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4 NY Giants who embarrassed themselves vs. the Eagles in Week 14

By Desmond Novack

Dec 4, 2022; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants linebacker Jaylon Smith (54) gestures to the crowd against the Washington Commanders during the second half at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 4, 2022; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants linebacker Jaylon Smith (54) gestures to the crowd against the Washington Commanders during the second half at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 11, 2022; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith (6) catches the ball and runs for a touchdown against safety Julian Love (20) and cornerback Darnay Holmes (30) during the second quarter at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tom Horak-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 11, 2022; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith (6) catches the ball and runs for a touchdown against safety Julian Love (20) and cornerback Darnay Holmes (30) during the second quarter at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tom Horak-USA TODAY Sports /

3. S Julian Love

It has become incredibly clear how important Xaver McKinney is to the Giants defense since he went out with his hand injury. Julian Love has done very well since becoming the new leader of the Giants secondary, however, this week was rather rough for the 24 year old.

Love did make a couple of nice plays and even racked up 10 combined tackles, but his play in coverage was rather abysmal. His showing on the long touchdown pass to Devonta Smith still has fans out there in disbelief.

This was the most obvious moment of poor coverage out of Love, but there are simply no excuses for what he did. Love should have tried to knock the ball down instead of trying to post the interception. He thought the ball was going to just drop into his hands? Come on, dude.

It is hard to be critical of Love, who has made a massive leap this season and could potentially make the Pro Bowl, but this play was absolutely inexcusable. Hopefully he can pick things up in the coming weeks, or at least until McKinney returns.

The Giants defense as a whole has not been the same since McKinney went out – his ability to limit big-time plays is what kept the team afloat against some of the better offenses in the league. Hopefully the Giants can regain their star safety as they continue their playoff push.

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