The NY Giants' Worst Blowout Loss at Home in 80 YEARS! | Giant Mess
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In this "Giant Mess", New York Giants fan Neal Lynch recaps one of the worst blowout losses in Big Blue's franchise history, a 40-0 shellacking delivered by the Dallas Cowboys at cursed MetLife Stadium. Neal then reveals where this historic defeat ranks amongst the worst blowout losses.
- The Giants have lost 5 in a row and 12 of their last 13 games to Dallas.
- *The Giants are 4-10 in home openers at MetLife.
- *The Giants are 1-10 vs. Dallas in season openers, including 0-3 at home and 0-2 in MetLife.
- *The Giants are 23-32-1 on Sunday night, including 6-9 vs. Dallas.
- Worst loss since 1973.
No team has ever...
- Lost 40-0 or worse
- Lost the sack battle 7-0 or worse
- Lost the turnover battle 3-0 (or worse)
- Had a blocked FG returned for a TD
- Threw a pick-6
...in the same 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣.
The Giants did it all in one game.
- The Giants' 171 total yards was their lowest total since they gained 155 yards at Chicago on Jan. 2, 2022.
- The Giants' 63 net passing yards was their lowest figure since they finished with minus-6 in that loss to the Bears two seasons ago.
- Giants offensive line allowed 7 sacks and 12 quarterback hits, 20 pressures and 23 hurries
- Daniel Jones was pressured on 66.7% of his dropbacks which was the most in the NFL, 13.6% more than any other QB.
- The Giants suffered the most one-sided opening day loss in their history, overtaking another home loss to the Cowboys. On Sept. 4, 1995, they fell to Dallas in Giants Stadium, 35-0.
- The 40-point defeat was the Giants' largest in the regular season since Nov. 4, 1973, when they lost to the Raiders in Oakland, 42-0. They lost an NFC divisional playoff game on Jan. 5, 1994, in San Francisco, 44-3.
- The Cowboys' 40 points were the most allowed by the Giants in their season opener since a 42-40 victory at Green Bay on Sept. 19, 1971.
- The Giants' halftime deficit was 26-0, their largest in a regular season game since Jan. 3, 2010, when they trailed in Minnesota at the half, 31-0.
- According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last time Giants opponents scored two non-offensive touchdowns to start a season was 1944.
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