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Giants feel Deonte Banks’ absence as Rams roll over banged up cornerbacks

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Dunleavy, R. (2026, September 22). Giants feel Deonte Banks’ absence as Rams roll over banged up cornerbacks. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/22/sports/giants-feel-deonte-banks-absence-in-banged-up-cornerbacks-group/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-22 · by Ryan Dunleavy

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The New York Giants struggled against the Los Angeles Rams due to injuries, particularly missing starting cornerback Deonte Banks who was out with a calf injury. Without Banks and another injured player, Paulson Adebo, the Giants were forced to start rookie Colton Hood alongside Greg Newsome II. This left the defense vulnerable, as star receiver Davante Adams recorded eight catches for 195 yards and two touchdowns before the fourth quarter. Additionally, multiple other Giants players were inactive due to injuries, further hampering their performance against a strong Rams team.
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Aaron Donald made his long-awaited return to the NFL in the Los Angeles Rams' 28-6 victory over the New York Giants on Monday night. The three-time Defensive Player of the Year played 32 snaps and contributed with one tackle for loss, one quarterback pressure, and faced seven double teams. Despite facing physical challenges, Donald felt positive about his performance after reviewing game film multiple times. Meanwhile, Davante Adams dominated with eight catches for 195 yards and two touchdowns, helping the Rams recover from their previous loss to the San Francisco 49ers. The win also saw key players like Puka Nacua and Myles Garrett sidelined due to injuries, highlighting the team's depth as they prepare for their next game against the Denver Broncos. Donald's return is expected to significantly impact defensive strategies moving forward, even as he continues to fine-tune his gameplay post-retirement.

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“While both articles cover the Rams' victory over the Giants on Monday Night Football and mention injuries impacting key players, they focus on different aspects of the game: one emphasizes Jaxson Dart's knee injury, while the other highlights Deonte Banks' absence due to a calf injury.”
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“The articles refer to different stages of injuries and outcomes for Deonte Banks, one during the Rams game and another with updated injury status after the game.”
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“Article A lists players as inactive, while Article B discusses the impact of Deonte Banks' absence on a game's outcome.”
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Ryan Dunleavy
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🔮 Tanking would make sense — if the Colts hadn’t previously traded their first-round pick to the Jets.
🔮 If John Harbaugh were picking between two Michigan-bred quarterbacks this week, the Giants would start J.J. McCarthy over Tom Brady.
🔮 Edmunds will go from logging every defensive snap in the first six games to missing every snap in the final 11, The Post confirmed, after he was injured late in last week’s game against the Saints.
🔮 Maybe it’s time for the NFL to change its logo to include a player’s hand punching at the football that sits atop the shield.
🔮 “Maybe now 20 percent of that 30 that was gone is back,” Nagy said before Thursday’s practice.
🔮 McCarthy’s last pass — on fourth-and-1 from the 14-yard line with 12 seconds remaining — fell incomplete or else the Giants would’ve had a chance to win the game or send it to overtime despite trailing 34-10 when the quarterback change was made with 11:36 to go.
🔮 tRY IT NOW“I would love for us to be in that kind of a circumstance,” Harbaugh said.
🔮 If J.J. McCarthy was guaranteed to throw for 943 yards, rush for 104 yards and lead 12 scoring drives in his next start, then the Giants wouldn’t have a quarterback controversy on their hands.
🔮 “I’m feeling good,” Mauigoa said, indicating he will be on the field again soon.
🔮 Skattebo knew ahead of Sunday’s game that he was not going to start and that his playing time would be diminished as a result of four fumbles in the first five games, but he wasn’t expecting to be limited to six offensive snaps (all in the first half) and no touches in the 34-27 loss to the Saints.
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Topics

Calif. Giants INGLEWOOD Panthers Rams

Subjects

Giants ORG · 8× Burns PERSON · 4× Panthers ORG · 3× Rams ORG · 3× Banks PERSON · 2× Harris PERSON · 2× Hood PERSON · 2× Calif. GPE · 1× Deonte Banks PERSON · 1× INGLEWOOD GPE · 1×

Narrative

With Banks sidelined, the Giants were without two of their top four cornerbacks (Paulson Adebo is on injured reserve) and were forced to start rookie second-round pick Colton Hood opposite banged-up but available Greg Newsome II.
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🔮 Who would’ve thought that would be the case just two months ago?
2026-09-22 · New York Post
Giants feel Deonte Banks’ absence as Rams roll over banged up cornerbacks · assertive framing

Claims (23 extracted, 1 hedged)

The Giants badly missed Deonte Banks. asserted
Giants → miss → Banks
Who would’ve thought that would be the case just two months ago? asserted
that → think → ?
Access the Giants like never before Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers. asserted
Access → access → subscribers
tRY IT NOWAfter making four tackles and breaking up two passes in his Week 1 return to the starting lineup from the abyss of last season, Banks was inactive Monday night in the loss to the Rams due to a calf injury. asserted
Banks → try → injury
It is the first obstacle in what has been a renaissance year for the 2023 first-round pick, who was benched, scratched and turned into a kickoff returner by the previous coaching staff. asserted
who → bench → staff
With Banks sidelined, the Giants were without two of their top four cornerbacks (Paulson Adebo is on injured reserve) and were forced to start rookie second-round pick Colton Hood opposite banged-up but available Greg Newsome II. asserted
Adebo → sideline → II
And it showed as Davante Adams — even without his All-Pro sidekick Puka Nacua and fellow receiver Jordan Whittington — went off for eight catches for 195 yards and two touchdowns in the first three quarters. asserted
Adams → show → quarters
He beat Hood for a fade touchdown that put the game out of reach at 21-3. asserted
that → beat → 21
Hood and rookie Arvell Reese were split for a touchdown catch by Kyren Williams. asserted
Hood → split → Williams
Safety Jevón Holland tried to pick up the slack in the secondary with an interception, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. asserted
Holland → try → interception
RB Najee Harris made his Giants debut in the rare situation in which five running backs (Cam Skattebo, Harris, Tyrone Tracy Jr., Devin Singletary and fullback Patrick Ricard) were active. asserted
backs → make → which
Harris suffered a torn Achilles at SoFi Stadium last season while playing for the Chargers. asserted
Harris → suffer → Chargers
He was stuffed on two carries inside the 10-yard line and finished with 6 rushing yards. asserted
He → stuff → yards
Abdul Carter notched the Giants’ first sack of the season after six blank quarters. asserted
Carter → notch → quarters
Brian Burns had the Giants’ only other quarterback hit. asserted
Burns → have → hit
The Rams reportedly offered two first-round picks to the Panthers to acquire Burns in 2022. uncertain
Rams → offer → 2022
Burns said this week that he was “shocked” by the size of the Rams’ offer and by the Panthers turning it down as they worked through a tense contract negotiation. asserted
they → say → negotiation
It would have changed the arc of his career, bringing him to the playoffs for the first time. asserted
It → change → time
“I feel that I’d have been successful over there, but, yeah, it would change a little bit,” Burns told The Post’s Steve Serby. asserted
Burns → feel → Serby
“When they turned it down, I was kind of happy. asserted
I → turn → it
I didn’t want to leave my team.” asserted
I → want → team
The Giants ultimately acquired Burns from the Panthers (and immediately signed him to a five-year, $141 million extension) for a second-round pick, a fifth-round pick and a fifth-round pick swap in March 2024. asserted
Giants → acquire → March
Receiver and returner Braxton Berrios and ILB Malik Harrison were elevated from the practice squad for the second time in as many weeks. asserted
Berrios → elevate → weeks
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