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Dan Benton

Giants PFF grades: Best and worst performers from Week 1 loss vs. Cowboys

The New York Giants were humiliated on national television Sunday night, falling to the Dallas Cowboys by a score of 40-0 in a game that wasn’t even that close.

It was a catastrophic failure and a comedy of errors from top to bottom. All active players who stepped onto the field had a negative play with precious few putting any good play on tape.

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The Pro Football Focus grades reflect that with only a very small handful of Giants landing in the green.

Here’s a look at the best and worst performers from the Week 1 debacle.

Top 5 offense

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  • OL Joshua Ezeudu (75.8)
  • RB Gary Brightwell (69.2)
  • RB Saquon Barkley (68.5)
  • TE Darren Waller (64.0)
  • OL Andrew Thomas (62.1)

Bottom 5 offense

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  • QB Daniel Jones (41.6)
  • OL Mark Glowinski (41.7)
  • OL John Michael Schmitz (42.8)
  • WR Parris Campbell (43.8)
  • WR Jalin Hyatt (45.9)

Top 5 defense

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  • NT Dexter Lawrence (82.1)
  • LB Micah McFadden (76.2)
  • S Xavier McKinney (75.8)
  • DL Jordon Riley (74.2)
  • LB Bobby Okereke (72.1)

Bottom 5 defense

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  • CB Adoree’ Jackson (40.6)
  • LB Jihad Ward (41.1)
  • S Jason Pinnock (43.0)
  • DT A’Shawn Robinson (45.4)
  • DT Rakeem Nunez-Roches (48.6)

Top 5 special teams

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  • LS Casey Kreiter (83.5)
  • LB Micah McFadden (71.0)
  • S Jason Pinnock (61.8)
  • LB Boogie Basham (61.3)
  • S Dane Belton (61.2)

Bottom 5 special teams

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  • LB Carter Coughlin (43.8)
  • RB Taiwan Jones (52.4)
  • CB Nick McCloud (57.3)
  • TE Daniel Bellinger (57.4)
  • RB Matt Breida (58.4)
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