Giants owe home crowd so much more than this putrid display

One touchdown. That’s what the Giants offense has given the fans at MetLife Stadium in three home games this season. Not surprisingly, the Giants have lost all three of those games, the latest being Sunday night’s uninspiring 17-7 loss to the Bengals. The good news is that one touchdown came in Sunday night’s game. The bad news is that it wasn’t nearly enough — not even on a night when the defense played well against an explosive Cincinnati offense that entered the game averaging 35 points in its previous three games. One touchdown in three home games. “Really unacceptable,’’ Giants left guard Jon Runyan Jr.said.

“We’re not going to win any games kicking field goals.’’ Well, the Giants couldn’t even do that Sunday night, with replacement kicker Greg Joseph missing field goal tries from 47 yards (to potentially tie the game at 10-10 in the fourth quarter) and then 45 yards late in the game. “I know this home crowd wants to watch us winning games and we’ve got to score points at home,’’ Runyan said.“The [home] crowd’s been really good.

We can feel the energy from them supporting us and it means a lot.We’ve got to give them something to cheer for.’’ The Giants gave the home fans little to cheer for on this night, and they did it on a day when their NFC East rivals scuffled — Dallas and Washington lost and Philadelphia scraped by to beat Cleveland. A Giants’ win Sunday night would have had them in the thick of the division race at 3-3.

Now, at 2-4, they desperately need to beat the Eagles next week at home to stay relevant. That, of course, will require scoring some touchdowns at home. “It’s hard to win games when you score seven points,’’ Giants head coach Brian Daboll said.“That’s the reality of it.

That starts with me.’’ Daboll did everything he could to jump-start his sputtering offense. He raised some eyebrows when, trailing 7-0, he opted to go for it on fourth-and-2 from his own 38-y...