In an effort to salvage their dwindling playoff chances, the New York Giants have announced they will not play any more home games for the remainder of the season.

Not really, but would you blame them if they decided to forego the air conditioner with seats that is MetLife Stadium and just play in the street all the time?

You don’t need me or a stat sheet to tell you that the Giants played well on defense but terrible on offense in their 17-7 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals last night. Still, there’s some use in seeing who played how much, and who the folks at Pro Football Focus think played well or poorly, so here we go.

Offence

Snap counts

• As has been the case all season, Daniel Jones and the starting offensive line played every second. We’ll see if the streak ends next week as Andrew Thomas has injured his left foot. We’ll also see how long the streak at quarterback lasts if Jones continues to fail at home.
• With Devin Singletary out, Tyrone Tracy has clearly become the leading running back, only occasionally getting pinned for a series from Eric Gray. The only question now is whether Tracy’s eye-popping play has permanently won him the RB1 position when Singletary returns.
• With Malik Nabers still out, the Giants played a lot of 11-men, with Darius Slayton, Wan’Dale Robinson and Jalin Hyatt all playing the majority of snaps and Isaiah Hodgins seeing the field at times.
• Once again, Theo Johnson got most of the TE snaps, with Chris Manhertz and Daniel Bellinger taking the field at times. Josh Ezeudu again got one game as a jumbo TE.

PFF grades

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• Befitting an offense that could reach the end zone just once against one of the league’s worst defenses, not a single Giants offensive player was rated as elite (80 or higher).
• Among skill players, Darius Slayton and Tyrone Tracy were at the top end of the average PFF category overall, with Tracy scoring above average in receiving. Tracy had 107 total yards – 57 of them receiving yards, but he had 61 YAC, meaning he did all the work himself. That’s a promising looking player for a fifth-round draft pick.
• The offensive line didn’t have a great game, but PFF didn’t think they were that bad:

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Overall, Greg Van Roten and Andrew Thomas scored above average overall, although Thomas gave up two sacks to Trey Hendrickson. The other three offensive linemen were slightly below average, with John Michael Schmitz allowing three pressures and a QB hit.

• Daniel Jones had a terrible game (54.5 overall but 48.2 passing):

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Jones wasn’t quite average, even when kept clean last night, and was just awful when pressed. His stats under pressure and on blitz (33.3% of dropbacks) were almost identical, suggesting that a lot of the pressure last night came from the blitz. His disastrous interception in the red zone was a bull’s-eye. Opposing defenses will take note; he better look for popular books. He didn’t have a big play last night, even though the Bengals safeties played shallow and invited him to go over the top of coverage.

Defense

Snap counts

• The Giants dominated the time of possession; the defense was on the field for just 53 snaps versus 79 for the Bengals defense. The fact that Cincinnati only had 10 points until the end of the game shows a great effort by the defense.
• Brian Burns and Azeez Ojulari played most of the snaps at the edge, but were occasionally pinned by Boogie Basham.
• The same was true on the interior for Dexter Lawrence and Rakeem Nunez-Roches, with DJ Davidson, Elijah Chatman and Jordon Riley, in descending order, replacing them.
• As usual, Bobby Okereke played every snap and Micah McFadden played about three-quarters of the snaps.
• As usual, Tae Banks and Jason Pinnock played almost every snap, and Tyler Nubin played every snap. Cor’Dale Flott and Dru Phillips were on the court more than half the time, while Isaiah Simmons and Adoree’ Jackson played occasionally.

PFF grades

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• Unsurprisingly, considering the defense kept the high-powered Bengals offense in check for most of the night, six players, including five who played more than half the snaps, scored above average.
• Brian Burns (87.8) played his best game as a Giant; Although his pass rush grade was only 69.1, he had five pressures, including a sack and a QB hit. Azeez Ojulari scored just 67.2, but he had six pressures, including two sacks. Boogie Basham scored 64.9, but had a batted pass.
• Bobby Okereke had one of his best games of the season (75.0), but Micah McFadden had one of his worst (38.6), mainly due to poor coverage (five receptions in five targets for 49 yards and 26 YAC). All but one were against Tee Higgins or Ja’Marr Chase.
• Dru Phillips again played a very good match (74.5), especially in running support. Tae Banks was okay (63.9); he gave up four receptions in four targets for 47 yards and 28 YAC. That’s not too bad against Tee Higgins. Tyler Nubin (59.2), Jason Pinnock (51.9) and Cor’Dale Flott (49.5) were all slightly below average.