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The Giants fall to 2-6 thanks to a litany of mistakes.

Patricia Traina

Oct 28, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Alex Highsmith (56) tackles New York Giants running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29) during the second quarter at Acrisure Stadium.
Oct 28, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Alex Highsmith (56) tackles New York Giants running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29) during the second quarter at Acrisure Stadium. / Barry Reeger-Imagn Images
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The New York Giants (2-5) face the Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2) on Monday night in a tale of two football teams going in opposite directions.

The Giants, who are now 2-5 and last place in the NFC East, are in jeopardy of the season being over once again before the midway point while the Steelers are trying to stay afloat in the AFC North.

The Giants are 1-14 in primetime games with Jones under center, an unimaginable record over his six-year career. The Steelers pose one of the best front sevens in the league, led by T.J. Watt and Cam Heyward. Their defense has allowed just 14.4 points per game, which is the second lowest in the NFL.

Their offense lacked explosiveness with Justin Fields under center, but Russell Wilson is now running the show. Wilson, who visited the Giants as a free agent during the offseason, threw for 264 yards and two touchdowns in last week's win against the New York Jets.

The Giants are in danger of starting 2-6 for the fourth time in six seasons. With how the offense has been playing over the last few weeks, they will need a near-perfect game to pull off the upset.

Fourth Quarter

:42 - Game over. Daniel Jones throws a high pass and Beenie Bishop picks it off. PIT 26, NYG 18.

1:53 - Giants get one last chance to try to make this a tie game.

2:00 Warning. Steelers have 4th-and-2

2:47 - And the Giants get called for too many men on the field which gives Pittsburgh a first down.

3:04 - Well, so much for cashing in on the turnover. Jones gets sacked by T.J. Watt, who forces a fumble against Daniel Jones for minus nine yards. Watt then recovers the loose ball at his 28-yard line, the play likely ending any chance for a Giants turnover.

  • INJURY WATCH: Giatns RB Tyrone Tracy, Jr. took a shot on his last carry and was walked off the field by Giants Seniro VP of MEdical Services Ronnie Barnes. Stay tuned for an update.

4:41 - TURNOVER! Wilson loses the ball after Giants linebackers Micah McFadden and Bobby Okereke knock the ball loose. Okereke recovers it to give the Giants the ball at the 37-yard line.

5:10 - Greg Joseph's 48-yard field goal makes it 26 to 18. Time is running out; field goals won't get it done. PIT 26, NYG 18

7:18 - Boswell hits a 27-yard field goalto make it an 11-point game,. PIT 26, NYG 15.

7:56 - Ojulari is having a game. Just got another sack on Wilson, this one for a four-yard loss.

9:57 - Steelers knocking on the door again after Wilson completed a 43-yard pass to George Pickens, who beat Dru Phillips and Jason Pinnock.

11:16 - And the Giants finally get an offensive touchdown after 23 series without one. Tyrone Tracy Jr goes 45 yards for the score. But that 2-point conversion play? What was that? PIT 23, NYG 15

And aparently Daniel Jones wasn't too happy with that weird play call/formation either.

13:21 - Wilson and the Steelers get the first offensive touchdown of the game on a 29-yard score on 3rd-and-8 to Calvin Austin, who had the punt return for a touchdown in the third quarter. PIT 23, NYG 9.

Third Quarter

:16 - Huge gain for the Steelers to close out the third quarter. Wilson hits Van Jefferson for 36 yards as Pittsburgh is on the move again. Steelers hold a 16-9 lead against Giants after three.

4:38 - Giants just called for a ninth penalty on offense. They'lre not gonna win if they keep shooting themselves in the foot. The' nine penalties on offense tonight match their season-high set in Week 1 vs. Minnesota.

4:58 - And there is your first touchdown of the game. Matt Haack's 54-yard punt is returned 73 yards by Calvin Austin. Tomon Fox is called for Illegal Formation, but the penalty is declined. PIT 16, NYG 9.

6:10 - Highsmith gets Jones again for a six-yard loss.

6:29 - Two illegal shifts were called, and two delay of game penalties against the Giants offense tonight. These pre-snap penalties are killing them.

LINEUP NOTE: Deonte Banks has been on the bench. Greg Stroman is playing for him. Daboll finally benched him probably beause he let Steelers RB Najee Harris leap over him. Haven't spotted Banks on the field since.

10:49 - And another sack by the Steelers, this one by Highsmith for minus three yards which knocks the team out of field goal range.

11:37 - There's TJ Watt's first sack of the night against Daniel Jones, this one for minus 9 yards.

14:22 - Huge run by Tracy behind a big block by center John Michael Schmitz for 26 yards. That's the Giants' third big play on offense of the night.

  • Tyrone Tracy, Jr is fine and playing in the third quarter after injuring his shoulder late in the second quarter.

Halftime

Join Coach Gene Clemons LIVE on “A Giant Issue” podcast for a review of the first half.

