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tRY IT NOWIn this battle of two winless NFL teams, most certainly would have viewed the Giants as less likely to avoid the dreaded 0-3 start.
They would have been correct.
After hanging with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs for much of the first half, the Giants ultimately fell short yet again in a dreary 22-9 loss Sunday night in their home opener before an already-restless crowd at MetLife Stadium.
Only six teams since the 1970 merger — and one in the 2000s, the 2018 Texans — have reached the playoffs after dropping their first three games.
But to invoke that legendary quote in NFL lore, “Playoffs?!”
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Veteran quarterback Russell Wilson managed just 39 of his 160 passing yards in the first half for the Giants after throwing for a career-high 450 in last week’s OT loss to the Cowboys.
He was also picked off twice, including once in the end zone in the second quarter.
Some fans in attendance at the home opener predictably chanted “We Want Dart” late in the first half for first-round pick Jaxson Dart.
The rookie got on the field for one running play (a three-yard scramble) early in the third quarter and two more handoffs in the fourth before Wilson returned to boos.