EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — When the Giants were embarrassingly inept in their season-opening loss to the Dallas Cowboys, the glaring lack of offense was blamed on an ankle injury that kept the All-Pro wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. out of the game.
It turns out that even Beckham’s vast, distinctive talents can be overestimated.
Beckham returned to the Giants’ lineup to face the Detroit Lions on Monday night, but he could not make up for another shabby performance by his team’s offensive line. He was unable to make the Giants feeble running game potent. The Giants still struggled to mount sustained offensive drives.