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New York Giants Defense vs Running Backs (2025)

In 2025, the New York Giants allowed 116.5 rushing yards per game to running backs — #31 of 32 (1 = stingiest). This is a two-year-stable soft matchup — one of the few defense-vs-position tendencies that repeated across seasons.

Everything they allowed to running backs, per game

Metric	Season	Last 4	Last 2
Rush yds allowed	116.5	88.0	78.0
Rush TD allowed	0.9	0.8	1.0
Targets allowed	5.5	2.8	2.5
Receptions allowed	4.5	2.5	2.5
Rec yds allowed	29.9	16.5	14.0
Yards per target	5.5	6.0	5.6
Explosive receptions (20+)	0.1	0.0	0.0

Last 4 = weeks 15–18; last 2 = weeks 17–18. 2025 regular season.

Upcoming: week 1 vs Dallas Cowboys

Running Backs they'll face first: Javonte Williams.

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Methodology: computed from nflverse play-by-play; a quarter's yards are the yards gained on plays snapped in that quarter. Averages use each player's games played, not team games. Updated 2026-07-28.

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