Banks better be right about this. Giants coach Brian Daboll, who won’t bench Banks on Monday night in Pittsburgh, can’t have any more brutal-effort plays from his No. 1 cornerback — who general manager Joe Schoen drafted No. 24 overall last year.

The Giants have scored one touchdown in four home games this season. They’ve averaged 7.8 points in their four losses at MetLife Stadium.

Giants cornerback Deonte Banks has had his effort called into question twice this season, and he knows it's a bad look. "It won't happen again," he said. "It can't."

The cornerback was chasing Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts toward the Giants' sideline on the first play of the fourth quarter but instead of pursuing him fully he eased up.

CB DEONTE BANKS WILL NOT BE BENCHED. On Friday, New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll told reporters he doesn’t intend to bench second-year cornerback Deonte Banks for even a part of Monday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

New York Giants defensive backs coach Jerome Henderson, a former NFL player and long-time coach, has twice taken cornerback Deonte Banks to task for lack of effort in recent weeks. After Banks appeared to give little effort to chase down CeeDee Lamb after allowing a long completion that turned into a 55-yard touchdown in Week 4,

The New York Giants are on the verge of watching their season spiral out of control and a lack of effort on the defensive side of the ball is causing issues. Twice this season, starting cornerback Deonte Banks has put an egregious lack of effort on the field.