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Giants Passed for Negative Yards En Route to Losing to Jets in the Saddest Game of the Year

The battle of New York was terrible to watch.

Tyler Lauletta

Giants Passed for Negative Yards En Route to Losing to Jets in the Saddest Game of the Year
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The Giants lost to the Jets on Sunday in what turned out to be the ugliest game of the NFL season thus far.

The battle of New York devolved into chaos after Giants' quarterback Tyrod Taylor went down with an injury, opening the door for backup Tommy DeVito to take the reins of the offense.

It did not go well.

Combined, Taylor and DeVito completed just six of their 14 pass attempts on the day, and because sack yardage is included against passing totals, the Giants duo finished the day with -9 passing yards.

New York Giants quarterback Tyrod Taylor (2) looks for an open teammate during his team’s loss to the New York Jets.  :: Kevin R. Wexler - The Record / USA TODAY NETWORK

But it wasn't just the Giants that played terribly. On the other side of the ball, the Jets matched the Giants in failing to convert a single third down in the first half of the game.

Fans following the action online were appalled by all parties involved.

Still, the Giants found a way to make it a game. On the first drive of the second half, New York leaned on running back Saquon Barkley. After moving the length of the field with nine running plays against two incomplete passes, DeVito capped the drive with a touchdown run to take a 10-7 lead.

That 10-7 lead nearly held for the entire game. With just over a minute left to play, the Giants had the ball facing fourth-and-1 at the Jets 17-yard line. Rather than go for it on fourth down and potentially seal the game, Brian Daboll sent out his field goal unit. Graham Gano missed from 35 yards out, giving the ball back to the Jets.

It only took the Jets two plays to move into field goal range and set up the game-tying kick.

Greg Zeurlein sent the game to overtime.

The Giants won the toss before the extra period and elected to receive, despite the fact that their offense had not completed a pass since the second quarter of the game.

DeVito and the Giants offense quickly went three-and-out, and on the ensuing drive, the Jets marched down the field to win the game with another field goal.

The game was finally over, but the terrible memories it provided football fans will live on forever.

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