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Daniel Jones report card vs. Patriots: Turnovers continue to dog NY Giants QB

By Matt Lombardo

Aug 29, 2021; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8) throws the ball during the first quarter against the New England Patriots at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 29, 2021; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8) throws the ball during the first quarter against the New England Patriots at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports /
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Daniel Jones, of the New York Giants, gets ready to throw a pass before the game, at MetLife Stadium, in East Rutherford. Thursday, August 26, 2021Wayne Boe /

Best throw:

With :23 remaining in the second quarter, Jones made the kind of throw that has the NY Giants tantalized by his potential.

Standing in a clean pocket, a rarity in this contest, Jones fired a perfectly placed ball into a very tight endow to a falling backwards Kaden Smith, who snagged it in the end zone for a 23-yard touchdown to give the NY Giants a 7-6 lead.

https://twitter.com/Giants/status/1432121616142675968

Worst throw:

On a third-and-goal from the one-yard line with 11:20 remaining in the first half, Jones rolled out and basically threw a pass right into the arms of Patriots cornerback D’Angelo Ross. If Jones had spotted tight end Nakia Griffin-Stewart sooner, perhaps he would have had a window to fit the ball in for an easy touchdown. Instead, it was another interception for a quarterback who can’t seem to shake them through the first two-plus seasons of his career.

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