You may be asking yourself: When the numbers on the clock were 0:00, the number next to “NYG” was smaller than the number next to “CLE.”  What is meant by this?

Face it, Giants fans; you’ve forgotten what it feels like to lose.

It’s only one loss in a longish season.  But it’s been nine months since the Giants last suffered defeat.  For those scoring at home, that’s how long it takes for a baby to be born.  And in a way, this streak was our little baby; the collective child of Giants fans everywhere.  Well now our little baby is all grown up, has moved out of the house, and is on to bigger and better things.  Or dead, depending on how you want to look at it.

Even more surprising is that the loss was on the road.  The last time the Giants lost a game on the road was September 9, 2007; over a year ago.  Here is a chart to help show how the times have changed since the Giants’ last road loss:

Oh, what a world it was.  But things are different now, and we have to deal with the fact that our Giants are not immortal.  Usually I try to interject two to three smidgeons of humor into the Boneheaded Recap, but a situation this historic calls for a reduction in humor smidgeons.

Here are my reactions to the Giants’ week 6 loss:

• Why didn’t the Giants try any screen passes?  The Browns’ linemen were all over Eli Manning all day, converging on him like bums ( homeless people) fighting over a boot sandwich.  The obvious counter to this would be to dump off a couple of screen passes.  Derrick Ward was gaining 10 yards on every draw play and Eli was struggling throwing deep against the Browns’ cover 2 defense, so why not try more than one screen pass?

• Speaking of Derrick Ward, he now leads the NFL with an impossibly good 7.4 yards per carry.  And yet, no one outside of New York really knows who he is.  I even heard someone suggest that the Giants demote Ward to 3rd string, despite the fact that Ward averaged 10.1 yards per carry on Monday night.  I’m not saying he should carry the ball more; I think the way they are using him is effective.  But maybe he should change his name to something sexier so he can get more recognition from the national media.  I suggest “Mack Bloodkill.”

• Does anyone still think we don’t miss Osi Umenyiora?  The Giants managed a whopping 0 sacks on the utterly immobile Derek Anderson- the first time all year he was not sacked in a game.  They rarely even got close enough to smell him, and based on the fact that he could do no wrong on Monday, I can only assume that he would have smelled fantastic.  If the front 7 can’t generate any pressure, the improved secondary will continue to get picked apart.  Luckily, this is where Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo thrives.

• Even without starting tight end Kellen Winslow, Browns tight ends managed to rack up 6 receptions for 81 yards and a touchdown.  The man who caught that one touchdown was no other than former Giant Darnell Dinkins.  Don’t worry, he doesn’t remember you either.

• Congrats to those who took the under on 3 corny “what can Browns do for you” jokes made by Tony Kornheiser.

• With the trade for wide receiver Roy Williams, the Cowboys now lead the NFL in Roy Williamses (former Tennessee Titan Roydel Williams is a free agent).  Roy Williams (WR[wide receiver, not his initials backwards]) is a very good player, but giving up a first and a third round pick for him may prove to be less then prudent down the road.  Right now, it makes them a better team on paper, but football games are not played on paper.  They are played on grass.  Although some papers are made of a composite of things, including grass.  So in a way, I guess games are played on paper…You win this round, Jerry Jones.

Bonehead of the Week: Rams Lineman Richie Incognito

With the Rams in position to attempt an easy 31 yard field goal and defeat the Redskins for their first victory, Mr. Incognito decided to curse out the referee and incur a fifteen yard personal foul.  What went from a chip shot for kicker Josh Brown turned into a tough 48 yarder.  Luckily, Brown knocked it through and the Rams won, but Mr. Incognito’s deeds will not go unnoticed.

This isn’t the first time Mr. Incognito has displayed questionable character traits.  According to Wikipedia, he was suspended indefinitely by the University of Nebraska for participating in a fight off campus.  He transferred to the University of Oregon where he was also suspended indefinitely.  He was the last draft pick to sign in 2005, due to a lengthy holdout because he wanted more money, despite being suspended twice.  But at least he put his money to good use, supping up his BMW 750 with 23 television screens, including one on the gas cap door.

What makes this even worse is that his brash actions and large personality are in direct contrast with his awesome last name.  It makes me angry that such an amazing name was wasted on some plump, hot-headed lineman and not on a suave spy or debonair detective.  For shame.