Week 1 usage & takeaways

The Giants traveled to Washington in Week 1 for the first of back-to-back matchups against NFC East opponents. Big Blue will now head to Dallas to take on the Cowboys this Sunday.

Here are snap counts from the season opener:

• Russell Wilson – 68 offensive snaps (100 percent)

Wilson, making his 200th regular-season start, finished the game 17 of 37 for 168 yards while adding 8 carries for 44 yards. Rookie Jaxson Dart was the backup. Jameis Winston served as the emergency third quarterback.

• Tyrone Tracy Jr. – 50 offensive snaps (73.5 percent)
• Devin Singletary – 10 offensive snaps (14.7 percent)
• Cam Skattebo – 8 offensive snaps (11.8 percent)

Tracy led the backfield in snaps as he totaled 35 yards on 12 touches (10 carries, 2 receptions). Singletary took 3 carries for 9 yards, while Skattebo turned 4 touches into 9 yards (2 carries, 2 receptions).

• Darius Slayton – 66 offensive snaps (97.1 percent)
• Malik Nabers – 64 offensive snaps (94.1 percent)
• Wan’Dale Robinson – 52 offensive snaps, 4 special teams snaps (76.5 percent, 17.4 percent)
• Beaux Collins – 2 offensive snaps, 9 special teams snaps (2.9 percent, 39.1 percent)
• Gunner Olszewski – 9 special teams snaps (39.1 percent)

Slayton led the receivers with 66 offensive snaps but saw just 1 target. Nabers’ 12 targets led the team, which he turned into 5 receptions for 71 yards. Robinson was right behind Nabers with 8 targets, leading to 6 receptions for 55 yards. Olszewski only saw action on special teams, where he served as the primary punt returner and returned 3 punts for 24 yards (8.0 avg.).

• Theo Johnson – 53 offensive snaps (77.9 percent)
• Chris Manhertz – 18 offensive snaps, 12 special teams snaps (26.5 percent, 52.2 percent)
• Daniel Bellinger – 15 offensive snaps, 15 special teams snaps (22.1 percent, 65.2 percent)

Johnson played majority of the team’s offensive snaps and finished with 1 reception for 5 yards on 3 targets. Manhertz was mostly used as a blocking tight end, while Bellinger saw 1 target on offense, which he turned into a 14-yard reception.

• Jermaine Eluemunor – 68 offensive snaps, 2 special teams snaps (100 percent, 8.7 percent)
• James Hudson III – 68 offensive snaps, 2 special teams snaps (100 percent, 8.7 percent)
• Jon Runyan Jr. – 68 offensive snaps, 2 special teams snaps (100 percent, 8.7 percent)
• John Michael Schmitz Jr. – 68 offensive snaps (100 percent)
• Greg Van Roten – 68 offensive snaps (100 percent)
• Marcus Mbow – 2 offensive snaps (2.9 percent)
• Austin Schlottmann – 2 special teams snaps (8.7 percent)
• Aaron Stinnie – 2 special teams snaps (8.7 percent)

With Andrew Thomas sidelined for the season opener, Hudson started at left tackle. The five starters played all 68 of the team’s offensive snaps, while Mbow was on the field for two offensive snaps. The unit finished the game with two sacks allowed.