3 NY Giants winners and 2 losers from Week 9 debacle against Washington

The NY Giants really just can’t get out of their own way in the 2024 season. On Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium while wearing their legacy uniforms, the Giants faltered again in a 27-22 defeat at the hands of the Washington Commanders.

The loss was the Giants' fourth straight defeat, which has sent them crashing down to the bottom of the NFL rankings and firmly into the bottom of the NFC East standings. A month after they last beat the Seattle Seahawks on the road to improve to 2-3 and gave the entire fanbase hope that the Giants had a potential season worthy of playing, four straight losses have sent the Giants crashing back down to a harsh reality at 2-7. A reality that the Giants are not a good football team and still need a lot of help before they can ever be considered contenders again.

Their 2-7 record is an NFL worst at the moment, but fortunately for the Giants, they have some company in the basement of the NFL, as they are one of seven teams with the same record.

Despite the loss on Sunday, all wasn’t lost for the Giants, as not everyone played a terrible game against the Commanders. Who were considered the winners and losers from the game against Washington?

3 winners and 2 losers from NY Giants Week 9 loss to the Washington Commanders

Winner: Tyrone Tracy

If there is a clear cut case of who the new number one running back in East Rutherford is, it is definitely Tyrone Tracy, who has emerged with the job.

Some thought Tracy might share time and split carries with Devin Singletary, the veteran the Giants signed after Saquon Barkley left, and second-year back Eric Gray, but Tracy has gotten the bulk of the carries for the Giants offense, which was the case on Sunday.

Tracy finished with 66 rushing yards and 69 total yards in the game against the Commanders. They might not be numbers that jump out for anyone, but Tracy wasn’t as used as much in the offense during the second half due to the team not running the ball as frequently, which of course was due to the fact that the Giants fell behind 21-7 at halftime and spent the rest of the way playing catch up with the passing game.

50 of the 66 yards Tracy had came in the first half when the Giants kept it a close game before the end of the first half and eventually fell two touchdowns behind the Commanders. Had the Giants stuck to the running game, Tracy would have gotten more than just the 16 yards he had in the second half and could have challenged for his third 100-plus-yard rushing game.

Tracy has 442 yards on just 89 carries with the majority of those coming after Week 5 when he got his first ever start in Seattle. Unless an injury happens to the rookie back, Tracy will only continue to get better with more reps and game experience, as he has firmly taken the job of the main running back for the Giants.