Giants make bad NFL history in disastrous loss to Commanders

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The New York Giants watched as Washington Commanders Austin Seifert hit his seventh field goal of the game to end the game, 21-18, to move Big Blue to 0-2. 

Things are not going well in East Rutherford, New Jersey, but Seifert’s field goal brought the Giants’ woes to historic proportions on Sunday. 

If you’re doing the math, all of the Commanders’ points were scored by way of field goal in the win, but the Giants were able to score three touchdowns against their NFC East foe. 

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New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers (1) holds his face after dropping a pass against the Washington Commanders in the second half at Commanders Field. (Luke Johnson-Imagn Images)

So, the Giants are on the wrong side of history, as they became the only team to ever score three touchdowns, allow not one to their opponent, and still lose in regulation. 

That’s just the way the cookie is crumbling for these Giants. 

The main reason why New York is on the wrong end of history here is due to the very first play of the game, the opening kickoff, which ended up being a killer for the Giants in this game. 

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Veteran placekicker Graham Gano was seen falling to the turf as he chased down returner Austin Ekeler, who walked into the end zone for what appeared to be an opening kickoff touchdown, but a holding penalty brought things back. 

Gano, then, slammed his helmet on the team’s sideline as he was clearly injured. So, the Giants were without a kicker for the remainder of the game. 

While kickers have