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Explosive runs have continued to plague the New York Giants’ defense

In the NFL every play matters. That’s why New York Giants defensive coordinator Shane Bowen has been spending a lot of his time trying to figure out why his defense continues to give up four of five explosive runs every week.

“The explosive runs is an area we’ve got to improve. And it’s three to four runs a game. And then you’ve got another 20, 22 that you feel pretty good about,” Bowen said on Thursday. “So we’ve got to do a good job finding ways to eliminate those.

“Making sure we’re tackling. Making sure we’re fitting things appropriately.