It is over and done with, a first game from hell. Now the Giants must make sure their season doesn’t start tumbling away from them the way their 2015 debut against the Cowboys did.
“There’s no self-pity,’’ left guard Justin Pugh said. “It’s, ‘So what, now what?’ We got 15 games to go.’’
Game No. 2 is Sunday against the Falcons, the home opener at MetLife Stadium, with the Giants already 0-1 with one esteem-shaking loss on the ledger. The response to the 27-26 defeat, that included a late blown lead and mental breakdowns by Eli Manning and the coaching staff, will be revealed by how the Giants perform, playing for the first time in front of their frustrated fans.