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The New York Giants scored 42 points and held the Patriots to just 10 in their third and final preseason game at MetLife Stadium on Thursday. All three quarterbacks who saw the field threw touchdown passes, as the Giants gained 431 yards of total offense, and held New England to just 190 yards.
It was – another – impressive performance in the preseason by the Giants. Now tough decisions are set to be made. Let’s go over how each position group performed for the Giants, and see if any fringe roster players may have played their way onto the final roster.
Jaxson Dart continued his impressive preseason by connecting with Gunner Olszewski for 50 yards on his first pass of the game:
Dart finished 6 of 12 for 81 yards with a touchdown to Greg Dulcich to conclude his initial drive. Five of the six incompletions were dropped or very catchable passes by the Giants’ receivers, and one by Jonathan Ward. Dart, however, failed to slide on an excellent third-down run when he easily already secured the first down. He was tackled by a pursuing defender and fumbled the football. Luckily for the Giants, the Patriots were guilty of a defensive hold; even luckier – Dart cleared the concussion protocol and was okay after the hit.
Jameis Winston replaced Dart and this was his first pass:
Winston finished 4 of 8 for 47 yards with a touchdown and an interception. It appeared as if the coaching staff wanted to target Jalin Hyatt deep often in this game; Winston uncorked it a few times and once to Beaux Collins – that’s where the interception happened on a fourth-and-4 in field goal range. Winston missed a wide open Greg Dulcich on one of his misses to Hyatt, who was double covered.
Tommy DeVito led an 11-play, 74-yard drive on the Giants’ first offensive effort of the second half. He was ripping RPOs and was on-target. The ball was jumping out of his hand on the short passes and he looked crisp to start. He concluded that drive with a Thomas Fidone II touchdown on an out.
DeVito then connected with Jonathan Ward on a 41-yard screen touchdown that was well blocked and timed by the Giants. DeVito also looked good throughout the game, finishing 17 of 20 for 198 yards with three touchdowns.
Grade: A
The Giants rocked with Dante “Turbo” Miller and Jonathan Ward after giving Cam Skattebo his first professional action with three carries for 12 yards – he got four yards on each carry. Miller finished with a 3.7 yards per carry average (11 carries, 41 yards). Ward had six carries for 29 yards (4.8 yards per carry) with a long of 12 yards.
Miller and Ward were both heavily involved in the passing attack. Ward had the 41-yard screen touchdown and Miller caught all three of his targets for 12 yards. The running backs were fine in this game and continue to be...
