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CHICAGO — The Giants gave away six points in a five-point loss.

Sure, things might have played out differently if the Giants connected on two field goals, but the simple math is enough to make anyone mimic coach Pat Shurmur’s instant reaction of screaming and waving an angry fist.

In a span of less than four minutes in the second quarter, Aldrick Rosas pushed a 42-yard kick wide right and a 43-yard kick wide left. The deflated Giants were stuck clinging to a seven-point lead that soon evaporated into a 19-14 loss to the Bears at Soldier Field.

When the offense stalled last season, the Giants counted on their Pro Bowl kicker and steady long snapper Zak DeOssie, who has been with the team since 2007.

Now both are question marks.

“I don’t feel different at all,” Rosas said. “This is my third year. I’ve been through the ups and downs already. My confidence isn’t shaken at all. Every time I walk onto that field, we expect to make that kick. I expect to make it. It’s just got to go through.”

DeOssie rolled a grounder to holder Riley Dixon — who gathered the ball and gave Rosas a chance rather than scrambling to throw a pass — on the first miss. He has had multiple shaky snaps this season, and the Giants recently signed long snapper Colin Holba to the practice squad.

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The Giants also recently added veteran kickers to their list for the normal weekly workout.

“I’m disappointed we didn’t make our kicks,” Shurmur said. “There are some fundamental, technical things we talk about as coaches, but the reality is you’ve got to make them.”

Rosas, who is 8-for-12 on field goals and 21-for-24 on PATs, said the first miss was “not at all” on his mind when he lined up for the second. He did not blame the snap for disrupting his timing.

“If the ball is on the ground,” Rosas said, “I’ve got to make it.”

Jabrill Peppers injured his hip returning a kickoff on the final play of the first half. It seemed like a senseless risk to take with the starting strong safety, but Peppers said he asked for a chance to make something happen after he just missed taking a 42-yard punt return to the house.

“That was actually my call,” Peppers said. “I was feeling it. I felt I could’ve scored on the punt return. It does suck [to get injured then], but it is what it is. It could’ve happened another play.”

Peppers said he took a direct hit on his hip, and couldn’t hide the tremendous pain on his face in the locker room. He did not have a long-term prognosis.

Why rush back to a lost season?

“I’m tough,” Peppers said. “I don’t care about the record. It’s about us showing that we belong in this league and we’re hella players in this league. Me, personally, I’ve got a lot to prove.”

The Giants (2-9) rotated rookie first-round draft pick DeAndre Baker and Sam Beal, playing in his second career game, as the outside cornerback opposite Janoris Jenkins.

Baker is the lowest-graded starting cornerback in the NFL, according to Pro Football Focus, but it wasn’t a true benching because he returned to the field. Rookie cornerback Corey Ballentine struggled in slot coverage.

“We were getting Sam some work in there throughout the game,” Shurmur said. “There are plays that are made on you throughout the game. You just keep fighting, and the young players just keep playing.”

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