The New York Giants love finding different ways to lose football games.
Sometimes they get blown out like in Week 1 when the Minnesota Vikings rolled into MetLife Stadium for a 28-6 blowout. Other times, like Sunday against the Washington Commanders, it's a nail-biter until the end.
In Week 2, the Giants looked like a competent football team against the Commanders but allowed the chance to grab a division win to slip right through their fingers.
On the surface, a 21-18 loss on the road may not seem as if it would hold any significance in terms of historical scope. But remember, this is the Giants we're talking about here.
They became the first team in NFL history to score at least three touchdowns, allow no touchdowns from their opponent and still lose in regulation, according to Jeff Kerr of CBS.
That's right. NFL history, baby.
Quarterback Daniel Jones looked like a much different quarterback than in the regular-season opener. He completed 16-of-28 passes for 178 yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions and a 100 passer rating.
Meanwhile, Devin Singletary took 16 carries for 95 rushing yards and a touchdown, and Malik Nabers torched the Commanders secondary to the tune of 10 receptions on 18 targets for 127 yards and a touchdown.
Nabers did have a game-winning drop slip right through his hands on a fourth-down play late in the fourth quarter, but this breakout game was fantastic outside of that.
The Giants defense allowed 215 rushing yards — 133 of which came from Brian Robinson — while Jayden Daniels completed 23-of-29 passes for 226 yards, no touchdowns, no interceptions and a 99.1 passer rating.
The biggest issue came from the fact that the Giants made the incredibly baffling decision against elevating kicker Jude McAtamney from the practice squad after putting Graham Gano on the injury report Saturday.
Gano injured his hamstring on the opening kickoff, making this an impeccable oversight given the outcome of the game.
The Giants looked more competitive in this contest, but it's hard to imagine the Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll regime surviving the season if these things continue to happen.
