Brian Daboll goes berserk on Giants’ Jack Anderson after false start penalty

Brian Daboll goes berserk on Giants’ Jack Anderson after false start penalty

Giants head coach Brian Daboll was not happy with a first-half blunder on Sunday.

Daboll laid into Giants offensive lineman Jack Anderson after he committed a false start penalty at the start of the second quarter of the team’s game against the Texans.

Down and distance were almost certainly a factor in Daboll’s outburst. The Giants, up 7-0 at the time, faced a 4th-and-1 from the Texans’ 36 yard-line and the Giants kept the offense out on the field. The false start pushed them back into a 4th-and-6 and they sent the punt team out.

Keeping the drive going could have resulted in more points for the Giants, but they were forced to punt as a field-goal attempt became too big of a risk.

Giants head coach Brian Daboll looks on during a game against the Texans on Nov. 13, 2022.Giants head coach Brian Daboll looks on during a game against the Texans on Nov. 13, 2022.Bill Kostroun

Fortunately for Anderson, the Texans only turned that possession into a field goal and toward the end of the third quarter, the Giants led 21-10 after touchdowns by Darius Slayton and Saquon Barkley.

Barkley is having one of his best games in the NFL, rushing for 127 yards on 29 carries and a touchdown as of early in the fourth quarter. Barkley also had an 8-yard catch.

The Giants are looking to go to 7-2 this week, which would be their best start since 2008, when they began the season 11-1 before finishing 12-4. They would eventually lose to the Philadelphia Eagles in the divisional round that season.