The Giants put the final touches on a solid preseason campaign on Thursday night with a blowout win over the New England Patriots as starters from both teams were rested. New York scored over 30 points for the third straight game to end its preseason with a 3-0 record.
Rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart was predictably the main story, as he started and completed 6 of 12 passes for 81 yards and a touchdown. His seven-yard touchdown pass to tight end Greg Dulcich capped off a 65-yard drive keyed by a 50-yard catch and run from Gunner Olszewski to give the Giants a lead just 2:01 into the game.
Later on in the first quarter, Jameis Winston threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Jalin Hyatt to make it 14-0.
New England cut the lead to 14-10 in the closing seconds of the second quarter, following a muffed punt that set up a field goal and a 14-play drive that ended in a Ben Wooldridge touchdown pass. However, Tommy DeVito’s three-yard touchdown pass to rookie tight end Thomas Fidone II restored a two-score advantage on the opening drive of the second half.
Another DeVito touchdown pass to running back Jonathan Ward and a pick-six by undrafted rookie safety TJ Moore pushed the lead out to 35-10 by the end of the third quarter. Sadly, Moore was carted off with an apparent serious knee injury late in the game.
Dulcich’s second touchdown of the game, this time on a one-yard pass from DeVito, made it 42-10 with 8:22 remaining to provide the final margin.
Here are the takeaways…
-Dart was in command once again, although there was an injury scare and a valuable lesson learned when he was hit from behind on a scramble. He ended up having to go to the medical tent, although head coach Brian Daboll confirmed at halftime that he just had the wind knocked out of him. In the future, Daboll would obviously prefer for Dart to slide in such situations.
-Although he was cleared to return, Dart did not play again, as he was only scheduled to play in the first quarter. As it turned out, Winston…
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