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Giants Keep Inventing Ways to Lose in Loss to Falcons

 FALCONS 17 - GIANTS 14

Another week, another missed opportunity for the Giants. Another week, another loss. At 0-3, the Giants are in an all too familiar spot. They are winless, starring at an uncertain future. In a year that is must win, with no excuses, the Giants look like a team destined for another double-digit loss season, and with it, more questions rather than answers about its personnel both in the front office, on the sideline, and between the lines. 


Once again there were the Giants with a late fourth quarter lead of 14-7. After struggling to ignite the offense all day, Daniel Jones finally figured something out in the third quarter, leading the Giants on a 10-pla, 71-yard drive to the Falcons one-yard line, before Saquon Barkley dove over a pile of Giants and Falcons for the score to give Big Blue the lead. 

Jones would later dive into the end zone, himself for a two-point conversion to make it 14-7.

However, that is about as it would get for the Giants. The Giants who had held Matt Ryan and the Falcons offense in check all day, suddenly couldn't stop the former NFL MVP. He picked the Giants apart, including hitting Cordarrellle Paterson for 26-yards to Giants' 31-yard line with 10:22 to ply in the game. 

After Ryan moved the Falcons to the shadow of the Giants' goal-line, the veteran quarterback made an ill-advised throw, off his back-foot that should have been picked off by Adoree Jackson, but the Giants safety dropped the ball. The Falcons had life once again. 

Three plays later, Ryan made up for the near gaff, hitting tight end Lee Smith in the end zone for the score, tying the game. 

The Giants response? Nothing. They gained only 25-yards on their next drive, and were showered with boos for a fed up Giants crowd, as Atlanta got the ball back with a little less than two minutes to go. That was more than enough time for Ryan to orchestrate a 58-yard drive that set up the winning field goal by Younghoe Koo with :02 left. 

In short it was another miserable day for the Giants.  Even on a day when the Giants honored quarterback Eli Manning with his jersey retirement ceremony, the fans booed owner John Mara, who told  the media afterwards he "would boo too." The fans have had enough. GM David Gettleman is on notice. Head Coach Joe Judge, who is now 6-13 after Sunday's defeat is not far behind. 

This is a franchise that has had only one winning season since 2011. And the losses are mounting.

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