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Oct 25, 2015; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants strong safety Brandon Meriweather (22) intercepts a pass intended for Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrance Williams (83) during the NFL game at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
Drew Brees vs. the New York Giants secondary
On Sunday Drew Brees will take the field, hoping to gain some much needed ground on the division-leading Panthers and the 6-1 Falcons. At 3-4 the New Orleans Saints can’t afford to wait around to start winning if they hope to have a shot at making the playoffs in a surprisingly dominant division. They don’t have an easy road though, as Brees and the Saints are facing the NFC East leading Giants who boast a very opportunistic defense.
On paper, it doesn’t seem like Brees has much to be worried about. In the past, he has pretty much dominated the Giants. He’s 4-1 all time against the team, and has totaled 12 touchdowns to only 2 interceptions against them in his career. The Giants have given up the second most passing yards in the league this season, along with the fourth most total yards.
Looking a little bit closer though, we see that New York is also second in the league in interceptions, with 11 on the season. They’ve also recovered the 10th most fumbles and are third in the league in takeaways. If there’s one thing Brees has struggled with on occasion, its turnovers.
We all remember the Thursday night game in 2012 where Brees threw 5 interceptions, and that was just one of 16 games in his career with 3+ interceptions. He’s got 55 multi-interception games, meaning he’s thrown at least 2 picks in over one-quarter of the games in his career.
He’s yet to have a multi-interception game this season, which means he’s probably due for one, and the Giants are ready to deliver it. Brees is throwing an interception on only 1.6% of his passes this season, the lowest percentage in his career, but I have to think he will regress to his norm at some point, as he’s got a 2.6% career interception ratio.
Eight different Giants have picked off passes this season, which means nowhere on the field will be safe for Brees to throw it. Instead of trick-or-treating on Saturday night, Drew Brees will be holed up at home, trying to make sure he knows how to beat this Giants secondary that loves to take advantage of mistakes.
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