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The Giants are 2-11 this season after Sunday’s loss. Photograph: Brad Penner/USA Today Sports
A $1 ticket for an NFL game – or nearly any professional sporting event for that matter – sounds like a phenomenal deal. But most bargains come with a catch and Sunday’s was no exception: you had to watch the New York Giants play football.
Still, mere pennies to be part of the sights and sounds of an NFL game may be worth it, even if a Giants loss is predetermined. The Giants did indeed lose on Sunday, 14-11 to New Orleans, but the fine print neglected to mention the suffering that would come with watching the team’s latest botch job.
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Misery is everywhere around the Giants, hence the $1 tickets on resale. Eight straight losses will do that to a fanbase. Fans are tired of the team’s woes, and a banner was flown over MetLife before the game with a clear message to the Giants’ owner: “Mr Mara enough – plz fix this dumpster fire.”
That dumpster fire has been intense. It starts with owner John Mara and his recent streak of failed head coaches, from Pat Shurmur to Joe Judge to Brian Daboll, who is 17-29 after Sunday’s loss. It continues with a GM, Joe Schoen, who has failed miserably when it comes to developing the two most important aspects on offense: the o-line and the quarterback (some blame must be given to his predecessor, Dave Gettleman for drafting the now ex-Giant Daniel Jones so highly in the first place).
But even with the negative vibes swirling around MetLife, the Giants did a remarkable thing for a team whose season has long been over. They almost won, thanks to their defense who had their best day of the season in terms of points allowed (14), their second-best for yards allowed (292), and the biggest shocker: Tre Hawkins III collected the team’s first interception since Week 1.
Unfortunately for a team to win games they must also score points. Drew Lock has no…
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Author : The Guardian
Publish date : 2024-12-09 08:00:00
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