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Good morning, New York Giants fans!
It happened.
The Giants won a game, for the first time since early October. And, they looked quite good in all three phases. Their offense, directed with poise and patience by rookie Jaxson Dart, had no trouble moving up and down the field and into the end zone. Their defense harassed Geno Smith and intercepted him twice.
Recently, however, as the losses have piled up, Dart didn’t seem to be having quite as much fun. On Sunday, amid the Giants’ rout of the lowly Raiders, Dart looked more like the player that fans have come to love.
“I’m going to make mistakes here and there, and I’m going to bounce back from them,” Dart said. “I’m going to have some hits that I took early on that I saw were kind of unnecessary, and then you just make adjustments. At the same time, you’ve got to continue to just play your game. You can’t make somebody into somebody that they’re not. I just felt like I definitely played smart and just got away from any of the unnecessary stuff.”
Jaxson Dart has wanted to leave no doubt, and that was from the moment he put on the uniform of the New York Giants for the first time in rookie camp back in the spring.
Sure, it’s an inherent responsibility of the quarterback to make sure every detail is covered, and Dart has manifested that since he got here.
Dart has two games with at least 200 yards passing and two rushing touchdowns in 2025 (with his other coming in Week 10 against the Bears), joining Cam Newton as the only rookies in NFL history with multiple such games.
The 25th overall pick in the 2025 draft also joined Newton and Josh Allen as the only players with at least 12 passing touchdowns and eight rushing touchdowns in Year 1. Dart has 13 touchdowns through the air and nine...
