Giants stock report: Whose is up, down after Week 2 loss to Rams - Giants Wire
The New York Giants followed their promising John Harbaugh-era opener with a 28-6, injury-plagued loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night at SoFi Stadium, falling to 1-1 after a national-television collapse that began on the first drive.
Jaxson Dart was sandwiched by Byron Young and Josaiah Stewart on New York’s seventh play and did not return with a left knee injury. Malik Nabers and Arvell Reese also went down in the first quarter before coming back, while Brian Burns (ankle) and Andrew Thomas (groin) exited in the fourth quarter.
Jameis Winston completed 11 of 27 passes for 111 yards and an interception as the Giants managed just 182 yards and 52 on the ground.
The Rams piled up 481 yards. Matthew Stafford threw four touchdown passes, two of them to Davante Adams, who finished with eight catches for 195 yards. New York’s only points came on a pair of Dominic Zvada field goals.
A home date with the Tennessee Titans (0-2) now looms in Week 3.
Whose stock is up and whose is down after the Week 2 defeat? Let's take a look.
There weren't many bright spots for the Giants on Monday night, but Jevon Holland was one of them. After an unimpressive first season in New York, the veteran safety has started this season off with a bang. Against the Rams, he recorded a team-leading eight tackles (five solo), one pass defensed, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, and an interception. He now has three takeaways in two games.
Many believe Jameis Winston is the best backup quarterback in football, but he didn't look the part on Monday night. It took Winston quite some time to get settled in, his timing was off, he had no rapport with his receivers, and tossed a very Winston-like interception that left everyone scratching their heads. He didn't enter the game under ideal circumstances, but what backups ever do?
Jordan Stout is an All-Pro punter, and it's easy to see why. He punted five times for 315 yards, one touchdown, and three inside the 20-yard line with a long of 78 yards in Week 2. What else needs to be said? Impressive.
Colton Hood may have played 100 percent of the defensive snaps on Monday night, but the film won't earn him any brownie points. He surrendered five receptions on six targets for 71 yards (a long of 31) and two touchdowns. For good measure, he added one of the team's 10 -- ten -- missed tackles.
Rookie Dominic Zvada didn't have the opportunity to kick a field goal in Week 1, settling for four point-after attempts. In the slog that was Monday night's game, he was the only Giants player to score points, connecting on two field goals -- one from 24 yards and another from 52 yards.
Rookie guard Francis Mauigoa grew up idolizing Aaron Donald and had the pleasure (displeasure?) of facing him in Week 2. The result? Not great. Although Sisi fared adequately well in one-on-one situations against Donald, his game as a whole is one he'd soon like to forget. The rookie two quarterback pressures and two QB hits, earning a pass-blocking grade of 0.0 from Pro Football Focus.
