Tom Coughlin thought his team had righted itself. And he thought the season was on its way to being righted, too.
There was the one-point San Diego loss in Week 9 which, despite being a loss, was encouraging to him because of how the Giants played. Then, last Sunday, there was the overtime win over NFC contender Atlanta.
But Thursday night’s 26-6 stinker of a defeat in Denver plunged the Giants right back into the frustration of their month-long losing skid.
“I thought that we were beginning to ascend right there, and that we would continue to build momentum based on those two games,” Coughlin said on Friday. “Thursday’s game was a great disappointment.”
More than just a disappointment, it has now pushed the Giants’ season to its tipping point. While every game since the Giants’ first loss to the Saints in Week 6 has seemed like a crossroads, where they are at right now — 6-5, two games out of first place in the division and about to play three straight NFC East games — is the season’s true juncture.
The first-place Cowboys (8-3) come to the Meadowlands next weekend, followed by the second-place Eagles (6-4), meaning there is absolutely no more wiggle room for the reeling Giants.
“You have to hit the reset button and come out and decide whether you are going to be a team that can compete, a team that is respected around the league,” defensive tackle Barry Cofield said. “Or a team that is going to show up like we did (Thursday). It’s really up to us.”
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