Giants Week 8 report card: Brian Daboll has to clean up these ugly mistakes

Grading the Giants’ 26-18 nonaccomplishment to nan Steelers Monday night:

Offense

The bully was outweighed by acold excessively galore penalties and mistakes that turned opportunities to dust. Daniel Jones (24 of 38, 264 yards) mislaid a fumble connected a strip-sack (Jones messed up nan protection call) and tossed an interception successful nan last 3 minutes. He yet sewage nan shot downfield to Darius Slayton (4-108), but his relationship pinch Malik Nabers (seven catches connected 13 targets) was spotty. Rookie RB Tyrone Tracy (20-145) busted retired connected a 45-yard TD run, and he looks nan part. Tackles Jermaine Eluemunor and Chris Hubbard had a reliable evening against T.J. Watt (two sacks) and Alex Highsmith (two sacks). Jon Runyan Jr., Hubbard, Eluemunor and Greg Van Roten were each called for penalties. Two-point conversion effort was botched. There was an forbidden displacement punishment and hold of crippled punishment connected back-to-back plays successful nan 3rd quarter. Yuck.

Grade: C-

Giants backmost Daniel Jones (8) is chased by nan Steelers’ TJ Watt (90) connected Oct. 28, 2024. AP

Defense

This portion allowed 19 points, and sometimes, that is expected to beryllium enough. Still, location was nary domination astatine all. Najee Harris (19-114) averaged six yards a carry. Russell Wilson (20 of 28, 278 yards, 1 TD) did enough. Rough outing for rookie CB Dru Phillips, who was hit by Calvin Austin III connected a 19-yard TD reception. Nick McCloud was hit by Van Jefferson connected a 36-yard catch. Bobby Okereke had his astir progressive crippled this play pinch 14 tackles. Azeez Ojulari had 2 sacks and Brian Burns had one. Armon Watts dropped Jaylen Warren for a 3-yard loss. Micah McFadden forced a fumble connected Wilson that Okereke recovered.

Grade: C

Special teams

Matt Haack outkicked his coverage, and location were 4 missed tackle attempts connected an highly damaging 73-yard punt return for a touchdown by Austin. Greg Joseph went 4 of 4 connected section goals from 29, 39, 44 and 48 yards. Ihmir Smith-Marsette had a 45-yard kickoff return successful nan 4th quarter. Dane Belton made a tackle connected punt sum connected nan Pittsburgh 16-yard line. Punt return was a killer.

Grade: D

Giants caput coach Brian Daboll reacts during a nonaccomplishment to nan Steelers connected Oct. 28, 2024. Getty Images

Coaching

This clip around, nan small things wounded nan Giants, and Brian Daboll has to cleanable immoderate of this worldly up. Pre-snap penalties and guys not getting group cannot continue. Didn’t emotion him going for nan two-point conversion truthful early (11:07 remaining), but that’s what nan book and nan analytics opportunity to do, truthful whatever. Daboll benching Deonte Banks was something. Shane Bowen’s defense allowed 167 rushing yards, and that is unacceptable, again.

Grade: D