumbles are nflverse's weekly stats; pressures, targets, catches and yards allowed, passer rating allowed and missed tackles are PFR's charting. Snap share is the season average of defensive snaps.