EAST RUTHERFORD — Landon Collins cringed almost immediately when the subject was brought up at his locker after practice earlier this week.

The Giants' defense versus tight ends: Imperfect together at an alarming and record-setting rate, at least for Big Blue.

The Giants have played seven games and allowed at least one touchdown to an opposing tight end in all of them. The regular season streak of eight consecutive games dates back to their Week 17 triumph at Washington when Jordan Reed scored from 1 yard out in the fourth quarter.

"I never knew," Collins said of the dubious streak, adding: "I mean, you can only get attacked at what you do best and they attacked our zone coverage we like to do in the red zone and they figured out a way to beat it and now we figured out a way to stop it. So, you got to learn. You learn, then you figure it out, then you keep it moving from there."

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Tight ends have 41 catches for 501 yards and eight TDs against the Giants this season. Oddsmakers in Las Vegas have even set a prop bet on whether the Giants will give up a touchdown to a Rams' tight end Sunday at MetLife Stadium (it's 1-to-1 yes, if you're curious - with Tyler Higbee and rookie Gerald Everett emerging as popular waiver wire picks in fantasy football this week.

"There are different ways to look at it," Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo said Thursday. "Does that mean we’re taking away what’s going on outside and they have to throw it inside? Does that mean there’s a weakness inside? I don’t know. I don’t remember what downs and distances those were, but it’s hard sometimes to say that you’re going to take away a tight end and not weaken yourself somewhere else whether it is in the run game or somewhere else."

The Record and NorthJersey.com examined all eight scores by tight ends against the Giants this season, and here is what we found:

Game 1: The Cowboys’ Jason Witten beat apparent zone coverage and ran past cornerback Eli Apple, who was the nearest defender, and wound up wide open for a 12-yard touchdown from Dak Prescott in the second quarter.

Game 2: The Lions’ Eric Ebron blew past a slight chip by rookie linebacker Calvin Munson and streaked past safety Darian Thompson for an easy 7-yard scoring strike from Matthew Stafford.

Game 3: This one was insulting. The Eagles ran a similar play two times in a row, and Zach Ertz was wide open both times. Carson Wentz overthrew him on second down, but cashed in the next play when Ertz took advantage of zone coverage. The moment linebacker Jonathan Casillas took a slight step to his right, Ertz slipped by and in between Casillas and safety Landon Collins for the 3-yard score.

Game 4: The Buccaneers got a pair of touchdowns in this one from rookie O.J. Howard and Cameron Brate. Howard’s 58-yarder in the first quarter was the result of great play design. He ran a shallow cross in traffic and came out of the wash uncovered, Jameis Winston made an easy throw for the touchdown. On Brate’s 14-yarder in the fourth quarter, Casillas stumbled and he was beaten badly. It was another good play design as Collins jumped the flat to the running back after Winston checked the play at the line of scrimmage pre-snap.

Game 5: The Chargers’ Hunter Henry ended up running wide open across the field when linebacker B.J. Goodson didn’t chip as he approached the line of scrimmage. Henry ran right past linebacker Keenan Robinson for the 25-yard touchdown from Philip Rivers in the third quarter.

Game 6: This one was in garbage time of the Giants’ only victory, but the most non-descript tight end the Giants have played – the Broncos’ Jeff Heuerman – still found his way to pay dirt. Heuerman split the zone coverage of Robinson and safety Andrew Adams and hauled in a 13-yard scoring strike from Trevor Siemian in the fourth quarter.

Game 7: The Seahawks used former Pro Bowler Jimmy Graham differently than most of the other tight ends the Giants have faced. He caught a fourth-quarter touchdown from 1 yard out on a play in which he was matched 1-on-1 with Apple.

Briefs

The Giants have declared six players out for Sunday: LB Casillas (neck), LB Goodson (ankle), OL Justin Pugh (back), C Weston Richburg (concussion), DE Olivier Vernon (ankle) and DE Kerry Wynn (knee). Also, CB Donte Deayon (ankle) is listed as questionable. If Deayon does not play, the Giants would be left with just three healthy corners on the active roster (Apple, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Ross Cockrell).