It’s finally victory Sunday for NY Giants fans. This win was long overdue for NY, but Daniel Jones and the Giants’ offense still struggled. We break it down here.
After 6 weeks, the NY Giants are victorious for the first time in 2020. The game itself wasn’t pretty, it shouldn’t have been this close, but they won. And that is all that matters for now until next Thursday night.
Daniel Jones and the Giants’ offense did enough to get the W at MetLife Stadium, 20-19 over Washington. It was a much-needed win, especially against a weak divisional rival and with the chance to move up the standings in Philadelphia on Thursday.
Jones had another difficult game throwing, going 12/19 for an uninspiring 112 yards. He had a relatively clean pocket and was only sacked once all game. On a more positive note, Jones took off running for 74 yards on seven carries including an impressive 49-yard scamper on a read-option keep.
112 passing yards, 240 total yards, and 20 points won’t cut it most weeks in the NFL against superior opponents. The NY Giants’ need to start seeing more consistency from Daniel and their offense every week.
There were a lot of crazy moments in this game. Fortunately, enough plays went Big Blue’s way to secure the win on their home turf.
Here is a breakdown of Daniel Jones’ Week 6 effort.
Daniel Jones’ best throw of the day
Situation: 3rd and 6 from the Washington 23-yard line, with the NY Giants winning 3-0, with 1:41 remaining in the first quarter.
After settling for a field goal their first drive of the game, Daniel Jones and the NY Giants’ offense needed a stop to build an early lead.
James Bradberry stepped up and made a huge interception to give Jones and the offense a very short field.
The offense responded, with Jones hitting Darius Slayton on a perfect 23-yard touchdown strike in the right corner of the end zone. Slayton got a clean release off the line and Daniel hit him with a beautiful dart right over the defender’s head and right into Slayton’s hands for six.
This was the NY Giants only touchdown of the day. It ended a franchise-worst four game drought with no passing touchdowns.
Daniel Jones’ worst moment of the day
Situation: 1st & Goal from the Washington seven yard line, with the NY Giants winning 13-10, with 56 seconds remaining in the 3rd quarter.
The NY Giants put together their best drive of the day in 3rd quarter with a 14 play, 73-yard drive, that lasted 9 minutes and 14 seconds of game clock.
Unfortunately, the drive ended in a painfully familiar fashion. Jones led the offense down the entire field, but crumbled in the red zone throwing into the end zone when it mattered most. It was another costly interception for Jones as it took away the team’s best drive of the day.
It appeared that the NY Giants got ripped off after replay review showed that Kendall Fuller’s elbow was out of bounds and landed on the back white of the end zone. The refs saw it differently, and the play stood as called as an interception.
Whether it was the right call or not, the team can’t keep affording costly turnovers like this from Jones. In a game with better competition, these plays are often the difference in making or breaking a game into a loss or win. Until it’s corrected, Daniel Jones will still be criticized for his turnover issues and it will hold him back from making the jump to being a premier NFL quarterback.
Daniel Jones Overall Week 6 Grade: C+
While the NY Giants finally won, it didn’t necessarily occur because of Daniel Jones and the team’s offense. The defense scored the team’s last and game-winning touchdown and the offense was unable to produce much in the second half.
This game will hopefully become a stepping stone for NY to start stacking wins. As crazy as it sounds, NY can be in first place in the NFC East with a win and a Washington win in Week 7.
It’s now or never for this team to make a last-gasp run for the playoffs. The division is as weak as ever and is up for the taking. Can Jones seize the opportunity? We’ll find out on Thursday Night Football.