Giants have no chance for upset without dramatic O-line improvement

PITTSBURGH — The tape doesn’t lie. If, after watching tape of the Giants’ 28-3 home loss last week to the Eagles, the Steelers defensive players aren’t foaming at the mouth at the chance to face a compromised Giants offensive line and hunt quarterback Daniel Jones, someone should check their collective pulse. The Giants allowed eight sacks and 17 quarterback pressures against the Eagles.Jones was sacked seven times, with five of those coming in the first half as the Eagles established the rout of their rivals. The most damning element to this? The Eagles, who entered the game having recorded just 11 sacks in five games, produced all eight against the Giants deploying a four-man rush, not an array of exotic blitzes. “Last week was, obviously, an embarrassing show for us,’’ Giants right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor said.

“We know the product we need to put on the field.’’ If that product isn’t light years better against the Steelers (5-2) on Monday night at Acrisure Stadium, the Giants will limp home with a 2-6 record and their season in full spiral and Jones in search of medical care. There are a number of things the Giants must to do well if they’re going to upset a Steelers team on the rise, but the top task is absolutely, positively protecting Jones. Asked if, after watching the Eagles tape, he expects the Steelers defensive front to be salivating at the chance to have a go at the Giants offensive line, Eluemunor said, “One hundred percent.’’ “When they see what we weren’t able to do in the last game, and saw our offense was kind of one-dimensional, as a team that thrives on rushing the passer as they do, they’re thinking that they can do whatever they want to us,’’ Eluemunor said.“It’s up to us to make sure that doesn’t happen and to control that.

Our offensive line didn’t play up to our standards last week and we need to do more this week.’’ That task figures to be difficult considering the health issu...