One of the only bright spots for the New York Giants last year was the special teams. As the most underappreciated third of football, this unit did not garner much publicity. However, without the improvement in this department, the Giants may have been worse than their 5-11 record.
2017 Woes
Entering 2018, the Giants came in as the worst special teams unit on many platforms. The Giants entered ranked last in the NFL according to Pro Football Focus, Football Outsiders and Rick Gosselin’s well-respected rankings. This was due to underperformance in all aspects of the unit.