3 Disastrous stats that defined NY Giants’ disastrous Chargers loss

Sunday, the NY Giants offered little resistance to Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers, falling 37-21

The NY Giants fell to the Los Angeles Chargers 37-21, in a game that wasn’t nearly as competitive as the final score might suggest.

Sunday’s loss marks the Giants’ ninth of the season, and ensures a fifth consecutive losing season

The game as a whole felt like what people have come to expect from the NY Giants; Poor offensive play calling, the defense being expected to make stop after stop, and the team just doing too little too late.

The final score does not serve as an accurate depiction of this game. The NY Giants went into the fourth quarter with just seven points on the board. They also faced a 30-point deficit. Two garbage time touchdowns, including the first rushing touchdown of Mike Glennon’s career, led to the score seeming much closer than it truly was.

Following Sunday’s loss, the NY Giants now sit at 4-9 with a tough final stretch of games coming.

New York finishes its season with games against the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, and the Washington Football Team. By no means will it be an easy stretch and the Giants will have to step up in a big way if they want to end this season on a high note.

Here are 3 disastrous stats that defined the NY Giants’ loss to the Chargers

181 Passing Yards

NY Giants quarterback Mike Glennon finished the day with a mundane 191 passing yards, with two touchdowns and one interception to go along with it. He added one more touchdown on the ground but also added another turnover.

At no point in the game did the offense look like it was a solid unit.

Wide receiver Kenny Golladay finished the day with eight targets, which was the highest number on the team. But while he led the team in targets, he hauled in just two passes for 15 yards. Sterling Shepard, Darius Slayton, and Evan Engram combined for just 3 catches for 35 yards.

The biggest play of the day was a 60-yard reception made by tight end Kyle Rudolph.

The reception by Rudolph resulted in a third of the total passing yards for the day.

Whether it be due to Mike Glennon just not being able to put the offense into a position where they can move the ball through the air at a good rate or just poor play calling, there is a clear issue in this Giants passing game. It has been an issue all season as the Giants have passed 300-passing yards just once this season.

275 Passing yards allowed

The NY Giants’ defense was incapable of getting stops against this high powered Chargers offense.

Quarterback Justin Herbert was able to take the Chargers offense up the field as he pleased. His 275 passing yard and three touchdown day was capped off by arguably the throw of the year.

The Giants’ defense allowed 11.8 yards per completion and 8.7 yards per attempt. They were exposed at nearly all levels of the passing game. The absence of cornerback Adoree Jackson was felt heavily today as each of the top Chargers targets was able to get the ball today.

Even with the absence of wide receiver Keenan Allen, Los Angeles’ offense didn’t skip a beat.

At least a portion of passing success can be attributed to the Giants inability to impact Herbert. He was sacked just twice and able to move freely around the pocket and allow for plays to develop.

16 for 64

Saquon Barkley had arguably his best performance since returning from his ankle injury.

Barkley ran for 64 yards on 16 rushing attempts. His longest run of the day came on a 13 yard rush that showcased a classic Barkley run.

He added another 31 yards through the air on three receptions. He also reached the end zone and added his own garbage time touchdown.

Barkely finished the day averaging four yards per carry which would also be his highest of the season. As the game quickly got out of hand, the Giants were forced to switch to a pass heavy offense. This led to less rushing attempts for Brkley.

But his 16 attempts should be a breath of fresh air for this team. Barkley showing that he can get back to a heavy workload would allow this offense a bit more flexibility.