If there's one team that's able to squander a career day from Russell Wilson, it's the New York Giants. Big Blue surpassed 500 yards of total offense, scored 37 points, and still managed to lose to the Dallas Cowboys in overtime. If that isn't indicative of the last 10 seasons of Giants football, I don't know what is.
Wilson's connections with Malik Nabers and Wan'Dale Robinson popped, Cam Skattebo scored his first NFL touchdown, and Jaxson Dart even took a few snaps, yet none of this was able to mask the heartbreak Giants fans felt for letting this one slip away.
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After a catastrophic collapse by Shane Bowen's defense, it made for a devastating defeat that much more deflating, and nobody felt it more than the players. While addressing the media postgame, veteran cornerback Paulson Adebo looked visibly frustrated with the magnitude of the loss in Arlington.
"We didn't do a good enough job of stopping them from scoring points"
— Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) September 14, 2025
- Paulson Adebo on the Giants' defensive performance against the Cowboys pic.twitter.com/OTFBScaN1d
Paulson Adebo says the quiet part out loud about Shane Bowen
His answers were short, and the loss clearly still stung, so for a guy who's a recent acquisition by Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen, it's no surprise he's taking this one on the chin. The 0-2 start hurts, especially with how winnable this game was, but now it's time to ensure losing doesn't become the standard for New York in 2025.
Adebo signed a three-year, $54 million deal with the Giants this offseason, and has been tasked with leading New York's revamped secondary. However, Dak Prescott went 38 of 52, throwing for 361 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception, and the 26-year-old has been a disappointment in blue and white thus far.
The cornerback recorded a team-high 11 tackles, but surrendered seven catches for 81 yards and a touchdown while facing a mix of CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens. The former third-round draft pick of the Saints recorded a dismal 50.8 PFF grade, while Jevon Holland, the other big secondary addition, didn't fare much better.
The Giants spent all of this money on the secondary just for nothing to change on the back-end. The pass-rush has looked fantastic, but it doesn't mean as much when the DB's are getting torched every Sunday. After two weeks, New York ranks dead last in football in both pass defense and total defense, and it doesn't seem like Shane Bowen will be making any changes.
Like Daboll and Schoen, the 38-year-old coordinator entered 2025 on the hot seat, but unlike the former, he hasn't done much to change his fate.
This was as encouraging of a loss as possible for the G-Men, but all this loss did was leave a bad taste in people's mouths and reminding fans why Bowen's future with the team is growing murkier with each passing game.