The New York Giants were defeated by the New York Jets, 34-27, on Sunday at MetLife Stadium in one of the true lows for Big Blue in decades. It dropped their record to 2-8 on the season and could, potentially, lead to substantial changes.
With the bye week on tap, we’ll have two weeks to evaluate and discuss that, but let’s take a moment to look back before we look ahead.
Here’s a quick look at some of the numbers, statistics and records from Big Blue’s Week 10 loss:
- With the loss, the Giants have now lost six consecutive games, which is their longest streak of futility since losing seven straight in 2014.
- The Giants have surrendered at least 27 points nine times this season, which is a league-high. They’ve also surrendered at least 31 points six times, which is tied for the league lead (Buccaneers).
- The Giants have lost back-to-back games against the Jets for the first time since 1988/1993.
- With 61 combined points on Sunday, it was the second-highest scoring Giants-Jets game in history (69 total in 1999).
- The Giants finished with 281 offensive yards, which is the fifth time in their last six games failing to reach the 300-yard mark.
- Saquon Barkley rushed for a career-low one yard.
- Barkley has now gone a career-long five games without eclipsing 100 yards rushing.
- The Giants totaled 23 yards on the ground vs. the Jets, their lowest total since rushing for 23 yards against the Broncos on September 15, 2013.
- The Giants converted eight third-down attempts on Sunday, which tied a season-high.
- With his four touchdown passes, Daniel Jones became the first Giants QB with two four-touchdown games since Eli Manning did it in 2010.
- Jones now has 187 completions on the season, which sets an all-time rookie record for the Giants (Charlie Conerly had 162 in 1948).
- Darius Slayton and Golden Tate each scored two touchdowns, becoming the first Giants wide receiver tandem with two or more scores a piece since Odell Beckham Jr. and Dwayne Harris did it in 2015.
- Slayton is the first Giants rookie receiver with two two-touchdown games since Odell Beckham Jr. did it in 2014.
- The Giants fell behind 14-0 after the first quarter, which is the third time this season they’ve faced that exact deficit after one quarter. It’s also the first time in franchise history they’ve trailed by at least 14 points after the first quarter three times in one season.
- Early in the third quarter, Jets safety Jamal Adams “recovered” a Daniel Jones fumble and returned it for a touchdown. This is the first time since the 1970 merger the Giants have allowed a defensive touchdown in each of three consecutive games.
- The Giants have surrendered four defensive touchdowns this season, which is the most they’ve allowed since 2013 (six).
- Aldrick Rosas missed a PAT for the third consecutive game and has now gone four straight games with at least one PAT or FG miss.
- The Giants have now lost three consecutive pre-bye week games.
- Rookie Corey Ballentine made his starting NFL debut in the loss.
- Tight end Kaden Smith caught his first career pass in the loss.
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