The once-proud New York Giants defense is in shambles, and it’s been that way for a few years now. The pass defense, or lack thereof, has been laid bare for all to see in the multitude of fourth quarter leads this team has blown. Against the Lions, though, the run defense said, “Hold my beer,” letting Jahmyr Gibbs run wild, including on the first play of overtime.

The run defense wasn’t the main culprit against the Patriots last Monday, grading just below average for the game (56.9) by Pro Football Focus. That however followed a string of games in which they graded the run D 29.3, 39.6, 40.6, 49.3, 42.1, and 35.6. For the season, the Giants are PFF’s lowest-graded run defense at 40.2. Aaron Schatz, formerly of the now-defunct Football Outsiders, continues to calculate his defense-adjusted

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