Kayvon Thibodeaux and Brian Burns couldn’t believe it.
The pass rushers knew they’d delivered a dominant effort in the Giants’ 21-18 win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday at MetLife Stadium, but even they were surprised by how many quarterback pressures they, along with rookie Abdul Carter , had combined for.
“Twenty?” Thibodeaux repeated after learning the total. “Twenty?!”
Indeed, Carter finished with eight pressures on Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, while Thibodeaux and Burns totaled six apiece.
Thibodeaux and Burns both recorded a sack, while Carter forced Herbert into an intentional grounding penalty.
It was these types of overpowering performances the Giants (1-3) envisioned when they drafted Carter with the No. 3 overall pick in April to pair him with Thibo