Nagy 'Pissed' He Didn't Call Pass on 3rd-and-Goal in Rams Loss
The remark, reported by the New York Post's Ryan Dunleavy on Thursday, is the first on-record account of a specific playcalling decision from Monday night's 28-6 loss at the Rams.
Giants offensive coordinator Matt Nagy said he is "pissed" at himself for not calling a pass on third-and-goal from what he described as the 5-yard line in Monday night's 28-6 loss to the Rams, according to a post Thursday by New York Post Giants beat reporter Ryan Dunleavy on X. No Giants.com transcript of the comments was available as of Thursday afternoon, and Dunleavy's post was the only public account of the remarks.
The Giants' only goal-to-go possession of the game came in the second quarter, after safety Jevón Holland forced a fumble by Rams running back Kyren Williams and recovered it at the Rams' 11. A penalty and two runs advanced the ball to the Rams' 3, where running back Najee Harris was stopped for a 3-yard loss on third down by defensive tackle Aaron Donald, according to ESPN's play-by-play. Dominic Zvada kicked a 24-yard field goal on the possession's final play. ESPN's play-by-play lists that third down at the Rams' 3, not the 5-yard line Dunleavy cited.
Giants coach John Harbaugh was asked after the game why the Giants ran on that series. "We'll go back and second guess ourselves on that for sure," he said, according to a transcript released by the team. "Even the specific plays that we ran, we'll second guess ourselves, we already have."