The New York Giants had another ugly loss at MetLife Stadium as they fell to the Seahawks 24-3 on Monday night.
This season, the Giants have been outscored 64-3 at home, and overall, in the first half, New York has been outscored 77-9.
After four weeks, the Giants are 1-3, and in the next two weeks, New York will go on the road against the Dolphins and Bills. There’s still a lot of football left, but they could be 1-5 after six weeks, which would be disastrous.
Against the Seahawks, the Giants, who were missing Pro Bowl left tackle Andrew Thomas and center John Michael Schmitz, who left in the first quarter and did not return, allowed a season-high 11 sacks. Giants quarterback Daniel Jones was under constant pressure, and he struggled mightily.
Jones completed 27 of 34 passes for 203 yard, two interceptions, and a fumble. One of Jones’ interceptions was a bad one; Devon Witherspoon picked him off and he returned it 97 yards for a touchdown, which made the score 21-3 and pretty much ended the game.
Following the loss, Jones explained the interception.
“I just felt like the coverage was soft, trying to find someone in the zone, and yeah, obviously, terrible decision and awful mistake, so I can’t afford to do that,” he said.
After the pick, Giants head Brian Daboll was visibly upset as the camera showed him throwing down the tablet while talking to Jones.
“I was trying to show him … kind of see what he thought, and then I tell him what I saw,” Daboll said.
Jones added: “I think we’re all frustrated, so I know I’ve got to play better, and I’m going to work as hard as I possibly can to do that.”
These are scary times for the Giants; they started the year with a lot of expectations. In addition, Jones got a big contract, but in fairness to him, it’s hard to succeed when you get sacked ten times; however, they expected him to be just as good as he was a year ago, if not better.
Remember, the Giants still have to play the NFC champion, the Philadelphia Eagles twice, and the Cowboys again, so they have to start winning and start winning now.
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