As summer time started to fade, the New York Giants turned up the hype on their A hundredth-season celebration.
Model new throwback uniforms, designed to honor groups of the previous, had been launched, documentaries and podcasts had been created, a listing of the highest 100 gamers in franchise historical past was revealed, and several other different occasions had been deliberate.
Nevertheless, by means of 13 weeks, what’s occurred in East Rutherford seems like something however a celebration.
The staff is 2-10, there are calls to fireplace common supervisor Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll, captain Daniel Jones has been launched, fellow captains Dexter Lawrence and Andrew Thomas are out for the season, and several other of the staff’s former stars are dominating the league.
It’s extra of a funeral and fewer of a celebration.
For co-owner John Mara, issues couldn’t have gone worse. The Giants are a doormat; a laughingstock and the butt of each joke. It’s been a humiliation.
They’re setting information, however not of the optimistic selection. They not too long ago grew to become the primary staff in NFL historical past to go 11 straight video games with out an interception — an lively streak they’d very very similar to to finish.
Sadly for Mara and these Giants, issues could solely worsen as Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Publish lays out.
Shedding the ultimate 5 video games — as underdogs in every — would imply a .118 profitable proportion that might be the franchise’s second-worst — forward of the 1966 staff that went 1-12-1 (.107) and behind different two-win outfits in 1947, 1964, 1973 and 1974.
Winless within the NFC East for the primary time. Since completely becoming a member of the division in 1970, the Giants have completed in final place 14 occasions, however by no means confronted what would occur in the event that they lose to the Eagles in Week 18 to go 0-6 in opposition to their three rivals.
Winless at residence for the primary time since 1974, after they had been enjoying on the Yale Bowl whereas ready for his or her first Meadowlands residence to be constructed. The 2003 and 1983 groups each went 1-7 at Giants Stadium.
The fewest factors scored within the NFL for the primary time since 1953, when there solely had been 12 franchises.
Because the late Billy Mays would say, “However wait! There’s extra!”
The present seven-game slide is tied for the seventh-worst mark and is creeping up on the three-time report of 9 in a row (1976, 2003-04 and 2019).
The Giants already personal the trendy report (since 1933) for consecutive video games with out an interception at 11 and counting. The 2018 49ers set the report for fewest single-season interceptions with two, and the Giants haven’t had a staff with fewer than six (2022) for the reason that statistic was first tracked in 1940.
It’s essential to recollect what Mara mentioned concerning the A hundredth-season celebration earlier than the 12 months obtained underway.
“We’re all enthusiastic about it. A little bit nervous as a result of we wish to make it possible for the A hundredth season, you’d prefer it to be a profitable one,” Mara mentioned, by way of Giants.com. “You’d like each season to achieve success, however notably this one. Quite a lot of historical past behind these 100 years.”
How the mighty have fallen.
Go away it to the Giants to have a good time the century mark with arguably one of many worst seasons in franchise historical past.
