Daniel Jones, offense flounders as Giants waste countless chances in loss to Bengals
The Giants had more than enough chances to truly inject some traction into their season. They had plenty of opportunities to finally win a game in prime time. It was all out there for the Giants and they could not grasp it.Once again, they were unable to generate enough points to carve out a victory.One touchdown is not going to cut it in the NFL, not even when your defense is making all sorts of plays and harassing the opposing quarterback, Joe Burrow, for long stretches of the action Sunday night. In the end, the Giants ran out of time and found a way to lose, going down, 17-7, to the Bengals to continue their ineptitude at MetLife Stadium.Daniel Jones — now 1-15 under the lights in his career — threw a brutal first-quarter interception and kicker Greg Joseph missed a 47-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter. The Giants were ultimately not able to overcome these lapses. Trailing 10-7, they had the ball and were driving, but Jones’ fourth down pass to Darius Slayton was broken up by DJ Turner with 3:01 left to play.The Giants had a chance to get the ball back, but Burrow on third-and-12 hit Andrei Iosqivas for 29 yards. The Giants had another chance to get the ball back when Micah McFadden reached in and forced a fumble by Chase Brown but Jason Pinnock was not able to pounce on the loose ball.There are only so many chances a team gets. Brown raced 30 yards with 1:52 remaining for a game-sealing touchdown. The Bengals (2-4) saved their season with the victory.Once again, the Giants are doing the one-step-up, one-step-back dance that ends up not getting them anywhere. This was the third time this season they had a chance to stack back-to-back wins and failed to do so. The Giants have not won consecutive games since they won three straight in Weeks 11, 12 and 14 last season. Instead of moving into their much-anticipated clash with Saquon Barkley and the Eagles (3-2) in Week 7 riding high, the Giants (2-4) remain entrenched in last pl...