Here is a look at some numbers to know for Sunday’s matchup between the New York Giants and New Orleans Saints.
From NextGen Stats
- The Giants have used spread formations on a league-high 39.7% of their offensive plays this season but have decreased their spread formation usage in recent weeks. After deploying spread formations on 43.3% of plays during Weeks 1-2, the Giants reduced this rate to 36.2% during Weeks 3-4, representing a 7.1 percentage point decrease. Against the Chargers in Week 4 when using spread formations, the Giants generated just 39 passing yards, their fewest in a game this season, while accumulating 89 rushing yards, their most in a game this season (+36 RYOE). Matchup: The Saints defense has allowed only 4.4 yards per attempt (3rd-fewest) and 5.8 yards per carry against spread formations this season, with the latter figure nearly a yard above league average.
- Jaxson Dart had 1 pass touchdown, 1 rush touchdown, and no interceptions in his first career start in Week 4. The only rookie quarterbacks since 1970 with 1+ pass touchdown & 1+ rush touchdown in each of their first 2 NFL starts were DEN Tim Tebow in 2010 (1-1 W-L) & CAR Cam Newton in 2011 (lost both games).
- Spencer Rattler has thrown 5 pass touchdowns and just 1 interception in 2025. That is the best TD-INT ratio by any QB with 100+ pass attempts but zero wins over the team’s first 4 games of a season since the 1970 merger. The record was previously held by Warren Moon’s 4-1 TD-INT ratio through 4 games in 1970.
- Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart threw 65% of his passes in under 2.5 seconds in Week 4, the fifth-highest quick pass rate in a game this season. Dart recorded 67 of his 111 passing yards and 1 touchdown on quick throws and maintained a success rate of 53.8% on such attempts, double his 25% success rate on throws longer than 2.5 seconds.
Saints offense
Total yards per game: 301 (22nd)
Points per game: 16.5 (28th)
Passing yards per game: 177.0 (27th)
Rushing yards per game: 124.0 (T-10th)
Saints defense
Total yards per game: 324.0 (18th)
Points per game: 30.3 (30th)
Passing yards per game: 205.3 (15th)
Rushing yards per game: 118.8 (18th)
Giants offense
Total yards per game: 317.0 (20th)
Points per game: 18.3 (27th)
Passing yards per game: 204.8 (17th)
Rushing yards per game: 112.3 (17th)
Giants defense
Total yards per game: 388.5 (29th)
Points per game: 25.3 (23rd)
Passing yards per game: 235.5 (25th)
Rushing yards per game: 112.3 (17th)
More numbers
- New Orleans quarterback Spencer Rattler is 0-10 as a starter in his two NFL seasons.
- Jaxson Dart last week became the second quarterback since 2000 to rush for 1+ touchdown, throw for 1+ touchdown and rush for 50+ yards in his first career start, joining QB Tim Tebow (1 passing touchdown, 1 rushing touchdown and 78 rushing yards at Oakland on 12/19/10).
- Wan’Dale Robinson has 10 third-receptions this season, second-most in the NFL. Puka Nacua of the Los Angeles Rams has 11.
- OLB Brian Burns has started four games and produced 20 tackles, 9 quarterback hits, 6 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks and 3 passes defensed. Burns’ 5.0 sacks are tied for the most in the NFL this season. His 6 tackles for loss are tied for the fourth-most.
- Abdul Carter (19) leads all rookie pass rushes in quarterback pressures. James Pearce of the Atlanta Falcons is second with 11. Carter also leads in QB hits with 8.
- Giants cornerback Dru Phillips leads the NFL with 8 passes defensed.
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