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Darius Slayton and Dexter Lawrence own their mistakes in Giants' Week 2 loss

Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton drops a pass as he goes sliding into the end zone during the second half of an NFL game against the Washington Football Team on Thursday in Landover, Md. Credit: AP/Patrick Semansky

There were two mea culpas Friday from the perpetrators of two of the more egregious miscues in the Giants’ Thursday night loss – well, one and a half – and a steadfast insistence against any wrongdoing from a third key decision in the collapse against Washington.

The most remorseful was wide receiver Darius Slayton, who dropped a wide open pass in the end zone in the fourth quarter that would have gone a long way toward sealing a victory.