NFL power rankings round-up 2024: How do Giants fare entering Week 3?

The rookie has thrived in the slot cornerback role. Phillips had 12 tackles (two for a loss) and a sack in Sunday’s loss to the Commanders. The third-round pick’s stop percentage of 12.8% is second among all slot corners through two weeks, according to NFL Next Gen Stats. He has also allowed just five receptions for 22 yards as the nearest defender in coverage. He has made a strong early impression for the Giants.

The Daniel Jones experience is quite something. Last week, he was diabolical, and this week, he was competent and showed flashes of what we have seen previously. However, the Giants could still only score 18 points against a defense that is ranking as the worst in the league right now.

The defense has not been much better, and this team really does feel like a train ready to come off the tracks in 2024.

Both units are among the bottom 10 in terms of EPA, and this is a situation where we could see a head coach being relieved of his job before Thanksgiving.

If you showed nothing but Daniel Jones highlights against Washington, a casual viewer might think he’s a pretty darned good QB. And positive things apparently happen when you force feed the ball to Malik Nabers. Eighteen of Jones’ 28 pass attempts went the rookie’s way, and Nabers responded with 10 catches for 127 yards and a touchdown that put New York up at the break. He had catches for double-digit yards in all four quarters and came down with several big third- and fourth-down grabs. Even with that performance, the Giants were obviously limited in a game where they crossed midfield on six of their seven possessions but only finished with 18 points. The defense was great in the red zone (allowing the Commanders to score zero TDs in six trips) but didn’t truly stop Washington once all day, not counting the end-of-half kneeldown. They need an almost perfect script to win a game right now.