If each Giants game this season had ended with 75 seconds remaining in regulation on the scoreboard clock, the team’s record would be 9-3.

If a 75-second reprieve sounds like asking too much, how about letting the Giants skip the last 37 seconds of their 12 games? That would make the their record 8-4.

But certainly, and convincingly, the Giants’ record is instead 5-7. Each loss was deserved.

At the same time, think about the grind of an N.F.L. season, which begins with training in March and lasts until at least January. Think about the tens of thousands of hours that the Giants and their coaches have spent practicing and studying game plans this year. Then think about the 728 minutes 27 seconds of playing time that has elapsed during 12 Giants games this season, including overtime on Sunday.

Everything about this Giants season could be different if they had not been so inept, physically and mentally, for a total of 6 minutes 15 seconds — the final 75 seconds of regulation in brutal losses to Dallas, Atlanta, New Orleans, New England and the Jets.