2015 New York Giants Stats: 27 Positives to Build On in 2016
By Neal Lynch
When a team goes 6-10, it’s easy to point out the negatives. We’ll examine areas of improvement another time. Right now, we’re taking a look at the positives we can pull from the 2015 New York Giants stats. Numbers don’t lie. The Cleveland Browns believe in the numbers so much that they’ve hired Moneyball maestro Paul DePodesta away from the New York Mets. So, as many bid farewell to Tom Coughlin and point fingers at who’s to blame for what, I combed the team stats from 2015 to see what the Giants did right.
- 420 total points (5th in the league, 4th in NFC)
- 47 touchdowns (7th in league, 4th in NFC)
- 26.2 Points Per Game on offense (tied for 5th in league, 4th in the NFC)
We knew the Giants would be involved in some shootouts this year, but what’s so amazing about this stat is that it could’ve been way higher. Anyone who watched the games this year saw the Giants struggle to score touchdowns in the red zone. They only scored touchdowns 44.44 percent of the time in the red zone, which placed them tied for 28th in the league. The only teams worse were San Francisco, Dallas, and Cleveland. When you have players like Eli Manning, Odell Beckham Jr., Will Tye, and Shane Vereen, a touchdown in the red zone should be a given. Hopefully, Ben McAdoo figures out the formula for success in 2016.