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Wait,
what? They went 6-10? What about those six games they led with under two minutes
to go? They lost all of them? Well I guess that describes the Giants season.
Week
one defined the whole season for New York. Leading Dallas by ten with six
minutes left in the game, the defense was gashed for 76 yards and a touchdown
over six plays. However, not to worry, as Eli Manning led New York down the
field on a 13-play, 79-yard drive. But, instead of taking a sack on
third-and-one at the one-yard line, he threw the ball through the end zone,
stopping the clock.
Although
Josh Brown made the field goal, Romo once again made mince meat of the NYG
defense, going 72 yards in six plays and 1:27, taking a 27-26 lead, which would
be the ultimate score.
The
scenario played out over and over again for the Giants over the course of the
year. Week two against Atlanta they were up by ten heading into the fourth
quarter. Week eight against New Orleans, C.J Spiller scored to tie the game
with 36 seconds left, and Kai Forbath made a 50-yard field goal as time
expired.
Week
10 against New England had Tom Brady lead a 44-yard drive in the last 1:47
with Stephen Gostkowski hitting a 54-yard field goal as time expired to win.
They lost in overtime in week 13 against the cross town rival Jets, and lost in
week 15 to Carolina after a 21 point comeback in the fourth quarter when Graham
Gano hit a 43-yard field goal as time expired.
The
same story played every week for the Giants. By November, Head Coach Tom
Coughlin was probably having time management nightmares. In the weakest
division in football, one or two more wins would have given them a playoff
berth.
But
Coughlin, Manning, and the rest of the Giants could not pull of a close win all
season, dooming them to mediocrity in a below mediocre division, behind a Kirk
Cousins led Washington Redskins.
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