It was just a week ago that the New York Giants were given what felt like a fresh start. Rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart led the team to their first win of the season, and Big Blue had enough momentum to beat the previously winless New Orleans Saints.
Instead, the Giants lost 26-14 in New Orleans. While the score suggests a fairly hard-fought game, the reality is that the Giants made too many mistakes to overcome. So many mistakes, in fact, that New York made some unwanted history.
The New York Giants have a historic series of turnovers
The Giants had five turnovers in their loss to the Saints. Three fumbles were lost by wide receiver Darius Slayton, Dart and rookie running back Cam Skattebo, respectively, along with two interceptions thrown by Dart. All of these turnovers happened on five straight drives.
Before the five consecutive turnovers, the Giants scored back-to-back touchdowns on their first two offensive drives. Dart hit second-year tight end Theo Johnson for a one-yard and an 11-yard touchdown to open the game. According to the CBS broadcast, this was the first time in five years the Giants had consecutive touchdowns on their first two drives of the game.
Their next five turnovers, however, made the Giants the only NFL team over the last 30 seasons to score a touchdown on consecutive drives and then have a turnover on five straight drives in the same game, per OptaSTATS.
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