Giants Week 2 report card: Total turnaround vs. Cardinals
By Ryan DunleavyGrading the Giants’ 31-28 win against the Cardinals on Sunday afternoon.
The Giants have an opportunity to win back so much needed respect after their Week 1 loss to the Cowboys.
Coming off a 40-0 shellacking by their NFC East rivals, the Giants can hit the reset button in a matchup with the lowly Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium.
Leaving Arizona at 0-2 ahead of a “Thursday Night Football” matchup on short rest would be catastrophic for a team with postseason hopes.
Daniel Jones and the Giants need to bounce back in a big way against the Cardinals. Bill Kostroun/New York Post“In the NFL, when you lose, it’s a long week,’’ safety Jason Pinnock told The Post this week. “We want to prove to the world that’s not the Giants that [lost] Sunday night. The overall morale of the team, we feel good where we’re at. You cannot let Week 1, when everything went wrong, domino into the year. We’ve got two games in 10 days. We blink and we’re 0-3.’’
For quarterback Daniel Jones, the Giants’ $40 million man, and his offensive line, the Arizona duel is an opportunity to get his season on track after a 15-for-28, 104 yard-performance against the Cowboys in which he was sacked seven times.
A bounce-back performance against journeyman Josh Dobbs and the rebuilding, enshrouded-in-drama Cardinals is there for the taking.
Follow along as The Post provides like updates and analysis.
Pregame reading
Daniel Jones made history: Daniel Jones is the 1st player in @Giants history with 250 Pass yards, 50 Rush yards, 2 Pass TD and a Rush TD in a GAME. He did this in the 2nd HALF. The only other player to do this in a half since 2000 was Michael Vick at Washington in 2010.#NFLDaniel Jones makes history
By Jared Schwartz
Graham Gano sends message to fans
By Jared SchwartzGraham Gano, who drilled the game-winning field goal, sent a message to Giants fans on X after the game.
Love this team. Appreciate y’all @Giants fans. Sounded like a home game for us out here today.
Love this team. Appreciate y’all @Giants fans. Sounded like a home game for us out here today. pic.twitter.com/RIRc3oH2QI
— Graham Gano (@GrahamGano) September 18, 2023
Giants had 4.7 percent chance to win
By Jared SchwartzWhile trailing 28-14 with 38 seconds left in the third quarter, the Giants had just a 4.7 percent chance to win, according to Next Gen Stats.
Their 24 unanswered points marked the team's largest comeback in the Super Bowl era.
The Giants scored 24 unanswered points to complete the franchise's largest comeback in the Super Bowl era.
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) September 17, 2023
The Giants win probability was as low as 4.7% with 38 seconds left in the 3rd quarter (trailing 28-14).#NYGvsAZ | #NYGiantspic.twitter.com/R3TvirFl69
Saquon Barkley update
By Jared SchwartzSaquon Barkley appeared almost despondent in the locker room and did not do any postgame interviews, according to The Post's Ryan Dunleavy.
He got X-Rays on his ankle after the game.
Barkley had to be helped off the field after appearing to have his ankle rolled up on late in the fourth quarter.
He finished with 63 rushing yards and a touchdown and added six receptions for 29 yards and a touchdown through the air as well.
Saquon Barkley went for Xrays om his ankle after the game. He was in the locker room, almost despondent, which stuck out amid the jubilation. Did not do am interview. #Giants
— Ryan Dunleavy (@rydunleavy) September 18, 2023
Daniel Jones speaks after game
By Jared SchwartzListen to what Daniel Jones had to say after he helped lead the Giants' stunning comeback win:
Daniel Jones talks about how he was able to stay confident going into the second half of today's game: pic.twitter.com/CgmM0DUkgq
— Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) September 17, 2023
Daniel Jones' second-half stats
By Jared SchwartzDaniel Jones completely turned it around in the second half.
He completed 17-21 passes for 259 yards and two touchdowns after halftime, leading the Giants' stunning comeback.
No quit in @Daniel_Jones10 😤 #NYGvsAZpic.twitter.com/1QNVMO45sN
— NFL (@NFL) September 17, 2023
Where Giants' comeback stands
By Jared SchwartzThe Giants' comeback marked the first time they overcame a 21-point deficit since 1949, according to ESPN:
The Giants have overcome a 21-point deficit for the first time since 1949 👀 pic.twitter.com/S61OOKxbpt
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) September 17, 2023
Isaiah Hodgins hyped up
By Jared SchwartzIsaiah Hodgins, who caught the game-tying touchdown, was hyped up after the game:
GOT THE DUB ‼️ pic.twitter.com/yRkmiYsfNI
— New York Giants (@Giants) September 17, 2023
Brian Daboll speaks after Giants' win
By Jared SchwartzHear what Brian Daboll had to say after the Giants' stunning win:
Brian Daboll shares what his confidence level is in his team after today's comeback victory:
— Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) September 17, 2023
"Just believe. You can talk about it until you're blue in the face, but believe. It's got to happen. You have to see the challenges, but the results too." pic.twitter.com/Hgez1VIjhq
Giants win!
By Jared SchwartzThe Giants scored 28 unanswered points and beat the Cardinals 31-28.
They trailed 20-0 at halftime.
Giants take lead
By Jared SchwartzThe Giants take the lead!
Graham Gano's 34-yard field goal is good to give the Giants a 31-28 lead with 19 seconds left in the game.
It's the Giants' first lead of the season.
Can they finish the job?
IT'S GOOD! 🙌
— New York Giants (@Giants) September 17, 2023
📺: FOX pic.twitter.com/jbXqaMq4jN
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