The New York Giants, who were defeated 48-22 by the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, didn’t give themselves a chance.
Finally, after the Eagles took a 21-0 lead midway through the second quarter, the Giants caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Daniel Jones to receiver Isaiah Hodgins.
But the Giants, who would score 15 more points, eight of them in garbage time, were never there and know they’d better get off to a faster start with a big game next week against the Washington Commanders.
“We can’t afford to get such a slow start,” Jones said. “I didn’t do much in the first two rides and I fell behind. We need to do something to catch ourselves and make a game and get going. It was disappointing that we didn’t succeed.”
The Giants have struggled to get off to a fast start all season, but lately it’s coming back to haunt them, as it did this week. Jones and the Giants faced a very strong Eagles defense that had no weakness. Her talent in the front seven showed early as Jones was twice sacked by Eagles pass rushers Josh Sweat and Haason Reddick on the game’s opening drive.
The Giants allowed the Eagles seven sacks, four to Jones and three to backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor. The offensive line, especially indoors, is a serious necessity once the off-season arrives and their weaknesses are shown.
“I mean, they’re a good rush. They are good up front. We knew that when we went into the game,” Jones said of the constant pressure he was under. Yes, we have to find a way to do a play. I need to find a way to get some points and get going a little earlier in the game.”
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Jones believes Sunday’s blowout loss gave the team an honest assessment of where they need to improve.
“I think it can. You are a good team. Philadelphia are a really good team and we could see today that we’re not where we should be. At the same time, we have done some things well that we can build on. We need to get back to work and ready to go. I think nobody loses confidence; Nobody points fingers or anything like that. We’re getting ready to go back to work and we’re looking forward to this huge chance against Washington.”
Speaking of Washington, the stakes for the Giants’ rematch next Sunday at prime time just got bigger. The Commanders and Giants now share the same record at 7-5-1. Washington currently owns a division win, so they’re ahead of the Giants. But after Carolina defeated Settle, the Giants are clinging to seventh place in the playoff race, one spot down from where they started the day.
Can the Giants, who are drawing against Washington and suffering a disappointing loss to the Eagles, pull themselves together for next week’s big matchup?
“I think we have to be very honest about what we didn’t do well today and what caused the result,” Jones said.
“At the same time, we have to correct that and then move forward, move past it. Understand that no one will feel sorry for us. It’s up to us to fix it and move forward. All we want is still The lads understand that and I’m confident we’ll recover and have a great week of training and get ready to play well on Sunday night.
