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New York Giants did not lose Sunday, but they also did not win.
A 14-point second-half deficit became a late tie, then an overtime neither team could finish. Northwest Stadium left both sidelines with the same number and the same unfinished business after a wet afternoon that swung both ways. The NFC East lead is still there. A clear read on the performance is not.
Pro Football Focus has graded the Commanders tape. A tie settles nothing on the scoreboard. The grades will have to sort the rest.
Here's a look at the highest- and lowest-graded Giants players from their Week 5 win, courtesy of Pro Football Focus.
Top 5 offense
- TE Isaiah Likely (81.7)
- WR Malik Nabers (75.8)
- OL Bryan Hudson (70.9)
- OL Jermaine Eluemunor (70.3)
- OL Andrew Thomas (68.5)
Bottom 5 offense
- OL Aaron Stinnie (42.1)
- OL Marcus Mbow (44.8)
- WR Darnell Mooney (46.0)
- RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (52.1)
- OL Francis Mauigoa (52.7)
Top 5 defense
- LB Abdul Carter (89.7)
- DT D.J. Reader (77.2)
- CB Dru Phillips (73.8)
- S Ar'Darius Washington (71.8)
- DT Shelby Harris (71.1)
Bottom 5 defense
- LB Jihad Ward (35.0)
- LB Trace Ford (50.3)
- DT Darius Alexander (51.5)
- LB Arvell Reese (54.0)
- S Jevon Holland (55.6)
Top 5 special teams
- CB Colton Hood (81.1)
- TE Theo Johnson (80.2)
- LB Zaire Barnes (76.1)
- TE Thomas Fidone II (73.9)
- LB Trace Ford (73.4)
Bottom 5 special teams
- K Dominic Zvada (39.1)
- WR Dalen Cambre (51.4)
- RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (52.8)
- CB Nic Jones (54.2)
- LB Micah McFadden (54.4)
Other notable player grades
- QB J.J. McCarthy (64.3)
- QB Jameis Winston (62.5)
- WR Malachi Fields (59.4)
- TE Theo Johnson (56.1)
- RB Cam Skattebo (54.9)
- LB Kayvon Thibodeaux (65.5)
- CB Greg Newsome II (59.7)
- CB Deonte Banks (57.4)
- LB Tremaine Edmunds (56.5)
- S Tyler Nubin (55.8)
This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: Abdul Carter was New York Giants' highest-graded player in tie vs. Commanders
