Most alarming for the losing team, of course, is the advancement of a southward trend.
The Giants, who stunned the entire league with their 6-1 start, are 1-4-1 since, and now stand 0-3-1 in the division. They could still save their playoff bid with a victory at Washington, but if they couldn’t beat the Commanders at home it’s hard to make a compelling case that they will beat them on the road. Four days after the loss to Dallas on Thanksgiving Day, Daboll told his team, “The season starts now.
A safety, Julian Love, whiffed on a fourth-down pass that should’ve been knocked down or intercepted before it landed in the hands of DeVonta Smith for a 41-yard touchdown. A punter, Jamie Gillan,that set up Jalen Hurts’ 33-yard touchdown throw to A.J. Brown on the next snap. “Sometimes you get your ass beat; that’s as simple as it is,” Love said. “But we can’t let this fester, really. … Our morale has to stay high, because it’s been high all year.” Daboll still deserves a ton of credit for that. He remains the chief reason why a team many believed would go 5-12 this year, if lucky, can still make the franchise’s first postseason appearance since 2016.
But truth be told, what Daboll put on the field against Philadelphia was pulled from the Pat Shurmur playbook. It was unacceptable football, and the Giants coach knows that. He worked for Bill Belichick and Nick Saban, and he was raised by a grandmother who was tougher than both. All three would have told him that he needs to do better.
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