Giants let Thanksgiving win over Cowboys slip away; are their playoff hopes next?
New York TimesARLINGTON, Texas — Brian Daboll preached consistency during the Giants’ surprisingly successful start to the season. We’ve got a lot still to accomplish.” Here are five more takeaways from the loss: Missed opportunities The Giants’ control over the game started to slip away after a methodical 14-play, 75-yard touchdown drive by Dallas to open the second half that chewed up nearly eight minutes. “And there were so many more plays throughout the game that we didn’t capitalize on.” Another big missed opportunity for the Giants came early. 📺: FOX pic.twitter.com/3fG6yPqkm1 — New York Giants November 24, 2022 Knowing they’d need explosive plays to score, the game plan featured deep shots to wide receiver Darius Slayton. Slayton just missed hauling in a deep ball on the Giants’ opening drive, then made a spectacular 44-yard grab over Cowboys cornerback Anthony Brown to set up a 1-yard Barkley touchdown run in the second quarter.