​There were many good things on defense and special teams in the Arizona Cardinals’ disheartening 36-24 loss to the New York Giants. But, as is often the case in the NFL, the ugly won the day and accentuated the issues the Cardinals have when it comes to having players find ways to make plays to win games rather than giving up plays that lead to defeats.The most glaring number from Sunday is that Giants quarterback Jameis Winston passed for 250 yards on 18 completions, with 166 (66.4 percent of the total) coming on five plays. The other completions totaled 84 yards, an average of 6.5.As head coach Mike LaFleur said, “We want to limit explosives. There were some of the third down-and-longs, we had them in a good situation, advantage us from a defensive perspective. And whether Jameis extended the play a little bit and finding some guys down the field, I mean, you’re in a zone coverage, so it’s not like you’re in a sticky man for a lot of those reasons. I’ve got to go look at the tape and see where some of those breakdowns occurred and work to get it fixed and fixed fast.”A blow to the defense was the loss of safety Andrew Wingard, who had one solo tackle before exiting the game with a knee injury in the first quarter. In the first three games, Wingard totaled 22 tackles (nine solo/three for loss), an interception and forced fumble. With Dadrion Taylor-Demerson inactive again because of a back injury, rookie undrafted free agent Wydett Williams Jr. played more than usual.We’ll get to the back-breaking plays after examining some of the positives.Stopping the runThe Cardinals knew they had to limit the damage running back Cam Skattebo might do, so call that mission accomplished. Skattebo rushed for 58 yards on 18 carries (3.2 average), while Najee Harris added 30 yards on nine attempts (3.3). Along with Tyrone Tracy’s one carry for minus-1 one yards the Giants ground game produced only 87 yards on 28 attempts (3.1 average) with longs of nine for Harris and eight for Skattebo.There were seven tackles for loss, led by Walter Nolen III, who had two.The takeawaysIt’s part of the Jameis Winston Experience that he will put the ball in harm’s way at times, and that happened on a poor pass that safety Budda Baker intercepted in the third quarter. On the next possession, the Cardinals scored a touchdown, giving them a 24-19 lead.Cornerback Denzel Burke read a route well late in the second quarter and moved in front of rookie wide receiver Malachi Fields for a pick at the Cardinals’ 25-yard line. That led to a 60-yard Chad Ryland field goal on the final play of the first half, his only attempt in the gameLinebacker Mack Wilson Sr. knocked the ball loose from Harris at the Cardinals’ 41-yard line, and linebacker Zaven Collins recovered. However, they failed to capitalize, going three-and-out in a stretch of three consecutive punts in the fourth quarter.How ugly was the ugly? Very uglyPerhaps the ugliest was a 40-yard pass play to a wide-open Fields