Butterfinger Giants destroyed by turnovers in brutal loss to lowly Saints
Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers.NEW ORLEANS — The Giants’ future doomed them in the present.Jaxson Dart and Cam Skattebo, the two players who excite the Giants fan base most and whom the team figures to build around, left a game the Giants desperately needed to win on the Superdome carpet Sunday against a winless opponent.Though they were hardly the only culprits in the 26-14 loss here, Dart and Skattebo handed the game to the Saints and left the Giants floundering at 1-4 one week after Dart had played so well in his NFL debut victory.Dart lost a crucial fumble and threw two interceptions.
Skattebo, the rookie running back with a bull-running style, lost a killer fumble in the second half.Those were part of a dreadful five-turnover performance on the part of the Giants in this waste of an afternoon if you were one of the many Giants fans who made the trip to New Orleans.Hopefully, the Hurricanes from Pat O’Brien’s helped soothe the disappointment.With the Giants trailing 16-14 and on their first possession of the second half, Dart, making his second career start, inexplicably dropped the football as he tried to avoid pressure after not finding anyone open.Saints defensive end Cam Jordan recovered the gift just eight seconds into the second half.The Saints turned that into a field goal and a 19-14 lead.On the next Giants possession, Skattebo, straining for extra yards, was stripped of the ball by Saints defensive tackle Bryan Bresee before defensive back Jordan Howden returned it 86 yards for a TD and a 26-14 lead just 13 seconds into the fourth quarter.The Giants had the game where they wanted it in the first half.
They had the ball and a 14-13 lead and were driving for another score before the break.Dart, who was 26-of-40 passing for 202 yards, connected with Darius Slayton on a 9-yard pass over the middle inside the New Orleans 35 and, when Slayton tried to squirt between Sai...