Week 9 Game Notes From Giant Victory Over Washington

Posted on by Tom C

The Giants got their second victory and are tied at second in the division in number of wins and just one less than the leader.

Game Highlights

  • The defense stepped up big and tied with two other teams, Saints and Vikings, to have the most defensive interceptions with three. All three teams won.
  • Daniel Jones had his best passer rating and completion percentage of the season. Three of his top five career games in completion percentage have been against Washington.
  • Alfred Morris had the fifth best rushing yards per attempt of the week for players with a minimum five attempts. Wayne Gallman had the thirteenth best.
  • Wayne Gallman was tie for the eighth most rushing yards for the week and Alfred Morris had the eleventh most.
  • Austin Mack had the eleventh highest yards per reception for the week for players with a minimum three receptions. mack had the seventh best yards per target this week for players with a minimum four targets.

Active Streaks

  • Sterling Shepard is ninth in consecutive games with two receptions at 37 games.
  • Leonard Williams is one of ten players to have a streak of games with a sack at two games.
  • The Giants are second in consecutive games with two defensive sacks with nine games.
  • The Giants are in a three way tie at fourth in consecutive games of 100+ rushing yards with four games.
  • The Giants are in a seven way tie at fifth in consecutive games with a rushing touchdown with three games.
  •  The Giants are one of eight teams that now have two games with an opponent lost fumble. Only the Ravens have more with nine consecutive games.
  • The Giants lead the league in consecutive games with a one score point margin with six games.

Daniel Jones Newbie Watch

Through 21 career starts Daniel Jones still compares favorably to the two Mannings and Drew Brees. Jones leads in completions, completion %, least interceptions, passer rating, adjusted passing yards per attempt, rushing yards, rushing yards per attempt and rushing touchdowns. He is second in passing yards, passing touchdowns and passing yards per attempt. Jones is worst in sacks and fumbles lost. Peyton leads the four in most turnovers with Jones just one behind Peyton.

Rk Player From To Tm G W L W-L% Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Sk Yds Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD Fmb FL TO
50 Daniel Jones 2019 2020 NYG 21 5 16 0.238 472 761 62.02 4888 32 21 83.1 66 461 6.42 6.02 84 594 7.07 2 24 14 35
93 Peyton Manning 1998 1999 CLT 21 6 15 0.286 432 751 57.52 5134 37 35 75.5 24 119 6.84 5.72 27 60 2.22 1 4 1 36
117 Eli Manning 2004 2005 NYG 21 11 10 0.524 351 680 51.62 4291 28 25 69.8 37 240 6.31 5.48 31 104 3.35 1 9 2 27
90 Drew Brees 2002 2003 SDG 21 8 13 0.381 431 717 60.11 4421 24 23 75.7 32 246 6.17 5.39 44 162 3.68 1 2 0 23

To stay ahead of the group Daniel Jones will need to pick it up for the rest of the season. Peyton Manning averaged a 93 passer rating and a 7-0 record over his next seven games. Eli averaged an 88.8 passer rating though only a 4-3 record over his next seven games. Only Drew Brees continued to struggle at a 70 passer rating and a 3-4 record.

Things are looking up for the Giants. Bring on the Eagles! Go Giants!