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Malik Nabers’ tough week has him stewing on costly mistakes that ‘could’ve been the difference’

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Dunleavy, R. (2026, November 14). Malik Nabers’ tough week has him stewing on costly mistakes that ‘could’ve been the difference’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/13/sports/giants-malik-nabers-tough-week-has-him-stewing-on-mistakes/

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New York Post · collected 2026-11-14 · by Ryan Dunleavy

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New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers expressed personal frustration after a 24-21 loss to the Washington Commanders, specifically citing a fumble and a final-play interception as costly mistakes. Nabers admitted to struggling with the emotional weight of the loss and the "bugging" experience of seeing former teammate Jayden Daniels improve to a 4-0-1 record against his current team. This profile focuses on Nabers' internal struggle to "flush" painful losses and his reaction to both on-field errors and recent media criticism regarding his body language.
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“While both articles discuss Malik Nabers and the New York Giants' loss to the Washington Commanders, Article A focuses on the broader context of the game and the team's standing, while Article B is specifically about Nabers' reaction to the game and his personal issues following the loss.”
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“Article A describes the game itself, while Article B focuses on Malik Nabers' reaction to the game and a personal issue afterward.”

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Ryan Dunleavy
82 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
tRY IT NOW“You are thinking about plays that could’ve been the difference in the game,” Nabers said.
And the first game of 2027 might be the most important of all if the Cowboys can get enough defensive stops and wins that Week 17 in Dallas is what decides the NFC East.
Unsung hero New Jersey native Rasul Douglas came down with the game-clinching interception on a 50-50 ball against Malik Nabers before the Giants could get into range for the potential tying field goal.
Given a third life because the Giants offense couldn’t get enough first downs to run out the clock or the points to put the game away, Jayden Daniels connected on a 32-yard touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs with 57 seconds remaining as the Commanders stole a 24-21 victory at MetLife Stadium.
Nabers said that he would welcome “a simple conversation” with Olsen, who played 14 years in the NFL, if the former tight end wants to reach out.
Two days after he suffered a hip pointer (deep bone bruise) that caused him to crumple to the ground throwing a warmup pass, miss a 14-play offensive series while getting treated in the locker room and limp through the final 16 minutes of a win against the Eagles, Giants quarterback J.J. McCarthy skipped over all the “Will he or won’t he play?” drama and was a full participant in Tuesday’s practice.
The Giants were steadfast about not subtracting from their limited draft capital for a rental, though there is an argument to be made that surrendering a fifth- or sixth-round pick for a defensive tackle who could help the NFL’s No. 28-ranked rushing defense would have sent a message of belief in the team to the locker room and fan base.
The Giants will have one full practice Tuesday.
Winston’s game-saving cameo was important because the Giants were completely unable to run the ball without the injured duo of Cam Skattebo and Tyrone Tracy Jr. Will that prompt John Harbaugh and Joe Schoen to meet the Colts’ asking price of a first-round pick (or the multi-pick equivalent) for Jonathan Taylor before Tuesday?
“I got hit on one of the touchdowns and didn’t know that Jalen [Nailor] scored, but I could hear our Raiders fans,” Cousins added.
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Commanders Eagles Giants LSU NFL

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Nabers PERSON · 9× Giants ORG · 5× Commanders ORG · 2× J.J. McCarthy PERSON · 1× Jayden Daniels PERSON · 1× LSU ORG · 1× Malik Nabers’ PERSON · 1× NFL ORG · 1× Paul Schwartz PERSON · 1× Rasul Douglas PERSON · 1×

Narrative

With the Giants in the facility Friday for meetings but not practice, Nabers said that he wasn’t in the locker room after Thursday’s game for personal reasons — not because of his frustrations after losing a fumble for the first time in three years and not preventing an interception on the final pass of a 24-21 loss to the Commanders.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-14
tRY IT NOW“You are thinking about plays that could’ve been the difference in the game,” Nabers said.

Claims (36 extracted, 3 hedged)

One of the toughest weeks of Malik Nabers’ standout young NFL career was compounded by a “family emergency back home.” asserted
One → compound → emergency
With the Giants in the facility Friday for meetings but not practice, Nabers said that he wasn’t in the locker room after Thursday’s game for personal reasons — not because of his frustrations after losing a fumble for the first time in three years and not preventing an interception on the final pass of a 24-21 loss to the Commanders. asserted
he → say → Commanders
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 NOW“You are thinking about plays that could’ve been the difference in the game,” Nabers said. uncertain
Nabers → try → game
We could’ve got a field goal or a touchdown. uncertain
We → get → goal
Sadly, went away just off a mistake I made. asserted
I → go → mistake
Just try to be better, and I’ll be better on protecting the football and having awareness of where I am. asserted
I → try → awareness
Nabers is close friends with former LSU teammate Jayden Daniels, who improved to 4-0-1 against the Giants as Commanders quarterback. asserted
who → improve → quarterback
“It’s bugging me pretty bad,” Nabers said. asserted
Nabers → bug → me
“He calls me all the time. asserted
He → call → me
He’s probably trying to call me right now. asserted
He → try → me
But I can’t answer that phone call.” asserted
I → answer → call
Nabers laid flat on his back on the turf at the end of the game after Rasul Douglas intercepted a jump ball. asserted
Douglas → lay → ball
He always encourages his quarterbacks to just give him a chance, but J.J. McCarthy could’ve thrown elsewhere against a zero blitz when the Giants needed to gain only 20 yards over the next 34 seconds to attempt a 50-yard field goal. uncertain
Giants → encourage → goal
“I saw the ball go up,” Nabers said. asserted
Nabers → see → ?
“I didn’t really see [Douglas] or where he was asserted
he → see → Douglas
so I’m not really aware. asserted
I → ’m → ?
My head is looking up at the ball, even though he was driving on the ball. asserted
he → look → ball
Just seeing how high the ball was and waiting for it to come down, made a jump to catch the ball and got hit, and he made a play.” asserted
he → see → play
Nabers was criticized last week when his body language against the Eagles was critiqued by the Fox broadcast team of Joe Davis and Greg Olsen. asserted
language → criticize → Davis
He fired back twice after interpreting their words as suggesting he is a bad teammate. asserted
he → fire → words
There was a time Thursday when Nabbers hopped up and down and gestured to the sideline after an incompletion to Isaiah Likely. asserted
Nabbers → be → Likely
He had two catches for 3 yards at the time. asserted
He → have → time
But Nabers also hustled to block for Likely on his 66-yard touchdown catch. asserted
Nabers → hustle → catch
The two danced together in the end zone. asserted
two → dance → zone
But the celebration soon turned into disappointment. asserted
celebration → turn → disappointment
How do you move forward? asserted
you → move → ?
“I’m still trying to find ways,” Nabers said. asserted
Nabers → try → ways
“I take losses more painful than a lot of people. asserted
I → take → people
I want to win so bad. asserted
I → want → ?
When I receive a loss, it hurts. … asserted
it → receive → loss
You just have to be able to flush it, move on and do everything you can the next week to try to win. asserted
you → have → everything
It’s hard, for sure. asserted
It → ’ → ?
I don’t know how to handle that. asserted
I → know → that
I’m still going through that. asserted
I → go → that
I’m still learning to find my way on flushing losses like this — or losses in general.” asserted
I → learn → this
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