By now we all know what happened in week 8: the New York Giants lost to the Detroit Lions 31-26 and slipped to 2-6 on the season.
As we usually do, let’s look beyond the box score to see what the advanced stats and snap counts can tell us about what happened in the game. Who played well that we might have missed, why certain things happened, and how often some players were on the field.
Offense
Jones had a strong performance against one of the weakest defenses in the NFL. That shouldn’t be used to take anything away from him, NFL players are supposed to play well against poor competition.