Daboll: No changes to staff after Mile High meltdown

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Coach Brian Daboll said he's not considering immoderate large changes to his unit aft the New York Giants allowed 33 points successful the 4th fourth of a stunning 33-32 loss to Denver Broncos connected Sunday.

The Giants became the archetypal squad successful 1,603 NFL games to stroke a pb of astatine slightest 18 points with little than six minutes remaining successful the 4th quarter, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. That enactment the attraction specifically connected antiaircraft coordinator Shane Bowen aft respective cardinal antiaircraft players weren't pleased with a play telephone connected the archetypal drawback of the Broncos' game-winning thrust with 33 seconds remaining.

"No, I'm not considering that," Daboll said astir the anticipation of immoderate large unit changes during a Zoom telephone with reporters Monday. "But we each person to bash a amended job, and it starts with me. There are plentifulness of opportunities to decorativeness that crippled the mode we wanted to and didn't get the occupation done."

It's the 2nd clip this play that the Giants fto a crippled gaffe distant successful the last seconds. It besides happened successful a Week 2 overtime nonaccomplishment to the Dallas Cowboys. The Giants were criticized for playing brushed sum that allowed Dallas to necktie it successful the last seconds of regulation, and Bowen expressed regret for not being much aggressive.

This time, Daboll said it was a antithetic concern and play-call. The Giants were successful antheral sum and had double-robbers stationed heavy to roam and support the mediate of the field. But New York inactive rushed lone 3 defenders -- not including standouts Dexter Lawrence and Abdul Carter, who were connected the sideline -- and Denver backmost Bo Nix completed a 29-yard walk to Marvin Mims to the Giants' 48.

Denver moved intelligibly into field-goal scope moments aboriginal earlier spiking the shot with 2 seconds remaining to acceptable up the game-winning kick.

"Drop eight!'' antiaircraft skipper Brian Burns said incredulously among a bid of expletives arsenic helium walked done the bowels of the stadium toward the locker room.

When asked astir it afterward, Burns pursed his lips, turned his caput distant and declined to answer. Lawrence had an unusually agelong intermission erstwhile faced with the aforesaid question.

"Leave that to the coaches,'' helium said.

Daboll was asked Monday aft the unrest of his antiaircraft leaders and if it created immoderate interest astir keeping Bowen and the antiaircraft unit intact.

The Giants (2-5) play the Philadelphia Eagles connected the roadworthy adjacent Sunday.

"Yeah, look, there's plentifulness of plays that we had opportunities to marque passim I'd accidental the 4th fourth and we conscionable came up short," Daboll said. "It's not astir 1 play. It's not astir 1 player. It's not astir 1 circumstantial side. It's a corporate and, you know, I tin bash a amended job."

Bowen is successful his 2nd play arsenic the Giants' antiaircraft coordinator. He replaced Wink Martindale, who near aft a fallout with Daboll precocious successful their 2nd play together.