The New York Giants attempted a comeback in the second half against the Detroit Lions on Monday, but it was derailed by what Ben AcAdoo called "sloppy quarterback play" by Eli Manning.
The Giants were going for a touchdown on fourth-and-goal at Detroit's 2-yard line with just over five minutes left in the third. New York never got the play off, instead being called for a costly delay of game that forced them to settle for a field goal.
"Sloppy quarterback play," McAdoo said. "Quarterback and center need to be on the same page there. We need to get the ball snapped."
The Giants could've called a timeout to get things in order. Manning was trying to change the play and when he finally got everything settled the play clock was ticking away.
McAdoo left it up to his quarterback and captain to handle. He didn't call a timeout.
"Because we have a veteran quarterback who has played a lot of football and I expect us to get the ball snapped," McAdoo explained. "Usually the clock goes from 3-2-1-0. Once it hits zero [the officials] look at the ball and look at the clock, usually it has to tick once it hits zero to get the ball snapped without it being a delay of game. I thought we had a chance to get it off."