Giants linebacker Brian Burns was furious after the team’s devastating 33-32 loss to the Broncos on Sunday, as seen in a video by The Athletic.
Burns was clearly frustrated while clenching his fists and cursing as he left the field in Denver, where the Broncos rallied with 33 points in the fourth quarter.
It’s unclear exactly what was said by Burns, but he was heard dropping an F-bomb and complaining about “stupid ass s–t” while on his way to the Giants locker room, walking alongside backup quarterback Russell Wilson.
WARNING: Explicit language
Burns, a team captain who played lights out, was upset about the Giants’ decision to drop eight into coverage on the final drive, which allowed Denver quarterback Bo Nix time to throw the ball without being pressured.
Denver’s Wil Lutz kicked a 39-yard field goal as time expired to give the Broncos their fourth straight win.
Burns recorded two sacks, three tackles for loss, and two quarterback hits in Sunday’s loss that dropped the Giants to 2-5.
Burns, who took responsibility for his errors, explained the Giants gave away the game and called on his teammates to be better.
“I had some faults and some misses…just didn’t execute well enough…we got put in a position where we could have won and we could have took the game, but we gave it back to them,” he said.
“Dabe’s (Giants coach Brian Daboll) gonna take the blame and Dabe is gonna, his fault and this and that. At the end of the day, we’re playing and we got to make that play.”
The Broncos’ 33 fourth-quarter points were the most in NFL history by any team that was shut out for the first three quarters, according to ESPN.
The Giants lost leads of 19-0 and 26-8.
Daboll chucked his headset on the sideline as time expired.
The Giants have an opportunity to sweep the Eagles (5-2) in Philadelphia on Sunday after Big Blue beat the Birds in Week 6, 34-17.
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