Darius Slayton and New York playing like Giants on the road

Wide receiver Darius Slayton had his best performance of the season in the New York Giants’ most recent road game. The former Auburn standout had eight receptions for 122 yards and one touchdown in a 29-20 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Oct. 6.

That’s not unusual among his New York teammates this season. The Giants have an 0-4 record and have scored 31 points at home in 2024. On the road, New York has scored 68 points in going 2-1.

“Other than coincidence, I couldn’t necessarily point to anything specific,” Slayton said of the home-and-away difference. “It’s just so happened this year that we’ve played better on the road than we have at home. Obviously, we want to play better at home. That’s the fun part is being able to play in front of your own fans and score and be able to celebrate with your 70,000-plus strong.

“But, obviously, this week we’re on the road again, so, hopefully, we do continue to play at a high level on the road. That will bode well for us. But whenever it does come time for us to play at home again, obviously, we plan and hope to put a better performance out there.”

The Giants play the Pittsburgh Steelers at 7:15 p.m. CDT Monday at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh. ABC and ESPN will televise the game.

“I guess when you’re on the road, the mindset is definitely different because it literally is just us and then fans have traveled to the game,” Slayton said, “so, obviously, we’re significantly outnumbered. It’s more of a back-against-the-wall feeling when you’re on the road. It kind of brings you together as a team in that mindset and just kind of building around that. And then, obviously, when you have a home game, it’s kind of like, ‘We’re at home. It’s our people, our fans. We know they’re going to be on our side.’

“It’s definitely two different mindsets, but at the end of the day, none of that has anything to do with running, blocking, catching and tackling. At the end of the day, we have to do those things better if we want to win. That’s kind of why I say it’s a coincidence, because cheering or booing doesn’t help you catch or throw any better, so that’s what we’ve got to do to win.”