Giants lose as plane banner implores 'fix this dumpster fire'

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- New York Giants fans have had enough of the losing. Even before they saw their team drop an eighth straight game, a plane flew over MetLife Stadium with a banner imploring ownership to get it together.

"MR MARA ENOUGH - PLZ FIX THIS DUMPSTER FIRE," the banner read, addressing Giants president and CEO John Mara.

Then the team went out and found a different way to lose, this time getting a game-tying field goal blocked in the final seconds of a 14-11 loss to the New Orleans Saints.

Mara declined comment when asked afterward about the plane, a move reminiscent of the late 1970s when fans expressed their displeasure with a banner that read,…