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NY Giants’ shoddy effort in all phases leads to 20-9 loss to Dolphins | 3 Takeaways

By Danny Friedman

Dec 5, 2021; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Dolphins outside linebacker Jerome Baker (55) grabs the jersey of New York Giants quarterback Mike Glennon (2) during the second half at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 5, 2021; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Dolphins outside linebacker Jerome Baker (55) grabs the jersey of New York Giants quarterback Mike Glennon (2) during the second half at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports /
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The NY Giants’ offense continued the same issues in their Week 13 loss.

The NY Giants lost in ugly fashion in Miami. It certainly wasn’t the offensive performance the coaches, players, or fans expected. But, the 20-9 loss was the outcome the Giants deserved Sunday.

New York’s offense mustered just 250 yards all game on 64 plays. The defense kept the NY Giants in the contest up until the 4th quarter.

The NY Giants have now scored just three offensive touchdowns in four games.

It’s a laughable, nearly incomprehensible number in the 2021 NFL season. Other NFL teams go points galore with their offenses scoring in a multitude of ways and just about every team scores over two touchdowns a game.

At least.

To get 0.75 TDs per game over a four-game stretch (nearly 1/4 of the season) is unacceptable in today’s game and you can’t ever consistently win scoring such few points like that anymore.

There is much to digest from this game as the NY Giants fall to 4-8 on the season. The Giants must find a way to somehow bounce back and shock the Chargers in LA next week.

Here are 3 Key Takeaways from the NY Giants’ loss to the Dolphins

NY Giants Takeaway #1: The Offense Needs More Help than just Replacing Jason Garrett

The NY Giants’ offense has become hard to watch in the last four weeks.

They have not been able to finish drives with any consistency in the red zone and they haven’t been able to ever stay on schedule and stack first downs with positive plays following the next play.

In Miami, the Giants had 12 drives and averaged 3.9 yards per play. It certainly wasn’t an encouraging effort by any means. Add in just 91 rushing yards and it simply wasn’t enough for either the passing or run game to create any momentum or flow the game with balance at any point.

The Giants had a clean game with penalties, only committing three infractions all game. They had good field position much of the day but kept wasting it or had little to show for it at the end of each drive.

It’s easy to pinpoint and blame excuses on injuries for the current state of the NY Giants’ offense. However, Mike Glennon and the rest of the offensive reinforcements did not step up enough and do their part to win the game today.

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