The New York Giants are officially the new Bungles. Things could be going great one moment and then the next the whole train has come off the rails and you just cannot look away from the carnage.
That's essentially what happened Sunday during New York's first drive of the game against the Seattle Seahawks. It was their longest sustained drive of the season at 94 yards and over 10 minutes long.
Needing just a foot to cross the goal line, running back Eric Gray went head first into the pile and looked to have broken the plane before the ball came loose and was recovered by Seattle's Rayshawn Jenkins who ran it back 102 yards for a touchdown - a franchise record.
The Giants were half a yard from the end zone, but the @Seahawks scored on this play. 😱😅
— NFL (@NFL) October 6, 2024
📺: #NYGvsSEA on CBS/Paramount+
📱: https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/7sgoizpMcJ
Commiserating Giants fans lose their last shred of sanity online
Sunday's record scoop-and-score was just the latest episode of misery for Giants fans as the franchise continues its death spiral post-2022 playoff run.
That was the most Giants thing I’ve ever seen in my life 😭😭😭😭
— Madyson (@Majorleaguemadd) October 6, 2024
I’m gon need to check into therapy man
— NickRackz (@NickRackz_) October 6, 2024
Start of giants drive: Daniel jones trips and falls and fumbles and the giants lose 15
— Big Game Bengal (@BengalYouTube) October 6, 2024
Then 94 yard drive best drive of the entire season it felt like
End: Eric gray fumbles on the goal line on 4th and inches and it’s returned 100 yards for a Seahawks touchdown
I hate my…
Speaking of that Daniel Jones fumble...
First play of the game for the Giants, Daniel Jones trips and fumbles. pic.twitter.com/WRu15kevF3
— Alex Wilson (@AlexWilsonESM) October 6, 2024
And to add insult to injury on the scoop-and-score, the TV replay clearly showed Gray broke the plane before the ball ever comes loose in the endzone. But the officials conveniently missed it and fans can continue to yell into the void.
Eric Gray broke the plane.
— Billy Reinhardt (@BillyReinhardt) October 6, 2024
Instead of 7-0 Giants, it’s 7-0 Seahawks. How does the booth review miss this? pic.twitter.com/LjO67k62sA
We're only in Week 5 but New York fans will already be looking forward to next April and who their first-round Draft selection will be.
There's bound to be a plethora of solid passers to replace Jones or maybe they should take a generational running back like Boise State's Ashton Jeanty — could he be the next Saquon Barkley?
Either way, it's time to buckle up Giants fans. This is going to be a long and disappointing road filled with plenty more moments like we witnessed Sunday. Embrace the suck and it will pay off eventually (we hope).