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Good morning, New York Giants fans!
The faithful fans, who were loud and made a difference Thursday night at MetLife Stadium, needed this. Everyone needs some positive reinforcement at least once in a while.
And the Giants earned it in spades on this night, upsetting the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles 34-17 in a result that must have tasted like expensive champagne, even though it was a mere Week 6 game in the middle of October and it lifted the Giants’ record to just 2-4.
Andrew Thomas on what Jaxson Dart’s scrambling ability brings to the offense
New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart briefly exited the game against the Philadelphia Eagles in the third quarter, and coach Brian Daboll was heated on the sideline as he awaited an update on his new starter’s status.
“Look, if you’ve ever been on an NFL sideline, there’s a lot of emotions,” Daboll said at his postgame news conference. “And I certainly am an emotional guy. I apologized directly to our team physician. I just wanted (Dart’s) ass out there — if he was OK — but I wanted the process … like, we were getting ready to go for it on a potential fourth down. I would’ve burned a timeout if he could’ve came out there, so I was asking, ‘How long is it going to take?’
“Winning games is the best feeling in the world,” the youngster said. “When you can do it at a high level and beat them by 17 points, that’s something that we take pride in and we have to continue to build on that, we’re still 2-4. We still have to go out there and win the next one and win the next one and the one after that, so I’m excited for the future and I can’t wait.”
Burns made seven tackles and added two more sacks to his co-league-leading total Thursday and was every bit the game-wrecking force that he was acquired to be in March 2024. When Cor’Dale Flott had the interception that essentially sealed the win,...
