Giants at Rams — Week 2 Matchup Preview

GAME PREVIEW

Monday night puts Jaxson Dart’s explosive Week 1 efficiency across from Matthew Stafford and the Rams.

New York opened 2026 with 28 points and 394 yards, converting 81.8% of third downs and avoiding a three-and-out. The one-game sample is extreme, but it gives the Giants a clear identity entering Monday night.

Dart completed 23 of 29 passes for 230 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions while adding 54 rushing yards. Cam Skattebo handled 18 carries, Malik Nabers drew nine targets and Isaiah Likely caught all eight of his targets for two scores.

From Week 2 forward, EdgeLine player tables use current-season, season-to-date data. For this preview that means 2026 Week 1 performance only. Rankings are early-season snapshots and should be read in that context.

Team Offense

2026 season-to-date • through Week 1

Giants	Metric	Rams
28#12	Points / Game	7#32
394#7	Yards / Game	290#18
5.79#12	Yards / Play	5.09#21
4#5	Offensive TDs / Game	1#24
36:40#4	Time of Possession	26:10#23
81.8%#1	3rd-Down Conversion %	22.2%#26
0.0%#1	Three-and-Out Rate ↓	10.0%#10
100.0%#1	Red-Zone TD %	33.3%#26
1#8	Turnovers / Game ↓	2#18

What to Watch

New York opened with 394 yards and four offensive touchdowns while converting 81.8% of third downs.
The Giants did not go three-and-out in Week 1 and scored touchdowns on every red-zone trip, an extreme one-game efficiency profile worth testing against Los Angeles.
Week 2 is still a one-game sample, so the key question is whether New York can sustain drives at anything close to its opening-week rate.

Team Defense

2026 season-to-date • through Week 1

Giants	Metric	Rams
3#19	DST Fantasy PPG	2#24
20#10	Points Allowed / Game ↓	27#18
244#5	Yards Allowed / Game ↓	379#22
4.69#9	Yards / Play Allowed ↓	5.92#24
3#16	TDs Allowed / Game ↓	3#16
72.7%#31	Opponent 3rd-Down % ↓	58.3%#29
14.3%#17	Three-and-Out Rate Forced	11.1%#19
100.0%#23	Opponent Red-Zone TD % ↓	66.7%#14
1#16	Takeaways / Game	1#16
0#28	Sacks / Game	0#28
0.0%#28	Sack Rate	0.0%#28
3#24	QB Hits / Game	2#29
8.8%#28	QB Hit Rate	5.9%#30

What to Watch

New York allowed only 244 yards in Week 1, but opponents converted 72.7% of third downs.
The Giants finished without a sack and generated only three quarterback hits, putting their ability to disrupt Matthew Stafford in focus.
New York also allowed touchdowns on every opponent red-zone trip, another early efficiency number to watch.

Quarterback

2026 season-to-date • through Week 1

Jaxson Dart	Metric	Matthew Stafford
TRADITIONAL STATS
29#17	Pass Attempts	25#24
23#8	Completions	15#27
230#11	Passing Yards	155#28
3#2	Passing TDs	0#29
0#1	Interceptions	1#21
11#1	Rush Attempts	2#23
54#2	Rushing Yards	-1#34
0#8	Rushing TDs	0#8
EFFICIENCY
79.3%#2	Completion %	60.0%#24
7.93#12	Yards / Attempt	6.2#23
134.2#2	Passer Rating	61.25#32
10.3%#4	TD Rate	0.0%#29
0.0%#1	INT Rate ↓	4.0%#32
100.0%#1	3rd-Down Completion %	57.1%#21
100.0%#1	3rd-Down Conversion %	14.3%#30
8.45#17	Air Yards / Attempt	9.28#11
QB RUSHING
2#12	Scrambles	0#31
6.1%#16	Scramble Rate	0.0%#31
5#21	Yards / Scramble	N/AN/A
6#1	Designed Runs	1#11
8.17#1	Yards / Designed Run	0#14
2#1	10+ Yard QB Runs	0#18
1#1	20+ Yard QB Runs	0#6
0#8	Rushing TDs	0#8
DEEP PASSING — 20+ AIR YARDS
2#21	Deep Attempts	4#11
6.9%#26	Deep Attempt Rate	16.0%#13
0#22	Deep Completions	0#22
0.0%#22	Deep Completion %	0.0%#22
0#22	Deep Passing Yards	0#22
0#22	Deep Yards / Attempt	0#22
0#8	Deep TDs	0#8
0#1	Deep INTs ↓	1#31
PROTECTION
6.5%#20	Sack Rate	0.0%#1
16.1%#19	QB Hit Rate	28.0%#31
FANTASY PRODUCTION
26.6#5	Standard PPG	4.1#32
26.6#5	Half-PPR PPG	4.1#32
26.6#5	PPR PPG	4.1#32

