The New York Giants head coach, Brian Daboll, stood animated on the sidelines while watching his team lose, despite having a clear 19-point lead, against the Denver Broncos. Known for their strong defense this season, the Broncos stunned the Giants with a 33-point fourth quarter and took the game home (33-32) in the last minutes. And HC Daboll, who watched his team suffer at Empower Field at Mile High, appeared to lose his control in the locker room.

Giants insider Wesley Steinberg reported that Daboll broke a chair inside the locker room. Even during the game, the coach was seen screaming at his defensive coordinator, Shane Bowen, on the sidelines. When asked about the yelling during the post-game conference, the coach first took a heavy sigh.

“We lost the game. It was upsetting,” he said in the presser while suppressing his genuine emotions. “60-minute game. So, it’s not one-play, it’s not one position, it’s not offense defense, it’s collectively.”

The biggest storyline before heading to this game was how the Giants’ rookie offense would handle the best defense in the league. But the Broncos’ QB Bo Nix made sure the offense won the game this time.

The game started fast for New York. In the first half, they stopped Denver from scoring while scoring 2 TDs and taking a 13-0 lead. The third quarter belonged to the Giants’ running game. RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. ran 31 yards for a touchdown, and New York was up 19–0. They looked like they were going to win easily. But the fourth quarter changed everything.

The Broncos’ TE Troy Franklin scored on a short 2-yard pass, making it 19–8. Dart responded with a 41-yard touchdown to Theo Johnson, pushing the lead to 26–8. Then the Broncos went on a huge run. Bo Nix scored on a 7-yard run, then threw a 2-yard touchdown to RB RJ Harvey, and finally ran 18 yards for another touchdown. It did not take long for Denver to go past New York 30-26.

The Giants scored once more when Dart ran 1 yard for a touchdown, making it 32–30 with just 37 seconds left. But the Broncos had other plans. They drove down the field 56 yards in four plays, and kicker Wil Lutz kicked a 39-yard field goal as time ran out.

The Giants lost 33–32 in a photo finish. Their sack leader, linebacker Brian Burns, accepted the blame.

Brian Daboll’s LB makes a huge admission

While talking to reporters inside the locker room, Burns first took the blame on himself. “I had some faults and some misses…just didn’t execute well enough…we got put in a position where we could have won and we could have took the game, but we gave it back to them,” he said.

Brian Burns has been the Giants’ standout pass rusher this season. In his first six games, he has recorded 7 sacks for 59 yards lost, along with 9 tackles for loss, 30 tackles (19 solo), and 1 forced fumble. In the Week 7 game against the Broncos, Burns was a key factor on defense, recording 2 sacks for 14 yards, 3 tackles for loss, and 2 quarterback hits. This game was one of his best performances of the season, showing his ability to disrupt an opponent’s offense.

However, the loss forced him to ask his teammates to toughen up. “Dabe’s (Brian Daboll) gonna take the blame and Dabe’s gone, his fault and this and that. At the end of the day, we’re playing and we got to make that play,” Burns added.

Overall, their defense failed. The Broncos forced 1 interception in the 4th quarter and scored the go-ahead touchdown on the next play. This was their biggest blown lead since Week 13 of the 2014 season. So, the Giants need to reassess their plans while Brian Daboll recollects his thoughts.