The New York Giants couldn’t overcome their primetime curse on Sunday Evening Soccer, falling to the Cincinnati Bengals, 17-7, at MetLife Stadium.
The offense, with out rookie vast receiver Malik Nabers, couldn’t generate any large performs down the sphere towards a porous secondary, whereas a more healthy Bengals line of defense restricted Giants operating backs to three.15 yards per carry.
Particular groups fared no higher as substitute kicker Greg Joseph missed two fourth quarter subject targets vast proper.
However there was one shiny spot — Shane Bowen’s more and more dominant protection.
Joe Burrow and the Bengals entered Sunday’s sport averaging 32.5 factors per sport over the previous month however have been restricted to simply 17 on the evening. Famous person vast receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins have been stored below 80 yards every, and Burrow barely eclipsed 200 yards passing.
Retired offensive lineman and present NFL analyst, Brian Baldinger, took a have a look at that defensive efficiency and centered on two gamers: linebacker Azeez Ojulari and nostril sort out Dexter Lawrence.
.@Giants protection couldnt play significantly better v @bengals who had been averaging 35 factors a sport over the past 3 video games. @agentdexy97 has 7 sacks in first 6 video games. #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/DDbXbJrhlr
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) October 15, 2024
“Whenever you watch it, Ojulari was excellent,” Baldinger stated. “Simply excellent instead of Kayvon (Thibodeaux).”
Ojulari created the stress and pushed Burrow off his mark permitting Lawrence to swoop in for his seventh sack of the season.
.@Giants @agentdexy97 together with his seventh sack of the season. And so well timed holding the @bengals to a FG. #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/u0VYiXOqPI
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) October 14, 2024
“Dexter Lawrence together with his seventh sack of the season, pushing each the middle and the guard. Joe Burrow will get off and there’s Dexy, proper there. One other sack,” Baldinger stated. “I imply, is any defensive sort out — nostril sort out — enjoying any higher than Dexter Lawrence?”
To reply Baldinger’s query, no. Nobody on protection is enjoying higher than Lawrence. Full cease.
And credit score to Ojulari as properly.
