Overview

• The Giants placed starting inside linebacker Micah McFadden on injured reserve with a foot injury, sidelining him for at least four games.
• Defensive coordinator Shane Bowen said Abdul Carter’s history off the ball makes a position shift a real option to help field Carter, Brian Burns and Kayvon Thibodeaux together more often.
• In the opener, Thibodeaux played 52 of 70 snaps, Burns 47 and Carter 38, with the trio sharing the field for only eight snaps.
• Carter led the team with three quarterback pressures on 54% of the defensive snaps and also blocked a punt, and coaches said his special-teams work should not limit his defensive usage.
• Bowen cited Washington’s tempo as a factor that restricted substitutions in Week 1 and said deployment of the pass rushers will adjust based on weekly situations.