• Russell Wilson spent most of his Giants debut under siege: According to PFF’s first review of the game film, he was pressured on 19 of his 45 dropbacks. He took two sacks, six quarterback hits and 13 additional hurries.

• The rushing attack offered little relief: New York managed just 72 net rushing yards compared to Washington’s 219, averaging 3.1 yards per attempt. The Giants produced only one explosive run of 10-plus yards, and their running backs averaged just 0.3 yards before contact per attempt.

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The New York Giants entered 2025 with the No. 28-ranked offensive line in PFF’s preseason rankings, and that concern showed up immediately in their 21-6 loss to the Washington Commanders in Week 1.

Russell Wilson spent most of his Giants debut under siege. According to PFF’s first review of the game film, he was pressured on 19 of his 45 dropbacks. He took two sacks, six quarterback hits and 13 additional hurries. Four of those pressures came from unlocked defenders.

Left tackle James Hudson III was the main liability, giving up eight pressures on 45 pass-blocking snaps on first review. Greg Van Roten (RG), Jermaine Eluemunor (RT) and Jon Runyan (LG) each allowed two pressures, as did center John Michael Schmitz.

Wilson rarely looked comfortable in the pocket. His average depth of target sat at just 6.7 yards, and he attempted only one throw of 20-plus yards downfield, which fell incomplete. He averaged 4.5 yards per attempt while producing negative 0.41 expected points added (EPA) per pass — a mark in the 30th percentile compared to last year’s single-game outputs. More than 40% of his passes (40.5%) were thrown short of the sticks, and he was hit twice while releasing the football.

The rushing attack offered little relief. New York managed just 72 net rushing yards compared to Washington’s 219, averaging 3.1 yards per attempt. The Giants produced only one explosive run of 10-plus yards, and their running backs averaged just 0.3 yards before contact per attempt. They added modest value after contact, finishing with 1.7 yards after contact per rush.

The bulk of the ground production came from Wilson himself, who scrambled six times for 39 yards and added four yards on two designed runs.

All five starters on the Giants’ offensive line graded below 66.0 on first review, underscoring the across-the-board struggles in pass protection and the run game.

The Giants’ offensive line issues were the storyline heading into the season, and Week 1 only reinforced why Andrew Thomas’ health will be critical. Without him anchoring the unit, New York risks fielding the worst offensive line in the league.