The New York Giants have — finally — fired defensive coordinator Shane Bowen.

After the Giants blew a lead and lost a game for the sixth time this season on Sunday against the Detroit Lions, interim head coach Mike Kafka decided to move on from the heavily-criticized Bowen.

Bowen was hired by former coach Brian Daboll before the 2024 season to replace Wink Martindale, a popular, extremely aggressive coordinator. Bowen’s more conservative, four-man rush philosophy is a sharp contrast to the “pressure breaks pipes” blitz-oriented schemes Martindale employed in two seasons with New York.

The Giants have lost five games this season in which they held a double-digit lead. Sunday’s game marked the third straight week and fourth time this season the Giants failed to hold a fourth-quarter lead.

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