Giants' dream begin blows up in telling Week 2 loss to Payments

The Giants fell to 0-2 for the second consecutive season and the fifth time prior to now six seasons once they misplaced 28-14 to the Payments on Sunday of their house opener.

In none of these 5 seasons the Giants misplaced their opening two video games did they make the playoffs.

Making issues much more embarrassing, the Payments, who defeated the Jets 17-16 final week, are actually 2-Zero at MetLife Stadium this season, whereas the Giants and Jets are a mixed 0-2 of their house constructing.

The Giants didn’t reap the benefits of a dream begin, taking a 7-Zero lead on the opening possession of the sport on a 27-yard scoring run by Saquon Barkley simply 2:24 into the sport.

Then the Giants protection, which was boat-raced by the Cowboys offense in final week’s season opener, stuffed the Buffalo offense to a three-and-out on the Payments’ first offensive possession.

It was after these two possessions when the sport turned ugly because the Payments scored the following 21 factors.

Buffalo tied the sport at 7-7 on a 6-yard quarterback keeper by Josh Allen with 3:43 remaining within the first quarter.

After a three-and-out by the Giants offense, the Payments took a 14-7 lead on a 14-yard TD run with 13:24 remaining within the first half. The Payments transformed three third-down conversions to maintain the possession alive.

The Giants offense once more stalled on its third possession and the Payments answered with one more landing, however this one was extra insulting as a result of it got here on a 98-yard drive. This time it was a 14-yard Allen flip cross landing to Isaiah McKenzie with 7:30 remaining within the first half.

That rating was arrange by a 51-yard Allen cross play to Cole Beasley.

Allen completed 19-of-30 for 253 yards, a TD cross and a TD run and 21 dashing yards.

The Giants failed to attain earlier than the primary half ended when Aldrick Rosas missed a 48-yard subject aim with 1:49 remaining.

The Giants had one other probability to attain a short while later after a 60-yard punt return by TJ Jones gave them the ball deep in Buffalo territory, however Manning was intercepted by defensive finish Trent Murphy after rookie defensive sort out Ed Oliver deflected the cross.

It stayed 21-7 Payments till the Giants scored on a 4-yard Eli Manning cross to Jones with 11:46 remaining within the sport.

That gave the Giants some life … till the Payments acquired the ball again and promptly drove down the sphere and made it 28-14 on a 1-yard Frank Gore scoring run.

That TD was made potential after defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence II was known as for a private foul on a Payments subject aim try, giving them a primary down on the Giants 1-yard line.

This was basically the tip for the Giants on this sport. They’ll take their 0-2 document to Tampa subsequent Sunday to play the Buccaneers as they attempt to keep away from going 0-Three for the second time prior to now three seasons.

Manning completed 26-of-45 for 250 yards with a TD and two INTs. Barkley rushed for 107 yards on 18 carries and had three catches for 28 yards.