The New York Giants have had a tough season with a 2-10 record heading into the Week 13 Monday Night Football game against the red-hot New England Patriots. The Patriots have established a comfortable lead in the first half as the Giants’ offense struggles to maintain momentum.
Among those struggling is 2024 fifth-round pick running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. Here’s a look at the young back’s slow start and an unfortunate injury in Week 13.
What Happened to Tyrone Tracy Jr.?
Tracy went down with an injury during the fourth quarter of the Monday Night Football matchup. While he has missed two games for the Giants this season, he’s made his way into ten contests in 2025. He took a backseat early on to rookie running back Cam Skattebo; however, the devastating ankle injury to the rookie back put Tracy back into the starting role.
Over the past two quarters, Tracy has taken a back seat to seven-year veteran Devin Singletary, who has started to receive more opportunities over the past five weeks. Singletary has rushed nine times for 40 yards, while Tracy has gotten just two carries for three yards.
While he received eight more carries in the second half, Tracy went down with an injury to his left leg in the fourth quarter. Two trainers helped him off the field, and he was carted back to the locker room.
Tyrone Tracy is hurt. Taken off field by two trainers. Can’t put foot on his left leg. Devin Singletary and Eric Gray are the two other active RBs. #Giants
— Connor Hughes (@Connor_J_Hughes) December 2, 2025
So far this season, Tracy has turned 103 carries into 398 yards and one touchdown and has yet to lose a fumble. He’s also caught 21 of 30 targets for 206 yards. Meanwhile, Singletary has gotten 74 carries, rushing for 238 yards and scoring two touchdowns against the Green Bay Packers in Week 11.
While the Giants’ offense has looked better at times this season with the addition of Dart and Skattebo to the roster, injuries to both, as well as losing wide receiver Malik Nabers for the season, have handcuffed the unit from being as explosive as it can be. The Giants’ offense ranks in the lower half of the league according to PFSN’s Offense Impact metric, coming in 24th with a score of 70.7.
What’s even more puzzling about Tracy’s first-half usage against the Patriots is how much the Giants had used him the previous two weeks. Interim head coach Mike Kafka rushed him 19 times against the Packers in Week 11 and 20 times against the Detroit Lions in Week 12. While the game has gotten out of hand rather quickly, only putting the ball in his hands twice through two quarters just doesn’t make sense.
While it seems highly unlikely that the Giants will make a second-half comeback with the Patriots moving up and down the field with ease, getting the rushing game back on track could be helpful for New York down the stretch this season. Getting the running backs in space may also make the coaching staff feel a bit more comfortable than Dart continuing to take hits.
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