Giants fire defensive coordinator Shane Bowen after another implosion

Mike Kafka didn’t show the same patience level with Shane Bowen that Brian Daboll demonstrated.

The Kafka-led Giants fired Bowen, the embattled defensive coordinator, on Monday and thus shook up the coaching staff significantly for the second time in three weeks – after Daboll was fired as head coach and replaced on an interim basis by Kafka.

The Giants (2-10) blew a fourth-quarter lead in a loss Sunday against the Lions for the fifth time this season and for the third straight week. They are the only team eliminated from playoff contention.

The Lions became the third opponent (Bears and Broncos) to erase a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit against the Giants, who fell to 2-5 in games that they have led by 10 or more points at any point.

The Giants’ five blown double-digit leads tied an NFL record.