10 Giants facts that shouldn't scare the Vikings at all
Need a last-minute boost of confidence before the Vikings and Giants square off at U.S. Bank Stadium Sunday afternoon? Here are 10 stats/facts that should relieve some of the anxiety fans are feeling...
1. Giants went 2-5-1 in the second half of the season and their only wins were against the Commanders and Colts.
2. Daniel Jones was sacked 44 times this season. That's the fifth most in the NFL. Admittedly, Kirk Cousins taking 46 sacks is tied with Geno Smith for the third most.
3. Justin Jefferson's 128 catches and 1,809 yards is equal to the combined total from New York's top three wide receivers. Darius Slayton, Richie James and Isaiah Hodgins combined for 136 catches and 1,644 yards.
4. The Giants allowed 144.2 rushing yards per game, ranking sixth worst in the NFL.
5. The Giants allowed 5.2 yards per rush (31st in the NFL) and a whopping 28.6% of running plays against them went for first downs (worst in the NFL).
6. Daniel Jones threw for under 200 yards in 10 games this season.
7. Just seven Giants starters and 17 players on the roster have playoff experience. That could be a big deal – especially inside a raucous U.S. Bank Stadium.
8. All the yards add up the same one way or another, but if it weren't for a gaping hole to fuel Saquan Barkley's 27-yard touchdown run late in the Week 16 game in Minnesota, Barkley would've only had 57 yards on 13 carries.
9. New York had a grand total of 28 passing plays that went 20+ yards. That ranked dead last in the NFL. The Vikings had 50 such passing plays.
10. The Giants went 2-7 against teams with a winning record this season – and they usually got beat by more than a touchdown in those games.
- 23-16 loss vs. Dallas
- 24-20 win vs. Baltimore
- 23-17 win vs. Jacksonville
- 31-18 loss vs. Detroit
- 28-20 loss vs. Dallas
- 48-22 loss vs. Philadelphia
- 27-24 loss vs. Minnesota
- 22-16 loss vs. Philadelphia
Title: Bring Me The Sports co-owner, editor Email: joe@bringmethenews.com Twitter: @JoeBMTN Education: Southwest Minnesota State University Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Expertise: All things Minnesota sports Nelson has covered Minnesota sports for two decades, starting his media career in sports radio. He worked at small market Minnesota stations in Marshall and St. Cloud before joining one of the nation's highest-rated sports stations, KFAN-FM 100.3 in the Twin Cities. There, he was the producer of the top-rated mid-morning sports show with Minnesota Vikings announcer Paul Allen. His radio experience helped blossom a career as a sports writer, joining Minneapolis-based Bring Me The News in 2011. Nelson and Adam Uren became co-owners of Bring Me The News in 2018 and have since more than tripled the site's traffic and launched Bring Me The Sports in cooperation with the Sports Illustrated/FanNation umbrella. Nelson has covered the Super Bowl and numerous training camps, NFL combines, the MLB All-Star Game and Minnesota playoff games, in addition to the day-to-day happenings on and off the field of play. Nelson also has extensive knowledge of non-sports subjects, including news and weather. He works closely with Bring Me The News meteorologist Sven Sundgaard to produce a bevy of weather and climate information for Minnesota readers. Nelson helped launch and manage the Bring Me The News Radio Network, which provided more than 50 radio stations around Minnesota with daily news, sports and weather reports from 2011-17.