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Giants' defense: First vs. the run, last vs. the pass

Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo knew the discrepancy between the two aspects of his unit was lopsided. He just had no idea how different they were.

The Giants Sunday night's game against the 49ers ranked first overall against the run (69.8 yards per game) and last against the pass (316.3).

"I didn't know it was that extreme," Spagnuolo said. "I knew we were doing pretty good [at one] and not so good in the other, but I had no idea."

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That's probably because it is so rare to be so extreme.