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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When does the misery end?
The New York Giants (2-6) not only lost a heartbreaker to the Kansas City Chiefs, 20-17, at Arrowhead Stadium on Monday night, but they lost a few more playmakers. No wonder they didn’t have a game-winning drive in them.
Seriously, does it ever stop? This is getting borderline silly. Already without wide receiver Kenny Golladay (knee) and running back Saquon Barkley (ankle), the Giants lost two more pass catchers as Sterling Shepard left in the second quarter with a quadriceps injury and Dante Pettis was hurt earlier in the half trying to recover his own muffed punt.
Not to mention rookie wide receiver Kadarius Toney was clearly compromised by his ankle before leaving and then returning with a thumb injury. It’s as if nobody can stay on the field.
The games missed are piling up.
This doesn’t account for all five playmakers leaving a game in the first half with their respective injuries. It makes quarterback Daniel Jones play all that much more impressive.
QB breakdown: Daniel Jones’ evening started horrible. His first pass attempt went for an interception deep in Giants territory that cost them seven points.
But he settled down and finished 22-of-32 passing for 222 yards with two touchdown passes and the interception. He protected the football and made enough plays for the Giants to move the ball consistently.
Still, Jones set the record for loses in prime-time to start a career. He is now 0-7.
Eye-popping NextGen Stats: The Giants used a formation of one defensive lineman, three linebackers and seven defensive backs on one red zone play in the fourth quarter.
The one defensive lineman, Leonard Williams, had a key sack/fumble on third down of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who was forced to hold the ball for almost five second before having it knocked out of his hands. It forced Kansas City to settle for a field goal.
It was all part of a masterful game plan by Giants defensive coordinator Patrick Graham, who had Mahomes out of sync most of the evening.