Giants defense had no answer to dominant 49ers on third down

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — It was like a slow bleed for the Giants’ defense. Eventually the series of paper cuts became a bloody mess. One by one, on every key 49ers drive in the Giants’ 30-12 loss on Thursday night at Levi’s Stadium, San Francisco was killing them on third down. It began on the 49ers’ opening drive and continued all night. The 49ers offense went 7-for-10 on third downs in the first half to keep scoring drives alive as they took a 17-3 lead. They finished the game a...