The Giants fumbled the opening kickoff which led to the Browns scoring a touchdown just 11 seconds into the game. Then, they sucked it up and scored 21 unanswered points, and shut down a fourth quarter Cleveland rally to win.
“That’s what we talk about since OTA’s. We talk about resilience and commitment to one another, teamwork and discipline, attitude,” head coach Brian Daboll said after the game.
“There are going to be ebbs and flows to every game, there’s ebbs and flows to every season. That’s something we preach internally. You know, our guys have internal confidence, but it’s good to get the result. The process has been right, I believe in our process and I’ve said that before. So their commitment to one another, their next-play mentality — the things we preach for a long time. They have it come to fruition. Everyone wants to see the results and this is a results business. I believe in what we do and how we do things. That showed I think in terms of being on the road, it’s cranking there, a touchdown right after the fumble, just to stay locked in and committed to the next-play mentality doesn’t always turn out your way and today it did. I give our guys a lot of credit.”