Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul was involved in a fireworks mishap over the weekend. Initial reports were scary, but more recent updates were a little more positive. That would be a relief not only for him but the Giants defense, which has benefited from his disruptive presence.

Over his five-year career, the Giants have finished 11th or better in fantasy defense three times (in a scoring system giving 1 point for sacks, 2 for takeaways, and 6 for all touchdowns). They've ranked in the top-10 in takeaways in all five of those years, something no other defense has done. The only two teams with more takeaways over the last five seasons are the Patriots and Bears. Pierre-Paul has averaged 8.5 sacks and 2 total takeaways during that span.

Total takeaways over the last five seasons are shown below.

TOTAL TAKEAWAYS, 2010-2014
Team20102011201220132014Total
New England3834412925167
Chicago3531442824162
NY Giants3931352926160
Seattle2231313924147
San Francisco2238253029144
Green Bay3238232227142
Atlanta3129312128140
Arizona3019333025137
Cincinnati2622303126135
Buffalo2231213030134
Tampa Bay2824263125134
Carolina2924233026132
Philadelphia3424133128130
Detroit2934172227129
Dallas3024162831129
Cleveland2820292129127
Baltimore2726252422124
Washington2721312619124
Houston1827291134119
St. Louis2618212925119
Tennessee2523242516113
Kansas City2326133614112
NY Jets3031231513112
Pittsburgh3515202021111
Denver1818242625111
Jacksonville1828232120110
Minnesota2523222019109
Indianapolis2117152726106
San Diego2221281718106
Oakland2426192214105
Miami1919162425103
New Orleans2516261917103

--Andy Richardson