The New York Giants are 79-132 since winning the Super Bowl in 2011.
Then Eli Manning began to melt upon making eye contact with pass rushers.
Odell Beckham Jr refused to visit a mental health specialist.
Daniel Jones routinely visiting a spine specialist.
Ben McAdoo fired.
Pat Shurmur fired.
Saquon Barkley moving in with his secret family on the other side of town.
GM Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll given one final season to save themselves and the New York Giants from another yard.
The clouds were parting. A sunray dots my eyes.
Jaxson Dart revived a corpse. The rookie QB out of Ole Miss sparked life and blood into this locker room. A palpable energy ignited their sidelines.
Then the wheels fell off in Denver…
Shout out Demaryius Thomas
I can be a crybaby (I still will in a sec).
I can pretend to be impressed by the Denver Broncos (I won’t).
But ultimately, Sunday’s game was in remembrance of wide receiver Demaryius Thomas—2-time All-Pro, 5-time All-Star and member of the Broncos Super Bowl 50 squad.
In late 2021, Demaryius suffered a seizure and lost his life at age 33. His brain was donated for research with doctors determining he had CTE.
He sacrificed his life to pursue a dream and helped give Denver hope every Sunday.
Here’s a quick look at all of his Broncos records:
- Receptions, playoff career: (54)[
- Receptions, playoff season: (28 in 2013)
- Receptions, playoff game: (13 on February 2, 2014, against the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII) (tied with Shannon Sharpe)
- Receiving yards, regular season: (1,619 in 2014)[178]
- Receiving yards in a single game, regular season: (226 on October 5, 2014, against the Arizona Cardinals)[179]
- Receiving yards in a single game, playoffs: (204 on January 8, 2012, against the Pittsburgh Steelers)[180]
- Receiving yards, playoff season: (306 in 2013)[181]
- Receiving touchdowns in a regular season: (14 in 2013) (tied with Anthony Miller in 1995)[182]
- Receiving touchdowns in a playoff season: (3 in 2013)[183]
- Receiving touchdowns in a playoff career: (6) (tied with Rod Smith)[184]
- Games with at least 100 receiving yards, career: (33)[185]
- Most games with at least 100 receiving yards, single season: (10 in 2014)[186]
- Most games with at least two receiving touchdowns:[187] (10) (tied with Ed McCaffrey)
- Consecutive games with at least 100 receiving yards, season: (7 in 2014)[188]
- Consecutive with at least 100 receiving yards, playoffs: (2) (tied with Vance Johnson)[189]
- Consecutive games with at least five receptions: (16 in 2016)[190]
#LLDT 🧡
The moment Demaryius Thomas’ #BroncosROF pillar was unveiled: pic.twitter.com/JbeZqbTBX4
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) October 19, 2025
RIP to a real one.
Shane Bowen is a Loser
I had to start with Demaryius Thomas to explain my frustrations with New York Giants defensive coordinator, Shane Bowen.
The Giants blew an 18-point 4th quarter lead with less than 6 minutes left in the game—losing 33-32 to the Broncos.
Arguably one of the worst losses in NFL history.
The Giants defense held the Broncos to 8 points for 3 quarters.
Denver scored all 33 points in the 4th.
Let’s talk about what happened.
The Giants ended the 3rd quarter with a Tyrone Tracy Jr, 31-yard rushing touchdown to go up 19-0.
The Giants didn’t go for the extra point because their kicker Jude McAtamney, blackmailed the organization.
#ReleaseTheMcAtamneyFiles
They failed the 2-point conversation.
The Broncos stormed back down the field—thanks to awful tackling and a secondary incapable of stopping a movie.
New York’s pass rush disappeared, their run defense vanished.
Suddenly, the Denver Broncos were just out there having a non-contact practice sesh with the boys.
Here’s the game-losing play:
All game, sending pressure to Bo Nix was why the Giants were winning. And now, you drop 8 players in coverage?
This is why me and other Giants fans want Shane Bowen GONE.
pic.twitter.com/qNMrRzRKLI— 𝙅𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙨 (@AbdulCarterMVP) October 20, 2025
The Giants dropped 8 guys into coverage—most of them kinda of wandering around, nowhere near any Broncos players—with only 3 men rushing; allowing Bo Nix to sit back there, doing whatever he wanted.
This is the second time this season the Giants have lost a late game shoutout thanks to the defense, in the final possessions of the game, sending a bunch of guys out in weak ass zones with no pass rush.
And I understand what Shane Bowen thinks he’s doing.
The Giants secondary is porous—especially following the midgame injuries of safety Jevon Holland and cornerback Paul Adebo.
Former first-round corner Deonte Banks is one of the worst defenders in the NFL—instantly spotting the opposing team at least one touchdown the moment his cleats touch turf.
Sending more guys out in coverage together makes sense to Bowen.
Or how he often uses first-round potential-superstar pass rusher, Abdul Carter, as a QB spy.
Outside of Bobby Okereke, the Giants second level of defense is non-existent.
However, better coaches would lean into their strengths harder instead of cowardly attempting to shield their weaknesses. Between Brian Burns, Dexter Lawrence, Abdul Carter, Kayvon Thibodeaux, the talent to crush QBs is on the roster. But instead of unleashing them upon the world, Shane Bowen has them covering the fucking flats and dropping into coverage. Rarely, if ever, does he ever send a safety blitz to help the pass rush.
The best way to protect a weak secondary is to give the QB hell in the backfield.
But it’s even more infuriating to see this talent wasted—coming off the heels of a ceremony for a player who died at age 33 from football-related injuries.
Brian Burns—who leads the NFL in sacks (9)—left the stadium in a walking boot.
These players risk their long-term futures every time they go out there.
The least they can ask is for their coaching staff to put them in the right positions to succeed.
Shane Bowen should be unemployed right now but he is too busy serving as Brian Daboll’s human shield, an excuse Daboll can use in his inevitably annoying Rex Ryan-esque media career.
It sucks here.
Jaxson Dart Board
Jaxson Dart is 2-2 in his first 4 NFL career starts with 791 pass yards and 7 touchdowns to 3 interceptions.
His 60.2 completion percentage isn’t great—ranking him above only Russell Wilson—the QB he replaced—rookies Cam Ward and Dillon Gabriel—and Trevor Lawrence.
Ew @ Trevor.
Grow up.
However, as a runner—Jaxson Dart has as many rushing touchdowns as Saquon Barkley.
He’s averaging more rushing yards per game than Jalen Hurts. Shit, he’s averaging more rushing yards per game than Kareem Hunt.
Don’t let a defensive collapse, a place kicker lying on his resume and a 4th quarter interception distract you from Jaxson Dart marching the Giants back down the field after Denver took a 30-26 lead with less than 2 minutes left in the game.
I know Denver assisted with defensive penalties—but freshman still has to throw the ball in a position where the receiver can even be interfered.
While Russell Wilson would rather throw it out of bounds, Jaxson Dart was chucking that bitch down the field—capping it with a 1-yard TD run up the gut.
JAXSON DART TOUCHDOWNpic.twitter.com/qvg0uqcFlq
— SleeperGiants (@SleeperGiants) October 19, 2025
Jaxson Dart will walk away with the Rookie of the Year trophy and get a brand new start with a different, perhaps professional, coaching staff next season.
As far as the remainder of 2025 goes, just enjoy watching Dart and Cam Skattebo take turns one-upping each other’s MTV Jackass stunts.
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