Overview
- The No. 3 pick posted seven tackles, three tackles for loss, a sack, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in Week 15.
- He strip-sacked Marcus Mariota and later recovered a fumble to set up a late chance, yet New York fell 29-21 for its eighth straight loss.
- Carter had been benched twice for missed team obligations, then responded after the bye by arriving earlier and watching more film, which Kafka praised.
- Brian Burns called the performance a coming-out party, while Dexter Lawrence cautioned that greatness requires repeating it over multiple weeks.
- Film review credited Carter with a team-leading 48 pressures this season, ranking 16th in the NFL, and a career-best PFF grade, with his stat combo noted as a first for an NFL rookie since 1999.