Reese Wins Rookie of the Week. The Defense Needed Something to Show for It.

Arvell Reese picked up NFL Rookie of the Week honors after the Giants beat Arizona, a win that included a pick-six from a defense that has spent most of this season looking for reasons to feel good about itself. Reese is listed Active this week, so the award doesn't come with any immediate asterisk.

Worth noting what the secondary has looked like getting here. I've written twice in the past two weeks about the corner position cycling through bodies — releases, a retirement, a revolving door that never quite closed. A play that ends in points for the defense is the kind of thing this group has needed, and Reese giving them a moment to point to matters even if the sample is small.

The win over Arizona is the second in a row for New York, which is the longest streak they've put together in a while. That's the whole story right now — not a turnaround, just two consecutive things going right. Reese's week is part of that, and it's worth filing.