Inside the Giants’ collapse that got Brian Daboll fired

Brian Daboll’s best hope at sticking around as Giants coach was rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart.

Dart leaving Sunday’s game with a concussion was the start of their latest collapse, the final straw that got the 50-year-old coach fired Monday in the middle of his fourth season at the helm.

After Russell Wilson took over, the Giants were able to get down to the Bears’ 1-yard line but couldn’t punch it in, and Daboll settled for a field goal to go up 20-10 with 10:19 left in the fourth quarter.

The Giants were able to force the Bears into a turnover on downs on the Chicago 43-yard line with 8:41 left, but with Dart gone, the Wilson-led offense had two penalties and ran the ball three times before punting.

Chicago then went on a nine-play, 91-yard touchdown drive, jump-started by a 20-yard Caleb Williams pass to tight end Colston Loveland on a third-and-10 at the Bears’ 26-yard line.

The Giants defense continued to falter from there, giving up an 18-yard first-down completion to wide receiver Rome Odunze and a 29-yard Williams scramble that got the Bears down to the 2-yard line. Williams hit Odunze again for a touchdown to make it 20-17.

A quick three-and-out that saw Wilson get sacked twice ended with a shanked punt by Jamie Gillan, whose 26-yard kick went to the Bears’ 47-yard line with 2:53 remaining.

Four plays and 1:06 later, Williams ran 18 yards for the game-winning touchdown, sealing Daboll’s fate.

The Giants mustered 11 yards on six plays during their final drive in the 24-20 loss.

Sunday marked the fourth time this season the Giants had blown a double-digit lead, all coming in road losses. The other instances came in Week 2 against the Cowboys, Week 5 against the Saints and Week 7 against the Broncos.