DENVER – In overdramatized terms, the Giants left their season up to Nic Jones and Beau Brade over Dexter Lawrence and Abdul Carter.

It went as badly as that sounds.

Head coach Brian Daboll is correct in repeating on loop Sunday that blowing a 19-point fourth-quarter lead and allowing 33 fourth-quarter points in a 33-32 loss to the Broncos doesn’t boil down to one play.

But the play – and the call made by coordinator Shane Bowen – that is hardest for the defense to stomach was the decision to only send Roy Robertson-Harris, Brian Burns and Kayvon Thibodeaux at quarterback Bo Nix and drop eight in coverage with 33 seconds remaining. The Pro Bowler Lawrence and first-round pick Carter watched from the sideline.

Linebacker Bobby Okereke sunk off into an intermediate zone.

Because big-m

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