The NFL is a week-to-week league.
Coaches repeat the cliché all the time for a reason. Seven days ago, the Giants, led by Jaxson Dart in his first start, picked up their first win of the season by handing the Chargers their first loss. On Sunday, they fell to the previously winless Saints 26-14 in New Orleans after opening the game with a double-digit lead.
Five turnovers on five consecutive drives will do that.
"Credit to the Saints," coach Brian Daboll said at the top of his postgame press conference. "It's hard to win when you turn the ball over five times on five consecutive drives. We missed a couple of opportunities offensively, the flea flicker and some others. On defense, we did a good job in the run game. Gave up some huge plays for us. We can't have those things, too many DPI