ATLANTA — Drew Lock looked sick to his stomach as he stood at his locker after the Falcons' 34th game and the Giants' seventh game.
The Giants quarterback literally threw the game away Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, dropping his team to 2-13 and snapping a franchise-record 10-game losing streak.
Lock engineered a sharp eight-minute scoring drive to give the Giants a 7-0 lead, then went on to throw two pick-sixes that completely changed the game.
The No. 1 pick sucked away the momentum the Giants generated.
As Lock tried to rush a pass to receiver Wan'Dale Robinson, Atlanta safety Jesse Bates III jumped the route, picked the pass, and ran it 55 yards to give the Falcons a 10-7 lead. I couldn't.
The second came on the second play of the Giants' first possession of the second half, when the pass was hit by Zach Harrison at the line of scrimmage, hit Matthew Judon in the arm, and jogged 27 yards to the end zone for 24 points. was recorded. -7 lead.
Lock especially beat himself up on the first INT.
“We had some momentum after the first touchdown and the play broke down on the next drive… we can’t let it get any worse,” Lock said. “Keep it on hand. Don't put it in theirs. It's never going to happen because it's never good to take points away from your own team.”
Giants head coach Brian Daboll appeared furious with Lock after he was selected No. 1, lamenting the gift.
“I had to take better care of the ball,” he said. “Giving up 14 points on offense is hard to win in any game. You can't [win] A game in which he threw two interceptions for touchdowns, caused more turnovers, and lost his turnover rate. ”
Locke turned it over three times.
He said his first pick was a “broken play.”
“I tried to get Malik. [Nabers] “It's over, I thought I'd take the snap before time ran out, (and) I just couldn't get out of the huddle quick enough,” Lock said. “Wandale was my shortest route. I tried to get the ball to him before the safety cut and he got it.
“You can't make a bad play worse. You have to be smarter and keep the ball in your hands.”
Asked about his animated exchange with Daboll on the sideline, Lock said, “Obviously he's just telling me I can't do that. Everything he said to me I didn't know in my head.'' That's what I was feeling. What he was saying was that we weren't on two different planets.
“Obviously I was a little disappointed with the first turnover. The second one, the ball went over my head and into the D-lineman's arms. Sometimes things like that happen. The first thing happened before the second thing. I wish it hadn’t happened.”
Daboll said he has no plans to replace Locke with Tommy DeVito.
“I gave Drew a fight,” Daboll said. “Let's see if we can make some improvements. After all, it's hard to win games when you turn the ball over three times.”
Daboll was noncommittal when asked if he would rely on DeVito against the Colts on Sunday.
“I think this game is just over,” he said. “I'm going to go back and watch the tape and make a decision.”
