To his credit, defensive coordinator Shane Bowen did not hide on Thursday from his role in the New York Giants’ failure on Sunday to protect a three-point lead over the Dallas Cowboys in the final :25 of regulation, ultimately leading to a 40-37 overtime defeat.

The play that has been discussed again and again is an 18-yard pass from Dak Prescott to Jake Ferguson that moved the ball from the Dallas 33-yard line to the Giants’ 49-yard line. It got Dallas in position to set all-world placekicker Brandon Aubrey up for a game-tying 64-yard field goal.

“Credit to him making a 64-yarder, but we knew that was his range,” Bowen said. “Just trying to defend the line as best we could.

“Wish we would have been tighter. A little bit tighter. Again, just like all these calls that don’t work, second

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