  • INJURY WATCH: Giants RB Tyrone Tracy went to the locker room early after having his neck/shoulder area worked on.
  • Dead Zone: Giants are 0 for 2 in the red zone, Steelers are 0 for 3.
  • Giants have 42 rushing yards, Steelers 104. Overall, Giants have 183 net yards and the Steelers 238.
  • Giants are 2 of 7 on third down (29%); Steelers 3 of 7 (43%)
  • Giants with five penalties in the first half for 30 yards.
  • Daniel Jones is 11 of 16, 141 yards. Russell Wilson is 11 of 18, 131 yards.

Second Quarter

:25 - Tied game! Joseph hits a 44 yard field. NYG 9, PIT 9

1:16 - Beautiful throw by Jones to Darius Slayton for 36 yards.

2:00 Warning

2:11 - Sack! Brian Burns get Wilson for a 10-yard loss. Give an assist to Dexter Lawrence on that one.

6:21 - Azeez Ojulari with the first sack of the game for the Giants. Drops Russell Wilson for a 5-yard loss.

6:59 - Troy Aikman hits the nail on the head with that incomplete pass to Darius Slayton. Jones showed no anticipation on that throw. One of the ongoing problems with him.

8:14 - Boswell gets a 27-yard field goal to take the lead. Meanwhile, the Steelers, who tried to challenge that non-touchdown, lost a timeout since the play was a scoring play and had already been reviewed. PIT 9, NYG 3.

8:20 - Gret call by the officials on Deonte Banks' pushing George Pickens out of bounds on what was intially called a touchdown.

12:43 - Giants get a 39-yard field goal from Greg Joseph to tie the game, but sheesh those penalties. Giants offense has now gone 18 drives without a touchdown. NYG 6, PIT 6.

12:55 - Penalty No. 5 on the Giants this drive. This time it's on Hubbard.

13:02 - Penalty No. 4 on the Giants offense. This one is on Malik Nabers, who didn't set. Wipes out a 16-yard touchdown pass to tight end Chris Manhertz.

14:20 - Giants go for it on fourth down and get five yards on the pass to Malik Nabers.

Penalty No. 3 for the Giants' OL on this drive.

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones
Oct 28, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8) warms up before playing the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium. / Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images

First Quarter

:19 Jones pass can't connect with NAbers deep. Probably had a case there for DPI, but it wasn't called agaisnt Joey Porter, Jr.

3:08 - Boswell hits a 25-yard field goal to give the Steelers back the lead. PIT 6, NYG 3.

4:53- Wilson connects with tight end Darnell Washington for 29 yards, Washington's longest catch of the season.

5:22 - Greg Joseph converts on a 29 yard field goal. NYG 3, PIT 3.

6:19 - Ugh. Jones and the Giants are hit with a delay of game penalty. Gotta keep an eye on the play there!

  • STAT: That penalty against the Giants was only their third this season on offense in the red zone.

8:24 - Wow! Jones hits Darius Slayton for 43 yards as he's hit by Alonzo Highsmith.

  • LINEUP NOTE: Chris Hubbard is indeed starting at left tackle for Joshua Ezeudu.

10:19 - So instead of a touchdown, the Steelers settle for a 31-yard field goal attempt to take a 3-0 lead. Still, the Steelers made that look too easy. Steelers had 47 rushing yards on six carries on that drive. PIT 3, NYG 0

11:40 - Steelers TD pass to George Pickens is wiped off the board thanks to a facemask call against Broderick Jones.

Dexter Lawrence had his shoe pop off, causing the Giants to burn a timeout. And the Steelers proceed to run to his gap to pick up 17 yards.

Pregame

The Giants win the coin toss and will defer to the second half. Game on!

Daniel Jones (NYG) has thrown eight touchdowns on 258 completions (32.2 Completions Per TD) since the 2023 season--the worst Pass Completions per TD rate of 27 qualified NFL QBs; League Avg: 15.7. (via Inside Edge)

LINEUP CHANGE: It looks like Joshua Ezeudu is being replaced at left tackle is over after just one game. Veteran Chris Hubbard is expected to get the start tonight for the Giants at left tackle after splitting practice reps all week with Ezeudu.

Giants Inactives: P Jamie Gillan, CB Adoree’ Jackson, CB Cor’Dale Flott, LB Ty Summers, G Jake Kubas, DL Jordon Riley, and QB Tommy DeVito (3rd)

Steelers Inactives: CB C.J. Henderson, OLB Nick Herbig, C Zach Frazier, RB Cordarrelle Patterson,
QB Justin Fields (3rd)

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Patricia Traina
PATRICIA TRAINA

Patricia Traina has covered the New York Giants for 30+ seasons, and her work has appeared in multiple media outlets, including The Athletic, Forbes, Bleacher Report, and the Sports Illustrated media group. As a credentialed New York Giants press corps member, Patricia has also covered five Super Bowls (three featuring the Giants), the annual NFL draft, and the NFL Scouting Combine. She is the author of The Big 50: The Men and Moments that Made the New York Giants. In addition to her work with New York Giants On SI, Patricia hosts the Locked On Giants podcast. Patricia is also a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and the Football Writers Association of America.

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