Everything appeared to be going well for Jaxson Dart and the New York Giants. They had leads of 19-0 and 26-8 in the fourth quarter — the latter of which came with six minutes left, I might add — and had all of the momentum in the world. Then, somehow, some way, the Giants reverted back to their factory settings from the last 13 years, blowing the lead and losing 33-32.

The best part? The Giants actually regained a 32-30 lead with 37 seconds remaining, only to allow the Broncos to march down the field for a game-winning field goal in spite of Denver not even having any timeouts left.

We can talk about Giants defensive coordinator Shane Bowen putting on an absolute clinic of coaching malpractice by playing prevent defense on the touchdown drive that gave the Broncos life in the fourth quarter, and then for doing so yet again to allow Denver to complete a pass right down the middle of the field to get within striking distance on the final possession.

But in reality, this loss is largely on Dart.

Spare me the fact that he threw for four touchdowns and rushed for another. His horrendous interception and three delay of game penalties — not to mention missing multiple killshot throws on deep routes late in the fourth quarter — are the real story here.

Dart went just 15-for-33 on the afternoon, and he essentially handed the ball to Denver with a 26-23 lead in the latter stages of the final frame when he somehow didn't see linebacker Justin Strnad right in front of him on his interception.

I get it. He's a rookie, and he was only making his fourth start of his career. He was also playing in one of the most difficult environments in football. Denver is tough. You have the elevation, you have the crowd and you have a nasty Broncos defense.

But committing three delay of games is inexcusable no matter how you slice it. Blaming the crowd noise for it just doesn't fly. All you have to is look at the play clock. The road team has just as much access to it as the home team. It's there. Use it.

We can also question the play calling down the stretch. Why keep running the ball into the teeth of the defense when, outside of one play where Tyrone Tracy broke loose for a touchdown to give the Giants 19-0 lead, it simply wasn't working? And can we ban toss plays for good?

Bowen also needs to be on heavy notice. The defense surrendered all 33 points in the fourth quarter, and had it not been for New York completely abandoning the aggressive pass rush that had Bo Nix flustered all game, the Giants probably would have won this one. Prevent defense never works, so why do defensive coordinators continue to employ it?

At 26-8, New York should have continued applying pressure rather than leaving the middle of the field wide open for Nix to get into a rhythm. That's on Bowen.

And those two missed extra points? Yeah, the Giants need to get a kicker. Graham Gano being on injured reserve is absolutely devastating.

But as for Dart? Sure, he did some good things, but this was not a good outing for him overall. The amount of mistakes he made was simply unacceptable.

Hopefully, the youngster use this as a learning experience, although it doesn't take Tom Brady to understand that you need to snap the ball before the play clock expires.

The Giants now have a Philadelphia Eagles team seeking revenge in Philly next week, and the Eagles got back on track Sunday with a win over the Minnesota Vikings.

New York had a chance to get to 3-4 against the Broncos and actually work itself into the NFC playoff conversation. Now, things are 2-5, and it could get very ugly from here on out.