Proper deal with Evan Neal, in his first begin since November 5 of final season, was the highest-graded offensive participant for the New York Giants of their 20-17 loss to the Carolina Panthers in Munich, Germany on Sunday.
The very best-graded Giants in Week 10 vs the Panthers:
🥇 Dru Phillips – 88.2
🥈 Brian Burns – 85.1
🥉 Evan Neal – 80.6
🏅 Cor’Dale Flott – 77.8
🏅 Greg Van Roten – 76.7 pic.twitter.com/6gH8plsyHt— PFF NY Giants (@PFF_Giants) November 11, 2024
Neal was inserted at proper deal with this week after Jermaine Eluemunor was moved from there over to the left facet because the Giants proceed to search out the right combination within the wake of the season-ending harm to Andrew Thomas.
Neal performed all 75 offensive snaps on Sunday and graded properly in all phases of the sport.
Evan Neal has the best in-game PFF grade for the Giants offense
🟩 72.1 Total
🟩 70.2 Go Block
🟩 73.0 Run Block
pic.twitter.com/ykC4TR2sgb— All-22 (@All22_PFF) November 10, 2024
“It felt good to get again on the market and play once more after a yr,” Neal stated, by way of the New York Publish. “I’m simply grateful. Not each play was excellent. I didn’t play an ideal recreation. I’m certain there’s going to be issues I’m going to again on tape and see and proper. However I believe it was a stable general outing for my first outing.”
Eluemunor made it identified that he was not in favor of the change, preferring to remain at proper deal with, however the workforce has been reluctant to place Neal on the left facet. So, it was Eluemunor who needed to make the transfer.
“It’s onerous to modify sides like that. It’s not probably the most comfy factor,” Eluemunor instructed The Publish. “I inform individuals it’s such as you’ve been writing along with your proper hand for a very long time and out of nowhere they let you know, you gotta write an essay along with your left hand and it’s due on Saturday and you’ve got three days to freaking learn to write along with your left hand.”
Ultimately, Eluemunor had a tough go in his first motion at left deal with this season permitting seven pressures, 4 hurries, two QB hits, and a sack however that was doubtless anticipated.
Eluemunor has performed left deal with lately together with his earlier workforce, the Las Vegas Raiders. Final yr, he performed 125 snaps there and 66 in 2022.
