The New York Giants 2021 Season On The Gridiron Began With 27-13 Loss To Denver In East Rutherford New Jersey On Sunday
The New York Giants 2021 season on the gridiron began with a 27-13 loss to Denver in East Rutherford New Jersey on Sunday.
Why?
Denver owned the ball for more than 35 minutes and advanced inside the Giants' 20-yard line on five consecutive possessions spanning the second through fourth quarters, including series in which they took snaps at the five, four and two-yard lines. They scored two touchdowns and two field goals and lost a fumble at the four-yard line on the fifth possession.
Teddy Bridgewater completed 78% of his passes (28 of 36) for 264 yards, including touchdowns of two yards to Tim Patrick with eight seconds remaining in the second quarter and tight end Albert Okwuegbunam in the third. Melvin Gordon III iced the victory with a 70-yard touchdown run with 4:37 remaining and Brandon McManus kicked field goals of 23 and 36 yards.
Denver converted 10 of 18 third and fourth-down opportunities. That included all three on fourth down and the Broncos scored after the first two and on the third one.
“according to an article by Michael Eisen on giants.com”
The New York Giants have a short week as they’re going to prepare to go on the road The Washington Football Team on Thursday night who like them is a member of the NFC East and who like them is coming a week one loss but unlike the New York Giants The Washington Football Team lost to the Los Angeles Chargers by a score of 20-16.
Why?
Third downs were a problem on both sides of the ball!
Although there were moments when Heinicke and Washington's offense moved the ball well -- Antonio Gibson had 108 total yards, including 90 on the ground -- it was rare for that to happen on third down. the unit was 3-of-10 on such plays with two of the most critical failed conversions coming when it trailed by four in the fourth quarter.
Washington struggled even more on defense, though, as Herbert's Chargers converted 14-of-19 attempts.
The frustration was clear on the faces of Ron Rivera and the defensive players after the game, particularly when it had the chance to get off the field with nearly seven minutes left to play. The Chargers faced four third downs on what was the final drive of the game, including a 3rd-and-16, but the team gashed Washington on gains of 17, 19, 20 and nine yards each time. After the final conversion, the game way essentially over.
“according to an article by Zach Selby on washingtonfootball.com”
Kickoff is set for 8:20pm from Fedex Field!
The game is going to be televised on NFL Network!