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New York Giants vs Cleveland Browns: 5 Players To Watch

By Kenneth Teape

Nov 20, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo coaches against the Chicago Bears during the fourth quarter at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 20, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo coaches against the Chicago Bears during the fourth quarter at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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New York Giants vs Cleveland Browns: 5 Players To Watch
Nov 20, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants running back Rashad Jennings (23) runs the ball against Chicago Bears safety Deon Bush (26) during the second quarter at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

Rashad Jennings

The Giants running game has come alive in the past two weeks in large part because of Rashad Jennings. Jennings has finally begun gaining some traction and adding a lot to the Giants offense.

The Giants rushing attacking has been a disaster all season. Jennings once again missed time with an injury and Shane Vereen was lost for the season against the Washington Redskins. No one else stepped up and the Giants running game went into the gutter shortly after.

But against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Giants finally got something going. They were able to ice the game on the legs of Jennings picking up tough yardage to get the victory. He put the game away with his longest run of the season at 25 yards. He continued that success against the Bears.

Jennings had 85 yards on 21 carries against Chicago, averaging 4.0 yards per carry. He averaged 5.8 yards per carry when he ran for 87 against the Bengals, the first time since Week 1 that he averaged over 4.0 yards per carry in a game. Jennings even found the endzone against the Bears for his second rushing touchdown of the season.

Will he keep it going against the Browns? There is a good chance of that. The Browns are the second worst team in the NFL at stopping the run, giving up 4.6 yards per carry and 143.9 yards per game.

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