Not many players exceeded their expectations against the Jets, in a game that the New York Giants lost to arguably hit their lowest rock bottom point over the past few seasons, but there were some performances that stood out as rising above the standard set by the rest of the team, which admittedly isn’t a very high one based on the result.
One of those players that played well despite the result was on the offensive line, more specifically offensive guard Kevin Zeitler. The performance wasn’t just good by the standard of the Giants and their current performances, but good enough to earn Zeitler a spot on the Pro Football Focus team of the week.Â
What did PFF have to say about the reasons why Zeitler did well enough to get on the team of the week?
Zeitler earned his highest single-game grade of the season (75.6) against the Jets in Week 10. He allowed just two total pressures and earned a 72.3 run-blocking grade.
Of course, it’s not the most unexpected thing in the world – Zeitler was already highly rated as a guard when the Giants brought him in from the Browns as part of the Olivier Vernon trade, and between the additions of Zeitler and Nate Solder, the former has worked out better than the latter so far.
The offensive line has been one of the worst areas of the team this season and part of the reason why Daniel Jones has a consistent fumble problem is the inability of the line to protect him all of the time.
Changes may be coming after the season, and Solder is likely on the trading block once the offseason hits, but for now, Giants fans will just have to be satisfied with the fact that not every player in this position group is failing to do their job this year.