Bad loss by the Giants puts them in a rough spot as the competition gets tougher

Leading by four points with just over two minutes left after intercepting Jayden Daniels twice in the span of five plays, the New York Giants somehow did not hold on and were dealt a stinging defeat in primetime by rival Washington."Every loss stings," top receiver Malik Nabers said Friday. “We're bummed out about the loss, but we continue to try to put it behind us."Easier said than done. There's no mistaking this was a bad loss that brings the Giants back to earth and back to the pack in the mediocre NFC East.Instead of moving another step closer to running away with the division, they go into a brutal stretch of the schedule probably needing to pull off at least one upset to stave off the Commanders or Dallas Cowboys. Five of their next six opponents are above .500 and in the playoff hunt, starting with Jacksonville coming to town on Nov. 22 and including games at San Francisco and defending Super Bowl-champion Seattle.“We don’t live in that scared world,” coach John Harbaugh said.