DeAndre Baker and Antonio Hamilton are listed as co-starters at one of the two cornerback spots. How did they do in their first defensive snaps ever for the Giants?
Not too well. Hamilton, who played special teams exclusively for the Giants last season, gave a few hints as to why with a series of botched coverages and missed tackles. His inability to stop Amari Cooper short of a first down on third-and-10 from the 18 turned into a 14-yard gain and set up the go-ahead-and-never-look-back touchdown. “Execution,” Hamilton said of that play. “Gotta make the tackle.