TAMPA, Fla. — The supposed strength of this Giants team has become its weakness.
The defense, the group that was expected to be among the top units in the NFL this season, the one that is supposed to be handed a sliver of a lead by the offense at any point in the game and spin it into a victory, failed. Again.
For the second week in a row, the Giants’ offense came off the field ahead on the scoreboard twice in the fourth quarter, and for the second week in a row the vaunted defense handed that lead back to the opponent.