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Giants vs. the blitz

How well are the Giants handling pass pressure this season? If you look at the number of sacks, everything seems fine. But look at the number of hits and we have a problem:

For the most part, the Giants have been adept at handling pressure this season. Manning has been sacked only 22times (ninth in the NFL), thanks in part to his ability to avoid the rush and in part to a much-improved offensive line. In fact, in nine of the Giants' 12 games, Manning has been sacked two or fewer times.

Then again, according to STATS, Inc., Manning has been knocked down on passing plays 129 times this season. That's the third-highest total in the league and represents 29.4% of the Giants' 438 passing plays.

This comes from a Ralph Vachiano Daily News article about the Eagles defense and Manning's growing pains as a prelude to the game that starts in a few hours...

Posted by James Trotta at December 11, 2005 2:53 PM