ARLINGTON, Texas — Malik Nabers obtained his want.
The Giants focused Nabers early and infrequently Thursday in a 27-20 loss to the Cowboys, maintaining content material their rookie star receiver who griped final recreation that he wasn’t being given sufficient of a chance to affect video games earlier than scores have been out of hand.
Nabers completed with eight catches for 69 yards, together with a highlight-reel 16-yarder alongside the left sideline to arrange a fourth-quarter landing.
However he additionally added his seventh drop of the season.
“I don’t care about drops,” Nabers stated. “I mean, it’s just part of football. I don’t care if I drop the ball six times. Keep throwing me the ball.”
Nabers laughed that he was “happy” together with his 13 targets.
“It helps me get into a rhythm to get hit a few times and feel the ball,” Nabers stated. “I think we did well as an offense … just came up a little short. A few areas that need cleaning up and we win that game.”
QB Tommy DeVito stated he plans to be again quickly after present process additional testing Wednesday on his proper forearm and lacking what would have been his second straight begin since taking on for Daniel Jones.
He was third-string emergency quarterback behind Drew Lock and Tim Boyle.
“Structurally everything was good,” DeVito stated. “Just could not be ready for Thursday. I feel pretty good — better than I did [Wednesday]. If it was a Sunday, I think I would’ve been able to play.”
DeVito stated he nonetheless hasn’t actually examined his forearm whereas throwing as a result of the Giants held all walk-throughs this week.
CB Deonte Banks went from questionable to inactive with out a lot as a pregame warm-up for his would-be rematch with CeeDee Lamb.
Lamb, who leads the NFL in receptions and targets, did his half to assist the Giants get by with three dropped passes within the first half. He completed with two catches for 39 yards.
The Banks-Lamb rematch was anticipated as a result of Lamb caught a landing go in opposition to Banks and showboated his approach into the top zone in Week 4.
Banks stopped pursing Lamb about 20 yards from the top zone, which drew the ire of defensive backs coach Jerome Henderson and precipitated Banks to confess that he “could’ve done more.”
RB Devin Singletary began over Tyrone Tracy Jr., after Tracy had back-to-back video games with a misplaced fumble and was benched late final week.
Tracy checked in on the Giants’ second set of downs and ended up capping that first possession with a landing — simply the Giants’ fourth first-drive landing in 46 video games underneath Brian Daboll.
RB Eric Grey fumbled a kickoff that was recovered by teammate Matt Adams. Alarmingly, it was Grey’s sixth fumble on 75 profession touches.
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux was referred to as for 2 penalties that gifted first downs.
He was flagged for offsides on third-and-5 and for an egregiously late roughing the passer when he shoved Cooper Rush from behind.
The Giants dedicated 13 penalties in all.
The opposite inactives included RT Jermaine Eluemunor (quad), S Anthony Johnson, CB Tre Hawkins and OL Jake Kubas. Eluemunor didn’t make the journey.
