Giants offense at risk of causing friction amid defensive dominance

Let us play a game that serves no real purpose, other than to compromise the already-frayed mental health of Giants fans: 

What if safety Jason Pinnock on Sunday night had recovered the fumble that was forced by linebacker Micah McFadden?

The ball was sitting right there, and Pinnock was the closest player in the vicinity. What if the Giants put an accent on their fine defensive showing with Pinnock securing the ball, rather than failing to do so? 

The Giants could have taken over on their own 21-yard line, with 1:58 remaining, trailing 10-7 to the Bengals. The Giants had one of their timeouts remaining and certainly had plenty of time to get in position for a game-tying field goal or, better yet for them, perhaps a game-winning touchdown. 

Is there any reason to believe that would have happened? Is there any reason to believe that all of a sudden, when they needed it most, Daniel Jones and the offense were going to string together a bunch of positive plays, or maybe one big play, to get the job done and win a game they all needed so badly? 

Stuff happens, of course, but the answer is … no.