The New York Giants made a significant change in week six against the Washington Football Team, as they benched left tackle Andrew Thomas in favor of Matt Peart. The benching wasn’t performance-related but a result of Thomas being tardy to a meeting.
Ultimately, sitting for the opening series was a lose-lose situation for Thomas, as his counterpart performed extremely well in specific categories against Washington. Notably, he had an elite 93.4 blocking grade over 26 total snaps. In pass blocking, he graded out at 58, which isn’t terrible compared to Thomas’ embarrassing 31.7 grade in week five against Dallas.