Club notes Bucs’ blitz-heavy plan for Ryan, Falcons

NEW YORK — Todd Bowles’ Buccaneers defense just gave the Giants a blueprint for beating the Atlanta Falcons in Week 3:

Get pressure on quarterback Matt Ryan. Bring blitzes. Send extra pass rushers. Disrupt the savvy but immobile veteran QB.

That’s not great news for Pat Graham’s Giants defense.

They rank 22nd out of 32 teams in pass rush win rate, per ESPN Stats & Info, after pressuring Washington’s Taylor Heinicke on a measly five of 46 dropbacks in Week 2, per NFL Nextgen Stats.

Maybe the Falcons’ Achilles heel can be positive reinforcement for the Giants defense, then, to figure out one of its biggest weaknesses: that their pass rush doesn’t get home.

“As long as you’re disrupting the quarterback, it can be anybody on defense,” safety Logan Ryan said Monday, downplaying the need for a great D to have an elite pass rush. “I think it’s third down. I think it’s two-minute. I think it’s points allowed [that matters more]. Those are just some situations we’re talking about that we need to be better in and keep the points down.”

Here is the lesson the Giants should learn watching the film, though: Matt Ryan threw three second-half interceptions in Sunday’s 48-25 Falcons road loss at Tampa, including two returned for touchdowns by Bucs corner Mike Edwards.

The Bucs brought five or more pass rushers on all three plays, including a double-corner blitz with six rushers on Ryan’s second pick-6.

The Giants (0-2) are three-point favorites for this coming Sunday’s 1 p.m. kickoff against Atlanta (0-2) at Metlife Stadium. The Falcons are widely considered one of the NFL’S worst teams.

Engram debut on deck?: Tight end Evan Engram (left calf ) was moving well at Monday’s practice and could make his season debut on Sunday. It will depend on how his leg responds to the week of practice. “Everything he’s been asked to do, he’s done, so it’s moving in the right direction,” Judge said Monday. The Giants’ players had off on Tuesday. The team will return to practice Wednesday, when the week’s first injury report will come out and provide a clearer picture. … Judge said tackle Matt Peart, who played zero snaps in Week 2 after logging 19 in Week 1, will see some practice work at guard.