They junked the pass pass pass. Stopped trying to run out of 3 WR sets which the Bears stuffed and in the second half switched it up and ran out of two TEs formations
This has been said over and over yet you ignore it.
The Giants stopped trying to force the pass and stopped trying to run out of the 3 WR sets and instead ran the ball right at them in a 2 TE set.
Keep ignoring that if you want but you could know if you wanted to.
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It was once again a tale of two halves for the Giants offense, but unlike last week, the second half offense was much improved from the first half. The Giants were fortunate to only trail 14-10 at halftime, given the offense had five punts (including four three and outs), one interception and one field goal in five offensive possessions. They kicked the field goal only because the Bears stopped the clock with a timeout when the Giants were trying to run out the first half clock. Alec Ogletree’s interception return for a touchdown was their only first half trip to the end zone.
Until Barkley’s final (and unbelievably athletic) 22-yard run of the first half, he had just six runs for 21 yards. Manning, meanwhile, had dropped back to pass 19 times, completing only seven passes for 73 yards. The Bears played exceptionally well in the secondary, leaving few open receivers, but Manning targeted Odell Beckham Jr. on eight of his 17 pass attempts.
What changed in the second half? The Giants committed to the run. Despite missing some time, Barkley carried the ball 17 times for 82 yards. The 29-yarder in overtime was his big gainer, but otherwise he was still getting fairly consistent yards with few negative plays. Wayne Gallman added five rushes for 16 yards in the second half, giving the team 22 total versus just seven in the first half. The total number is not as significant as the percentage of running plays, which doubled from 27% in the first half to 54% in the second half.
The Giants personnel also helped the second half run game. Manning was under center in 12 (2 tight ends), 21 (1 fullback + one tight end) and 22 (1 fullback, 2 tight ends) personnel far more in the second half. The first half featured more 11 personnel (3 WRs) and shotgun. Pat Shurmur might have been able to call even more plays with bigger people if they converted more third downs in the first half (1-7).
