NY Giants (0-2) at Cleveland Browns (1-1)

If must-win territory can be reality in September, the Giants are ready to cross the border. They lost their first two games of the season to the Minnesota Vikings and Washington Commanders. If they lose to the Browns, things really get dicey. New York then has a short week before hosting the Dallas Cowboys next Thursday. Anxiety is growing as only two teams (out of 32) that started 0-2 over the past four seasons made the playoffs. That 6.3 percent success rate raises the urgency. But Giants coach Brian Daboll said he doesn't think desperation has set in. "I want to see consistency like we talk about every week," Daboll said. "Go in, prepare the right way, come out, play a good football game, do good in situations, play together. Each week is its own week, and we'll just focus on the Browns this week." Cleveland split its first two games, getting routed by the Cowboys in its opener before posting an 18-13 road win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Cleveland has committed a league-worst 24 penalties and averaged 17.5 points over their first two games, while New York is scoring a measly 12 per game. The Browns are still trying to get peak Deshaun Watson to appear consistently. He has a 63.0 passer rating, which is lower than counterpart Daniel Jones (66.6).

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