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.Bill KostrounFortunately 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.