Maybe fictional journalist Ron Burgundy actually was referring to the 2023 Giants when he delivered one of the most quotable lines of the movie “Anchorman.”

“Boy, that escalated quickly,” Will Ferrell’s character said in a newsroom while recalling a fight he and his colleagues had with a rival news team. “I mean, that really got out of hand fast.”

Four games into the first season after restoring pride to fans by ending a decade-long playoff victory drought, the Giants look a lot like the franchise that owned a share of the NFL’s worst record over the five-season period from 2017-21.

Their minus-76 point differential during a 1-3 start is the worst in the league by a healthy margin.