Ben Zickel

Final thoughts on the Giants' 33-32 collapse and loss to the Broncos: •From up 19-0 to giving up 33 points in the 4th quarter. That absolutely should get Shane Bowen fired as defensive coordinator. That is now twice where the Giants had a lead late in the 4th quarter and should have won, but found a way to lose. •Jude McAtamney can’t be counted on as a consistent and every week kicker. Either get Younghoe Koo up next Sunday or find a new kicker for Sunday vs Philadelphia. •We should have been talking about a 4 touchdown performance by Jaxson Dart, one of which, should have been the game winner with under a minute to go. But the defense, again, found a way to lose that game for the Giants. •Cam Skattebo with almost 100 total yards of scrimmage (60 rushing, 34 receiving) and a touchdown catch. His strong rookie season continues. •Despite no true No. 1 wide receiver, the Giants got decent games from others, like their tight ends in Theo Johnson and Daniel Bellinger, who combined for 154 yards and 2 touchdowns catches. •That felt like 2022 Daniel Bellinger out there before suffering the eye injury. Felt like a legit target out there making catches. •Deonte Banks needs to go. It’s best if he gets traded. •Brian Burns with another 2 sacks to the season total and now has 9. Burns is having a tremendous 2025 season. •Nik Bonitto: 0 sacks. •Dane Belton stepped in for Jevon Holland and played well. •The Giants tackling on defense at times was atrocious. Falls on Shane Bowen, it’s his defense and it all falls under a blown 33-point 4th quarter. •The Giants should have left Denver at 3-4 on the season. In all honesty, if not for the Giants defense finding ways to blow late 4th quarter leads, the Giants really should be 4-3 on the season. That again, falls on Shane Bowen. •Heartbreaking loss. Worse than the Cowboys Week 2 loss. •Despite the loss, the Giants are at least playing meaningful games and staying in the games until the end. I know, it’s a consolation prize and fans would rather get the win. But progress wise, you want to see your team fight. •The Giants went from dominating the defending champions 10 days ago to finding a way to lose another game they should’ve won. And it was almost a game where they found a way to win in the final minute despite blowing a 4th quarter lead. •The Giants need to find a way to take their anger out on the Eagles next week. If they don’t blow another lead first. •I can’t believe they lost that game.