mile high meltdown

 Boy oh boy, just when I thought we were done inventing new way to lose football games, we do it again. In quite literally the worst loss I have ever seen as a Giants fan, and maybe even the worst in NFL history. After leading 19-0, the Giants let up 33 fourth-quarter points, losing 33-32.

For the first three quarters, it felt great to be a Giants fan again. Our rookie QB shining on the road against the league's best defense, while our pass rushers were terrorizing Bo Nix. Then things just fell apart. 

I've watched the Giants all my life, at this point it's almost as if I have a sixth sense for when they're about to blow a game. Right after the Broncos scored that first touchdown to make it 19-8, I started to get that eerie feeling. And sure enough my spidey-senses were correct. 

Dart took an awkward hit in the third quarter causing him to limp off the field. This changed the way the Giants had to call the game, forcing them to relying heavily on the run. The Broncos caught onto this and were able to get the ball back and score quickly again. Dart, under pressure, then threw a horrible interception that swung the momentum completely.

A lot of talking heads on TV this morning are saying Daboll should’ve let Dart use his legs more. But I’m convinced his ankle was bothering him enough to alter the entire game plan.

Speaking of injuries, the loss of Paulsen Adebo forced the Giants to look to Deonte Banks late in the fourth, and in big spot after big spot, he came up short. Allowing a TD and multiple chunk plays, which played a huge role in the G-Men blowing the lead. 

Then there's Jude McAtamney, the Rutgers product shanked not one but two extra points. He's in for the injured Graham Gano. This is now the THIRD time the Giants have lost as a direct result of not having a competent kicker on the roster in the last two years, absolutely unacceptable. Yet another tough decision to defend from Daboll.

That said, I liked Daboll's and Kafka's play calling for the most part and blame this one, again, on Shane Bowen. After calling a phenomenal first three quarters, he took his foot off the gas instead of stepping on the Broncos necks in the fourth. With a chance to play aggressive and close the game he opted to play prevent defense. Most notably dropping eight into coverage on the Broncos final drive, rather than utilizing the team's strength, their defensive line. This is now the second time his laissez faire play calling has cost Big Blue a win. 

image via CBS

Giants defensive leader Brian Burns was caught on video in an NSFW  rant, saying, “stupid-ass s*** dropping eight,” a direct shot at defensive coordinator Shane Bowen for not allowing him to attack the quarterback and close out the game.

Perhaps I'm not the only one who thinks he should be out of a job.

Anyways, this one is going to take me a while to get over, but on the brightside, our QB just scored four TDs on the best defense in the league and looks pretty legit, this team's still got juice, and we scored 30 points in back to back games. So let's at least try to look at the glass half full.

G-Men head down to Philly this week, to face the Eagles in a TNF rematch.