The New York Giants lost to the Philadelphia Eagles 23-17 on Monday Night Football. This loss not only drops the Giants to 2-11, but also extends their losing streak to nine consecutive games. This marks the third time in franchise history that the Giants have lost nine games in a row. The first time was from Sept. 9, 1976 to Nov. 7 of the same year. The second spanned two seasons, going from Nov. 9 of 2003 to Sept. 12 of 2004. Each time, the respective losing streak cost the Giants’ coach his job.
This time the Giants were in control of the game heading in to half-time, sprinting out to a 17-3 lead over the Eagles after a dominant performance starting in the middle of the first quarter and extending through the second quarter.