What to Watch

Jaxson Dart completed 79.3% of his passes for 230 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions, producing a 134.2 passer rating.
Dart also rushed 11 times for 54 yards; six designed runs averaged 8.17 yards, adding a major second dimension to the Giants offense.
Matthew Stafford provides the veteran contrast. New York’s pass rush is the matchup variable after recording no sacks in Week 1.

Running Backs

2026 season-to-date • through Week 1

Cam Skattebo	Devin Singletary	Metric	Kyren Williams	Blake Corum
TRADITIONAL STATS
18#9	6#48	Rush Attempts	11#25	10#28
81#11	16#54	Rushing Yards	41#30	54#21
1#6	0#21	Rushing TDs	1#6	0#21
0#52	4#11	Receptions	3#14	0#52
0#45	22#19	Receiving Yards	24#15	0#45
0#8	1#2	Receiving TDs	0#8	0#8
VOLUME / ROLE
18#9	6#48	Carries / Game	11#25	10#28
48.6%#22	16.2%#58	Rush Share	37.9%#32	34.5%#37
18#13	10#35	Touches / Game	14#26	10#35
81#15	38#42	Total Yards / Game	65#27	54#32
FANTASY PRODUCTION
14.1#13	9.8#21	Standard PPG	12.5#16	5.4#36
14.1#15	11.8#21	Half-PPR PPG	14#16	5.4#40
14.1#18	13.8#19	PPR PPG	15.5#15	5.4#41
RUSHING EFFICIENCY
4.5#25	2.67#65	Yards / Carry	3.73#40	5.4#14
81#11	16#54	Rush Yards / Game	41#30	54#21
33.3%#13	0.0%#59	Rush First-Down %	27.3%#24	20.0%#34
EXPLOSIVENESS
2#8	0#41	10+ Yard Runs	0#41	2#8
11.1%#25	0.0%#41	10+ Yard Run Rate	0.0%#41	20.0%#7
0#10	0#10	20+ Yard Runs	0#10	0#10
0.0%#10	0.0%#10	20+ Yard Run Rate	0.0%#10	0.0%#10
13#22	4#63	Longest Run	8#44	13#22
RECEIVING
0#58	4#14	Targets / Game	3#20	0#58
0#52	4#11	Receptions / Game	3#14	0#52
N/AN/A	100.0%#1	Catch %	100.0%#1	N/AN/A
0#45	22#19	Receiving Yards / Game	24#15	0#45
N/AN/A	5.5#29	Yards / Reception	8#16	N/AN/A
N/AN/A	9.5#13	YAC / Reception	5.67#34	N/AN/A
0#8	1#2	Receiving TDs	0#8	0#8
RED ZONE / GOAL LINE
4#7	1#30	Red-Zone Carries	4#7	0#45
66.7%#11	16.7%#38	Red-Zone Carry Share	57.1%#18	0.0%#45
2#10	0#30	Inside-10 Carries	3#6	0#30
2#7	0#20	Inside-5 Carries	2#7	0#20
100.0%#1	0.0%#20	Inside-5 Carry Share	66.7%#11	0.0%#20
1#6	0#21	Rushing TDs	1#6	0#21
BALL SECURITY
1#70	0#1	Fumbles ↓	0#1	0#1
0#1	0#1	Fumbles Lost ↓	0#1	0#1
0.06#71	0#1	Fumbles / Touch ↓	0#1	0#1

