Daniel Jones addresses Giants slow starts amid NFLs worst first-half point differential in more than 30 years

Through their first three games of the season, the have entered halftime trailing by double digits three teams. They were down 26-0 to the in the season-opener, 20-0 against the in Week 2, and 17-6 vs. the in Week 3.Needle Joel Embiid Jersey s to say, that's not a position you want to be in. The Giants managed to secure a comeback victory against Arizona and are thus 1-2 instead of 0-3, but it's surely not a great sign that they have performed so poorly in the first half of games. In fact, their first-half performance through three contests is the worst of any team since at least 1991, according to The A sociated Pre s. Worst 1st half point differential thru 3 games since at least 1991:2023 Giants -572002 Bengals -541998 Colts -541998 Bucs -522003 Bears -512006 Giants -512001 Lions -502013 Jaguars -50 Josh Dubow (@JoshDubowAP) It's worth noting that the seven other teams on that list finished their seasons with records of 2-14, 3-13, 8-8, 7-9, 8-8, 2-14, and 4-12. That's a combined record of 34-78, which is the equivalent of a 5-12 record in a 17-game season. Again, that is le s than Paul Reed Jersey ideal."Yes, it's not what we're trying to do, so we have to find a way to figure that out," quarterback said following the lo s to San Francisco, . "Execute better early in the game, finish in the end zone Moses Malone Jersey , take advantage of opportunities, but it comes down to making plays and executing better in those situations." As for what happened early in the game against the Niners, "We didn't create a rhythm," Jones said. "We didn't execute, didn't take advantage of our opportunities. Certainly is a good defense. It's a good team. When you're playing good teams, you can't afford to do that. We didn't play well enough."Giants coach Brian Daboll was le s forthcoming about the first-half deficit against San Francisco. He simply acknowledged that the Giants' opponent on Thursday night was, well, a very good team."We went down there and got points," Daboll said. "Obviously, you want to start fast. That's a heck of a team. It usually comes down to making plays when you have an opportunity to make plays. They did a good job, give them credit. That's a heck of a football team there. We came back out in the second half, had a score, went for two to try to cut it to three. It was Julius Erving Jersey a 17-12 game. Just give them credit. They did a lot of good stuff. That's a good team." New York has had the misfortune of going up against two of the best teams and defenses in the in the Cowboys and 49ers so far. In that sense, things should get a bit easier the rest of the way. If you take a look at their schedule, though, the Giants have to face the , , , , Cowboys, and defenses between now and Week 12 before taking their bye in Week 13. They get a bit of a reprieve next week with the and in Week 9 against the , but things could Isaiah Joe Jersey remain quite difficult for the offense for the next couple of months unle s it very quickly snaps out of its funk.