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5 takeaways from Giants win over the Bengals

The New York Giants were able to pull off a close win over the Cincinnati Bengals despite many things not going in their favor, particularly quarterback Daniel Jones going down with an injury.

Here are my takeaways from the game:

Special Teams were a problem

The Giants’ special tams unit was abysmal against the Bengals. They gave up a kickoff return for a touchdown early in the first quarter, gave up another return that was taken to Cincinnati’s own 40, failed to stop a fake punt and allowed a big punt return late in the game that almost cost them a win.