While the Giants had a few impact run plays by Brian Burns, Kayvon Thibodeaux, and one impressive one by Dru Phillips, who played just 19 snaps in the Giants’ nickel personnel package. Why he wasn’t used outside,

Plane protests returned on Sunday and the New York Giants responded with an ugly defensive performance, falling, 34-24, to the San Francisco 49ers.

San Francisco converted their third and fourth downs seven out of 12 times compared to the Giants, who did so on 5-of-12 attempts. That means 58% of the time, the 49ers were able to extend a drive that the Giants' defense couldn’t stop.

Since the injury avalanche hit the 49ers have managed to keep their heads above water and not suffer any bad losses. After losing in Week 8 to the Houston Texans on the road, the spotlight gets a little brighter for a group that has been pushed into bigger roles with a handful of injuries for San Francisco on both sides of the ball.

The New York Giants will be without CB Paulson Adebo and CB Cor'Dale Flott against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 9.

On the flip side, the Giants had zero punt return yards (Gunner Olszewski had one fair catch, and another punt was downed), and the kickoff returns, featuring Jalin Hyatt for his first-ever NFL special teams snaps, averaged 27.3 yards, as the 49ers beat the Giants in the field position battle.

McCaffrey helps get running game revved up again; Jones’ perfect first half, KPop Demon Hunters and what is this team after nine weeks?

A N.J. State Police helicopter flies beneath a banner plane towing a message for New York Giants owner John Mara over MetLife Stadium, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025 in East Rutherford, N.J. New York Giants linebacker Abdul Carter (51, center) makes a nice play to ...