Deja Blue: Giants Repeat Failures, Hear MetLife Boos in Loss to Atlanta
Gameday Recap - September 28, 2021
From the sun-filled stands inside MetLife Stadium, blanketed by a sea of blue jerseys, only one member of the home team was greeted by a roar of unstoppable, deafening cheers. That person was a retired quarterback and newly inducted member to the organization’s Ring of Honor.
For the rest–the real performers on what was a beautiful Sunday afternoon in northern New Jersey–it was an onslaught of boos that could only come from a crowd tired of watching the same old, disappointing act unfold before their eyes.
While the entire Giants organization–past and present–came together on Sunday to celebrate the career and legacy of Eli Manning with a jersey retirement and Ring of Honor induction ceremony, it was the players on the field that did not bring the same effort for the two-time Super Bowl MVP.
Behind a late game rally and a 40-yard field goal by kicker Younghoe Koo as time expired, the Atlanta Falcons rained on the Giants parade and stole their first win of the season, including that for first year head coach Arthur Smith, 17-14. The win removes Atlanta from the winless team club while for New York, the membership continues with another 0-3 start to the season.
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