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Some clock management errors fall into a gray area. Maybe a timeout could’ve been called but wasn’t, and that cost a team time, but when errors are made, they’re usually not completely obvious.
The New York Giants’ mistake at the end of the first half of their 14-9 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday at Highmark Stadium was completely obvious.
The Giants lined up with 14 seconds left in the half at the Bills’ 1-yard line. They had no timeouts but could’ve thrown it two or three times into the end zone, and if they didn’t complete any of them, they could’ve at least kicked a field goal for a 9-0 halftime lead. The only thing the Giants couldn’t do was run the ball.
Then the Giants stunningly ran into the line. Saquon Barkley was stopped for no gain, and the clock was running. The clock ran out before the Giants could line up and spike it. The half ended without the Giants scoring on that drive, despite moving it to the 1-yard line.
Even NBC play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico blasted the Giants for the miscue.
Head coach of the Giants, Brian Daboll, became upset on the sidelines and got into a heated argument with quarterback Tyrod Taylor, who was taking over for the injured Daniel Jones, as they were on their way to the locker room. Cris Collinsworth said on the NBC broadcast that Taylor appeared to have called an audible into the run play.
Whoever was at fault, it was an inexcusable mistake at the wrong moment for a struggling team.
The Giants seemingly had a chance to avenge that mistake at the end of the game. Taylor got the Giants down to the 1-yard line again after they drew a pass interference call in the end zone, but they failed to score once again.
The Giants suffered their sixth loss in as many games as they had started the season, as quarterback Taylor completed 24-of-36 passes for 200 yards. On 24 carries, Saquon Barkley gained 93 yards of run yardage, while Darius Slayton gained 69 yards on four receptions. The Giants’ red-zone offense let them down when it counted most, even if they ultimately came out on top.