The New York Giants reached an embarrassing new low at MetLife Stadium on Sunday when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers stormed in, sent the crowd packing at halftime and secured home-field advantage with a 30-7 victory.
The loss, which dropped the Giants to 2-9 this season, sparked calls for head coach Brian Daboll to be fired, with many suggesting that general manager Joe Schoen should follow him out.
The players' lack of energy represented an ugly locker room revolt following the release of Daniel Jones, and now they face an immediate turnout and a game against the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day – a game with a national audience. Yeehaw.
As Week 13 begins, here's a look at where the Giants rank in a variety of power rankings.
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The coach is in danger. They just got blown up. The starting quarterback is gone. They don't make the playoffs. What is their motivation?
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It's definitely not the quarterback. The Giants fall by failing to play the Bucs, another brutal week for Big Blue.
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Considering the Giants rank last in overall FPI, it's hard to find many positives. Their offense and special teams are among the worst in the league and their defense is poor. Not what you want. The offensive is the biggest point of criticism. Coach Brian Daboll took over the game management, the Giants drafted wide receiver Malik Nabers at No. 6 overall and upgraded the offensive line with experienced free agency players. Still, the offense scores a league-worst 14.8 points per game and ranks 28th in yards per game (4.7).
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If the Giants actually played Tommy DeVito because they believe he gave them the best chance to win, doesn't that reflect on coach Brian Daboll, assuming he made that decision? It could point to his ability to figure out which players on his team deserve to be in the starting lineup. Not in a good way.
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Any hope that quarterback Tommy DeVito would energize this offense had vanished by the end of the first quarter, and all that was left was an offense that had no identity and no consistent way to get the ball to rookie receiver Malik Nabers An overwhelmed defense that has become nothing better than a nuisance under this regime. General manager Schoen and head coach Daboll could be next on the chopping block, and if so, the franchise's next football operations brain trust will have a long road ahead of them to get the Giants out of the basement of the NFC East.
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On Thursday, Daniel Jones played as a scout team safety. He was released on Friday. On Sunday, the Giants were overwhelmed at home by the Buccaneers, who built a 30-0 lead and outscored them by more than 200 yards. That pretty much sums up last week. What could this week bring? Tommy DeVito will reportedly reprise his role as the starting quarterback, even after recording the same number of completions (three) as sacks in the first half. DeVito may have been the talk of Jersey last year, but his 2023 magic was nowhere to be found on a seemingly mentally defeated Giants team. The Jones hangover seemed to be affecting everyone, as even the fairly reliable defense put in one of its worst performances of the season. Baker Mayfield dropped back on Sunday, throwing 30 times. He was hit twice. Six rounds were incomplete. Six completions went for 18 or more yards. New York football has been pretty bad this season, but this may have been the lowest of lows.
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Ben Rolfe, Pro Football Network:
The New York Giants fell to the bottom of our rankings after one of the worst performances of any team this season. We expected the offense to be poor, but scoring seven points against a defense in the bottom 10 and collapsing defensively at home was embarrassing.
Starting Tommy DeVito makes no sense at this point, and if Brian Daboll thinks this is the best way to save his job, he might as well hand in his resignation now. That's not to say this team will do significantly better with Drew Lock, but it's hard to imagine New York coming within a score of their opponent down the stretch, let alone winning a game.