ARLINGTON, Texas — The numbers are there, and Bobby Okereke is not going to apologize for them.

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Tucked deep inside the Giants’ 21-6 season-opening loss to the Commanders was Okereke amassing 16 total tackles in the game — seven solo and nine assisted. That is a ton of tackles, but the overall results on defense were uninspiring, as the Giants allowed 220 rushing yards.

As a result, Okereke’s performance was criticized on some social media platforms, focusing on where the tackles were made — too far down the field.

Okereke did not see it that way.

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