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Giants PFF grades: Best and worst performers from Week 12 win vs. Patriots

The New York Giants improved to 4-8 on the season with a 10-7 victory over the New England Patriots at a rainy MetLife Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

With the win, the Giants keep their extremely thin NFC playoff hopes alive — they are 2.5 games back — and now have an opportunity to rest during the bye week.

While the game itself was far from pretty, there were a few players who put quality play on film and stood out. There were also a few who underwhelmed.

Here’s a look at the best and worst performers, courtesy of PFF, from the Week 12 victory.

Top 5 offense

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  • WR Jalin Hyatt (92.0)
  • OL Andrew Thomas (89.5)
  • OL Mark Glowinski (70.0)
  • RB Matt Breida (69.9)
  • OL John Michael Schmitz (65.7)

Bottom 5 offense

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  • WR Sterling Shepard (39.1)
  • OL Ben Bredeson (53.7)
  • WR Wan’Dale Robinson (53.9)
  • TE Lawrence Cager (54.7)
  • RB Saquon Barkley (54.7)

Top 5 defense

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  • S Xavier McKinney (91.7)
  • LB Bobby Okereke (78.0)
  • LB Kayvon Thibodeaux (74.0)
  • LB Benton Whitley (73.0)
  • CB Adoree’ Jackson (70.4)

Bottom 5 defense

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  • DT Jordon Riley (29.6)
  • LB Isaiah Simmons (39.9)
  • DL D.J. Davidson (41.5)
  • DL A’Shawn Robinson (42.1)
  • DL Rakeem Nunez-Roches (45.0)

Top 5 special teams

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  • LS Casey Kreiter (79.7)
  • LB Cam Brown (77.8)
  • LB Carter Coughlin (77.2)
  • DB Nick McCloud (64.1)
  • LB Benton Whitley (63.3)

Bottom 5 special teams

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  • S Xavier McKinney (29.5)
  • RB Matt Breida (47.6)
  • S Dane Belton (49.7)
  • TE Lawrence Cager (58.8)
  • TE Daniel Bellinger (59.0)

Other notables

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  • QB Tommy DeVito (63.2)
  • OL Justin Pugh (58.4)
  • TE Daniel Bellinger (57.9)
  • LB Jihad Ward (69.0)
  • CB Cor’Dale Flott (54.9)
  • LB Azeez Ojulari (46.5)
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