What to Watch

Cam Skattebo carried 18 times for 81 yards and a touchdown and handled every Giants carry inside the five.
Devin Singletary had six carries but caught all four of his targets for 22 yards and a touchdown, giving New York a complementary receiving role.
Los Angeles counters with Kyren Williams and Blake Corum, giving this matchup two clearly defined backfield rotations to compare.

Wide Receivers

2026 season-to-date • through Week 1

Malik Nabers	Malachi Fields	Darnell Mooney	Metric	Puka Nacua	Davante Adams	Jordan Whittington
TRADITIONAL STATS
9#8	4#53	2#83	Targets	9#8	6#29	1#99
6#10	2#60	2#60	Receptions	5#17	3#41	1#82
69#19	25#70	27#63	Receiving Yards	74#17	26#66	8#94
0#27	0#27	0#27	Receiving TDs	0#27	0#27	0#27
VOLUME / ROLE
9#8	4#53	2#83	Targets / Game	9#8	6#29	1#99
31.0%#6	13.8%#60	6.9%#91	Target Share	33.3%#5	22.2%#27	3.7%#109
6#10	2#60	2#60	Receptions / Game	5#17	3#41	1#82
69#19	25#70	27#63	Receiving Yards / Game	74#17	26#66	8#94
FANTASY PRODUCTION
6.9#33	2.5#76	2.7#69	Standard PPG	7.4#31	2.6#72	0.8#96
9.9#27	3.5#75	3.7#72	Half-PPR PPG	9.9#27	4.1#68	1.3#96
12.9#26	4.5#77	4.7#74	PPR PPG	12.4#27	5.6#66	1.8#97
EFFICIENCY
66.7%#54	50.0%#69	100.0%#1	Catch %	55.6%#68	50.0%#69	100.0%#1
7.67#56	6.25#74	13.5#19	Yards / Target	8.22#50	4.33#86	8#51
11.5#50	12.5#47	13.5#39	Yards / Reception	14.8#35	8.67#75	8#80
50.0%#57	50.0%#57	100.0%#1	Receiving First-Down %	40.0%#77	33.3%#81	0.0%#92
AIR YARDS / DEPTH
11.44#59	17.75#21	12.5#50	aDOT	12.78#48	12.17#53	8#77
103#16	71#34	25#83	Air Yards / Game	115#13	73#33	8#106
42.04#17	28.98#45	10.2#87	Air-Yard Share	44.4#13	28.19#47	3.09#108
EXPLOSIVENESS
0#63	2#8	0#63	Deep Targets	2#8	1#30	0#63
0.0%#63	50.0%#14	0.0%#63	Deep Target Rate	22.2%#42	16.7%#46	0.0%#63
0#48	0#48	0#48	20+ Yard Receptions	2#2	0#48	0#48
0.0%#48	0.0%#48	0.0%#48	20+ Reception Rate	40.0%#20	0.0%#48	0.0%#48
1.67#72	7.5#15	1#80	YAC / Reception	7.6#14	3#51	0#95
RED ZONE
1#16	0#48	0#48	Red-Zone Targets	1#16	0#48	0#48
14.3%#36	0.0%#48	0.0%#48	Red-Zone Target Share	50.0%#7	0.0%#48	0.0%#48
0#30	0#30	0#30	Inside-10 Targets	1#6	0#30	0#30

What to Watch

Malik Nabers commanded nine targets, a 31.0% target share and 42.0% of New York’s air yards, finishing with six catches for 69 yards.
Malachi Fields supplied the vertical role with a 17.75-yard aDOT and two deep targets; Darnell Mooney caught both of his targets for 27 yards.
Puka Nacua, Davante Adams and Jordan Whittington give Matthew Stafford a deep Rams receiver group opposite New York’s Nabers-centered passing attack.

