Heading into the season, there was essentially only one part of the Giants’ roster that looked like a true strength: the pass rush. And in September, that looked to be true. Through Week 5, the Giants led the league in sack rate at 12% and were tied for fourth in pass rush win rate at 50%. But since then, they’ve been nowhere near as good, ranking 17th and 28th in those two metrics, respectively.
Little quells pass-rushing ills like the Saints’ offensive line, which ranks 29th in pass block win rate. Of particular concern for the Saints is rookie left tackle Taliese Fuaga, whose 82% pass block win rate ranks 64th out of 66 qualifiers at the position.