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Daniel Jones & Listless Giants Look Lost in Opener Against Broncos

BRONCOS 27 - GIANTS 13 

Remember that song by The Who, Won't Get Fooled Again? Well, maybe that is Giants fans right after their football team put forth a dismal showing on Opening Day in a 27-13 loss to the Denver Broncos, and it wasn't even as close as the final score indicated. 


The Giants were horrible. It was more of the same for a Giants team that promised to be better this season, in a year that is now or never for quarterback Daniel Jones. 

Instead the Giants mustered only 60-yards on the ground in Saquon Barkley's return to the lineup. Barkely, who was clearly on a pitch count, had 10 carries for 26 yards on the day. Heck, Daniel Jones ran for more yards, 27 in fact,  while running for his life. 

As for Jones he wasn't much better. Outside of his touchdown pass to Sterling Shepherd in the first quarter, he couldn't move the offense, and even fumbled the ball back to Denver with New York trying to answer with Denver in front 17-7. 

On the flip side, Denver coach Vic Fangio looked like a genius for picking Teddy Bridgewater to be his quarterback over Drew Luck. Bridgewater tossed two touchdowns and 264 yards on 28-of-36 passing. He was tremendously efficient.

 It also helped that he had Melvin Gordon tearing it up on the ground, highlighted by his 70-yard touchdown that blew the game wide open at 27-7 in the fourth quarter.

The Giants are in big trouble already. They looked so putrid and listless, they need to answer this. They need a bounce back on Thursday when they head to Washington (0-1), who lost to the Chargers. If not, it will be another 0-2 start for Big Blue, en route to likely another disastrous season.

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