Giants Passed for Negative Yards En Route to Losing to Jets in the Saddest Game of the Year
The Giants lost to the Jets on Sunday in what turned out to be the ugliest game of the NFL season thus far.
The battle of New York devolved into chaos after Giants' quarterback Tyrod Taylor went down with an injury, opening the door for backup Tommy DeVito to take the reins of the offense.
It did not go well.
Combined, Taylor and DeVito completed just six of their 14 pass attempts on the day, and because sack yardage is included against passing totals, the Giants duo finished the day with -9 passing yards.
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But it wasn't just the Giants that played terribly. On the other side of the ball, the Jets matched the Giants in failing to convert a single third down in the first half of the game.
Fans following the action online were appalled by all parties involved.
First half drives in Jets-Giants:
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) October 29, 2023
Fumble
Field goal
Punt
Punt
Punt
Punt
Punt
Punt
Touchdown
Missed field goal
Punt
Punt
Punt
Punt
Punt
Punt
Fumble
Punt
Punt
Punt
15 combined punts. Neither team converted a 3rd down.
This game isn’t real.
— Talkin’ Giants (@TalkinGiants) October 29, 2023
Please score. I’m begging pic.twitter.com/hD4nvZE0bs
Third quarter ends with the #Giants leading 10-7.
— Nick Faria (@Nick_Faria1720) October 29, 2023
No notes - this is one of the ugliest games I’ve ever seen and the #Jets have only themselves to blame.
Still, the Giants found a way to make it a game. On the first drive of the second half, New York leaned on running back Saquon Barkley. After moving the length of the field with nine running plays against two incomplete passes, DeVito capped the drive with a touchdown run to take a 10-7 lead.
Tommy DeVito's first NFL TD gives the Giants the lead!
— NFL (@NFL) October 29, 2023
????: #NYJvsNYG on CBS
????: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/Quwvdzpx7G pic.twitter.com/mw7L4q6kg6
That 10-7 lead nearly held for the entire game. With just over a minute left to play, the Giants had the ball facing fourth-and-1 at the Jets 17-yard line. Rather than go for it on fourth down and potentially seal the game, Brian Daboll sent out his field goal unit. Graham Gano missed from 35 yards out, giving the ball back to the Jets.
It only took the Jets two plays to move into field goal range and set up the game-tying kick.
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG#NYJvsNYG on CBS pic.twitter.com/5R9weXnh41
— New York Jets (@nyjets) October 29, 2023
Greg Zeurlein sent the game to overtime.
GREG SENDS US TO OT!!
— New York Jets (@nyjets) October 29, 2023
GET BACK TO YOUR TV WE GOT MORE FOOTBALL.#NYJvsNYG on CBS pic.twitter.com/Ux745nSDyR
The Giants won the toss before the extra period and elected to receive, despite the fact that their offense had not completed a pass since the second quarter of the game.
DeVito and the Giants offense quickly went three-and-out, and on the ensuing drive, the Jets marched down the field to win the game with another field goal.
A WIN IS A WIN BABY.#NYJvsNYG on CBS pic.twitter.com/gBkE2Tovoe
— New York Jets (@nyjets) October 29, 2023
The game was finally over, but the terrible memories it provided football fans will live on forever.
the giants just finished regulation with -8 passing yards as they head into overtime against the jets pic.twitter.com/eKKCl71pRv
— Tej Seth (@tejfbanalytics) October 29, 2023
Jets and Giants a combined 0-17 on third down pic.twitter.com/w6pEKVh7OM
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) October 29, 2023
It’s really hard to celebrate in @ShaunMorash’s face when the Jets offense played so bad today. Brutal game and as ugly as a win as you can get against a 3rd string QB.
— NYJ Matt (@NYJ_Matt) October 29, 2023
But just wanted to make sure you saw this graphic. That the Giants had a 99.9% win probability and lost pic.twitter.com/miwZz3Bg4O
Me watching The Jets vs Giants pic.twitter.com/WxKsvYG4HB
— Blake Garman (@FrostedBlakes34) October 29, 2023
If you watched that entire Jets Giants game you may be entitled to financial compensation.
— Nooner (@noonernation) October 29, 2023