Giants notes: Fourth-down data, more numbers after two games

The New York giants return to work Monday to get ready for the Atlanta Falcons. Let’s take a look at some of the numbers — beyond the 0-2 record

About those fourth-down decisions

In my Sunday column, I mentioned that I thought the Giants should have gone for the first down in fourth-quarter situations Thursday against Washington where they opted for 52- and 55-yard field goals by Graham Gano, each of which gave the Giants six-point leads.

The analytics support that the Giants should have gone for it on both occasions.

Now, a 0.