Tyrone Tracy Jr. stats tonight: How did the Giants RB fare against Steelers in Week 8?

Tyrone Tracy Jr. has taken a bigger role for the New York Giants in recent weeks, outsnapping Devin Singletary since the Philadelphia Eagles game and now also acting as the feature back against the Pittsburgh Steelers. In a team looking for offensive answers, the fifth-round pick has delivered two games with over 100 rushing yards.

Although Singletary's numbers have not been bad, with 3.9 rushing yards and 239 rushing yards in five games, the rookie seems to have done enough to get the full-time starter job. He had a great game against the Steelers, with more carries and yards than Singletary, while also scoring the only offensive touchdown for the team.

As such, it seems that this could be the year when Tracy officially locks the RB1 spot. He has done so in the past few weeks, and after breaking up big plays against the Pittsburgh Steelers, while also adding two receptions in the passing game, he was a silver lining for an offense who scored a single touchdown throughout the game.

Tyrone Tracy stats tonight vs Steelers

A summary of Tyrone Tracy's stats for the Giants against the Steelers in Week 8 of the 2024 NFL season is given below.

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Carries: 20
Rushing yards: 145
Rushing touchdowns: 1
Targets: 3
Receptions: 2
Receiving yards: 5
Receiving touchdowns 0

The Giants once again couldn't do much with their passing game. Daniel Jones struggled, with 24 passes out of 38 attempts for 264 yards and an interception. However, they were able to create two big plays, and Tracy was responsible for their only touchdown of the game.

With New York losing by two possessions, Brian Daboll called a run through the B-Gap and the running back exploded through after making a first cut to the left. Although safety Minkah Fitzpatrick came close to him, he was able to get to the end zone and make it a one-possession game.

145 rushing yards not only have been his highest in the season, but it was the highest from any Giants running back since Saquon Barkley had 152 against the Houston Texans in Week 9 of the 2022 NFL season. The rookie's ascension could make the Giants forget about Barkley.

About the author

Henrique Bulio is an NFL and College Football journalist at Sportskeeda and the Editor-in-Chief of Pro Football Brasil. He has a total 13 years of experience working in American Football, and playing quarterback at an amateur level in Brazil has given him a unique perspective of the game.

Henrique follows the Philadelphia Eagles closely due to Michael Vick's historic performance on MNF against the Washington Commanders in 2010. His all-time favorite player is Ed Reed; he believes that Reed is the greatest safety to ever play the game. Bill Belichick gets the nod as Henrique's favorite coach for coaching the Patriots to glory over two decades.

If Henrique were to be able to go back in time and watch one game, it would be Super Bowl XLIX, where the Patriots and the Seahawks played a complete, back-and-forth game that concluded with one of the biggest talking points in NFL history.

Technical deep dives are Henrique’s specialty, and he ensures never to use misleading words in his articles, since he himself consumes a lot of information off the web. He has had the privilege of interviewing Cairo Santos, Lamar Jackson, Jim Harbaugh, Sean McDermott, Bruce Arians, Matt LaFleur, among others.

Aside from football, Henrique likes to play poker and Counter-Strike.

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Edited by Henrique Bulio