From the “you-can’t-make-this-up” department: On the Giants’ first offensive play of the season … Ereck Flowers was called for a tripping penalty.
On the Giants’ third 2018 offensive play from scrimmage … Flowers was called for a holding penalty that took place so close to the Giants’ goal line that the Jaguars challenged the spot of the foul, believing it took place in the end zone and should have resulted in a safety.
In the end, the Jaguars didn’t need those two points anyway, defeating the Giants 20-15 in a game that exposed the Giants’ offensive line, revamped in the offseason with four new players, as still a weakness — much the way it was in the miserable 3-13 2017 season.