The New York Giants watched as Austin Seifert of the Washington Commanders made his seventh field goal of the game to make the game 21-18 and push the Big Blue to 0-2.
Things weren't looking good in East Rutherford, New Jersey, but Seifert's field goal on Sunday elevated the Giants' plight to historic proportions.
If you do the math, all of the Commanders' points came on field goals, but the Giants were able to score three touchdowns against their NFC East rivals.
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New York Giants wide receiver Malik Neighbors (1) holds his face after dropping a pass during the second half of a game against the Washington Commanders at Commanders Field. (Luke Johnson-Imagn Images)
So the Giants are on the wrong side of history, as they are the only team to score three touchdowns, not allow any to the opposing team, and still lose in regulation.
For the Giants, fortunes are truly unravelling.
The main reason New York is at a historic disadvantage here is because of the first play of the game, the opening kickoff, which proved fatal to the Giants in this one.
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Veteran kicker Graham Gano fell to the ground while chasing returner Austin Ekeler, who was walking into the end zone for what appeared to be the opening touchdown on the kickoff, but the game was called back for a holding foul.
Gano was so obviously injured that he slammed his helmet on the team's sideline, which led to the Giants playing the rest of the game without a kicker.
Kickers have been injured in past games, ruining their team's chances at making field goals or extra points, but Giants coach Brian Daboll went into this game knowing Gano was dealing with a groin injury.
There, after Devin Singletary scored a touchdown on the Giants' opening drive, punter Jamie Gillan went for a 33-yard extra point, but the left-handed pitcher missed it wide right. Gillan made his first and only 40-yard field goal of the season last year, but this time he fell just short.
New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8) steps back to throw a pass during the first half of a game against the Washington Commanders at Commanders Field. (Luke Johnson-Imagn Images)
Understanding that getting the extra point might be difficult, Daboll decided to try for two-point conversions on the next two touchdowns, to no avail.
In the end, the Giants gave up seven scoring drives in a loss to Washington, but things could have been a lot less bad if the Commanders had been able to get points on their red-zone runs. But they were hampered by false starts and poor execution.
The Giants were better in this game after beating the Minnesota Vikings 28-6 in their home opener last week, with rookie receiver Malik racing the field with 10 catches for 127 yards and his first career touchdown.
But late in the fourth quarter, on a crucial fourth-down short, he dropped the easiest catch of the day from Daniel Jones and Jayden Daniels charged downfield for Washington, setting up a walk-off field goal for Seifert.
Either way, the Giants are 0-2 and have a tough schedule ahead of them, including a short week where they next face the Cleveland Browns on the road before taking on the Dallas Cowboys on “Thursday Night Football.”
New York Giants manager Brian Daboll stands on the sideline during the second half of a game against the Washington Commanders at Commanders Field. (Luke Johnson-Imagn Images)
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The Giants are hoping they can get through this season before things go south like they will in 2023, and to do that, they can't afford to endure another of the worst stretches in NFL history.
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