Tight Ends

2026 season-to-date • through Week 1

Isaiah Likely	Theo Johnson	Metric	Colby Parkinson	Tyler Higbee
TRADITIONAL STATS
8#2	1#48	Targets	2#35	2#35
8#2	1#45	Receptions	1#45	2#25
78#3	9#48	Receiving Yards	6#54	12#44
2#1	0#14	Receiving TDs	0#14	0#14
VOLUME / ROLE
8#2	1#48	Targets / Game	2#35	2#35
27.6%#2	3.5%#61	Target Share	7.4%#37	7.4%#37
8#2	1#45	Receptions / Game	1#45	2#25
78#3	9#48	Receiving Yards / Game	6#54	12#44
FANTASY PRODUCTION
19.8#1	0.9#48	Standard PPG	0.6#54	-0.8#69
23.8#1	1.4#49	Half-PPR PPG	1.1#55	0.2#63
27.8#1	1.9#49	PPR PPG	1.6#56	1.2#62
EFFICIENCY
100.0%#1	100.0%#1	Catch %	50.0%#55	100.0%#1
9.75#16	9#19	Yards / Target	3#57	6#39
9.75#23	9#27	Yards / Reception	6#49	6#49
75.0%#14	0.0%#41	Receiving First-Down %	0.0%#41	0.0%#41
AIR YARDS / DEPTH
8#14	2#50	aDOT	4.5#28	4.5#28
64#5	2#53	Air Yards / Game	9#34	9#34
26.12#5	0.82#57	Air-Yard Share	3.47#35	3.47#35
EXPLOSIVENESS
0#11	0#11	Deep Targets	0#11	0#11
0.0%#11	0.0%#11	Deep Target Rate	0.0%#11	0.0%#11
0#11	0#11	20+ Yard Receptions	0#11	0#11
0.0%#11	0.0%#11	20+ Reception Rate	0.0%#11	0.0%#11
1.75#51	7#15	YAC / Reception	4#33	1.5#52
RED ZONE
4#1	0#27	Red-Zone Targets	1#12	0#27
57.1%#3	0.0%#27	Red-Zone Target Share	50.0%#5	0.0%#27
1#6	0#16	Inside-10 Targets	1#6	0#16

What to Watch

Isaiah Likely caught all eight of his targets for 78 yards and two touchdowns in Week 1, finishing as the TE1 in PPR scoring in the current-season dataset.
Likely also drew four red-zone targets and owned a 27.6% target share, making his opening-week role one of the strongest tight-end usage profiles in the league.
Theo Johnson saw only one target, while Los Angeles uses Colby Parkinson and Tyler Higbee on the other side.

Kickers

2026 season-to-date • through Week 1

Dominic Zvada	Metric	Harrison Mevis
KICKING
4	Fantasy PPG	1#32
N/AN/A	FG %	N/AN/A
N/AN/A	Long	N/AN/A
0	50+ FGs Made	0#12
N/AN/A	50+ FG %	N/AN/A

What to Watch

Dominic Zvada made all four of his extra-point attempts in Week 1, giving him 4 fantasy points. He did not attempt a field goal, so FG %, long and 50+ FG % remain N/A.
Harrison Mevis recorded 1 fantasy point in the current dataset; with only one week of data, kicker opportunity remains heavily dependent on game script.

Methodology: Team and player statistics use 2026 NFL regular-season play-by-play data through completed games prior to Week 2. Team and current-season player metrics are ranked against their applicable league or positional pools using season-to-date data without full-season qualification thresholds. Early-season ranks reflect a one-game sample. Unsupported metrics are not estimated.