The New York Giants‘ frustrating 2025 season reached a familiar nadir in a 27-20 defeat to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday at MetLife Stadium, marking their fourth loss after holding a fourth-quarter lead with under 10 minutes remaining.
This time, clinging to a 20-19 edge with less than five minutes left, the Giants’ defense faltered, allowing a swift 65-yard, seven-play touchdown drive capped by Jordan Love’s 17-yard strike to Christian Watson, followed by a successful two-point conversion that flipped the script to 27-20.
Jameis Winston, making his regular-season debut in relief of the injured Jaxson Dart (concussion), showed poise with efficient drives, including a third-quarter rushing score that briefly put New York ahead. Devin Singletary added two touchdowns, but the Giants’ secondary, plagued by coverage lapses from Deonte Banks and a pass-interference penalty on Dane Belton, couldn’t deliver a stop.
A final desperation march ended in heartbreak: Winston’s end-zone pass to Jalin Hyatt was intercepted after a route miscommunication.
The loss amplified a season-long theme of late-game fragility, with the Giants now 2-8.
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“Yeah, I mean, it’s a sick feeling. It’s never a good feeling, especially when you know we had a good chance of winning, but we all were sick about that one,” running back Devin Singletary said, capturing the locker room’s despair.
Linebacker Brian Burns echoed the sentiment.
“We got to get a stop,” he said.
Interim head coach Mike Kafka, emphasizing resilience amid windy conditions and injuries, praised the team’s aggression.
“At the end of it, we’ve got to make a couple more plays,” he said. “But I really, really like how we approached it today. Aggressive mentality across the board. There were some one-on-one opportunities on the back end and the front end that we got to make. I’m going to continue to challenge those guys to do that in practice and then it will eventually turn over for us.”
Quarterback Winston, undeterred, focused on growth.
“All of us collectively can do one small thing to continue to get better to finish this game. I think that’s the important thing,” he said. “We’re right there at the end of it. We just have to finish the game and we will, we’ll find a way to finish because it’s required to finish in this league.”
As the Giants lick their wounds, the path forward demands closing those final gaps — literally and figuratively — to salvage a campaign adrift in disappointment.
