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Saints 33 Youth Mark Bavaro Jerseys , Giants 18: 4 things we learned as the Giants fall to 1-3 The New York Giants fell to the New Orleans Saints, and in doing so fell to 1-3 on the season. The game started out promisingly for New York, with the defense getting a stop on the Saint’s offense and the offense driving 75 yards for a touchdown. After that, however, things spiraled out of control for the Giants. We thought the team might have been on the verge of breaking out after their victory of the Houston Texans, but what have we learned about the team after their 33-18 loss to the Saints? The Giants need to come to play on offenseThe Giants’ offense has shown a distressing tendency to go in to a shell on offense. Too often we saw the Giants resort to short passes that traveled just a couple yards in the air against a Saints defense which had been the league’s worst to start the season. The plan seemed to be to try and control the clock and keep the Saints’ potent offense off the field and avoid a shootout. However, the Giants simply sputter when they go into their shell. It is too easy for defenses to contain the Giants’ playmakers and keep the game in front of them. It was the same problem we saw from the team against the Dallas Cowboys. The team needs to play with a wide-open throttle and try to win the game on offense, because if they play it safe, the offense just spins its wheels.The Giants can’t beat themselvesGiving up a first down on a fake punt. Fumbling the ball and nearly giving up a touchdown on the return. Penalties to kill their own drives and extend the Saints’. Mental mistakes leading to blown coverages or big plays. The Giants have the talent to compete Mark Bavaro Jerseys Stitched , but not nearly so much that they can beat the opposing team and themselves at the same time. Unfortunately, the Giants have shown a tendency to do as much to beat themselves as the opposing team. The team made a point of bringing in veterans to help mentor and be steadying influences on the younger players, but there have simply been too many mental mistakes. The coaches have their work cut out for them shoring that up, but it might be too late to do much good in 2018.The defense has potentialDespite still being down two of their best players, the Giants’ defense played hard and contained the Saints’ offense for much of the game. They didn’t have any support from the offense after the first drive, but still played hard throughout the game. Ultimately, they couldn’t get off the field when they needed to, instead shattering to give up a third touchdown to Alvin Kamara. They played too well to be in that position to begin with. Eventually Olivier Vernon and Eli Apple will return, and the infusion of talent at the edge and in the secondary is much needed. The Giants’ defense has the potential to be one of the better ones in the league Color Rush Darius Slayton Jersey , but they will need to improve their depth and find some more speed.The offensive line is still a problemThere were plays where the Giants’ offensive line gave the Eli Manning time to find his receivers. But all too often there were Saints’ defenders precariously close to Eli Manning, hitting him or affecting his passes. Pressure came from across the offensive front, left, right, and up the middle, but as we have seen time and again from Manning, it was the pressure up the middle which had the greatest effect. Manning is far from mobile, but he has the ability to navigate the pocket andget away from pressure off the edge. He has little ability to deal with pressure through the A or B gaps. The team needs to open the throttle for the offense to function correctly and Manning to play his best, but they just can’t block for it to do so on a regular basis. After the New York Giants dropped their fourth straight game with a 31-26 loss to the Detroit Lions Sunday and fell to 2-6 on the season Youth Darius Slayton Jersey , next Monday night’s matchup at MetLife Stadium against the Dallas Cowboys is predicted to be lopsided.The Giants, per DraftKings Nation, are seven-and-a-half point underdogs to the 4-3 Cowboys.New York was predicted to be seven-point underdogs to the Lions, the worst team in the NFC North, and they lost by five. Dallas, however, is in first place in the NFC East and the Giants are still predicted to be only a touchdown or so behind.The closest spread heading into Week 9 is the matchup between the Indianapolis Colts and the Pittsburgh Steelers, who are one-point underdogs in what is predicted to be a close game. Other tight spreads include the Houston Texans at the Jacksonville Jaguars (+2), the Cleveland Browns at the Denver Broncos (-1.5) and the Lions at the Oakland Raiders (-2). The largest spread heading into the week is Washington Redskins predicted to be 10.5-point underdogs to the Buffalo Bills.The Cowboys are coming off of a by week and last played against the Philadelphia Eagles on Oct. 20 Womens Darius Slayton Jersey , defeating them 37-10. Dallas is ranked in the top 10 in most offensive categories heading into the matchup against the Giants. They average 27.1 points a game, which is good for sixth in the league. Their 437.9 total yards is first, 291.9 passing yards is ranked third and 146 rushing yards is fourth. As you might expect, the Giants rank worse in all categories, with an average of 19.8 points per game, 333.8 total yards, 231.4 passing yards and 102.4 rushing yards.Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has 168 completions in 238 attempts for 2,123 yards, 12 touchdowns and seven interceptions this season. Running back Ezekiel Elliott has 135 rushing attempts for 602 yards and six touchdowns. Wide receiver Amari Cooper leads the team with 38 receptions for 621 yards and five TD’s. On the defensive side of the ball Authentic Darius Slayton Jersey , Jaylon Smith has recorded 56 tackles, including 37 solo, and two sacks.When these two teams met in the first week of the season, the Cowboys defeated the Giants, 35-17. The Giants had 470 net yards compared to the Cowboys’ 494 in the game. New York out-rushed Dallas, 151-89 and the Cowboys overpowered the Giants in the passing game with 405 yards to their 319. Dallas scored five touchdowns in that game. New York scored two.The Giants are looking to snap a four-game losing streak heading into the matchup.