ARLINGTON, Tex. – Russell Wilson silenced the requires Jaxson Dart to exchange him because the Giants’ beginning quarterback with an explosive and clutch efficiency for many of Sunday’s monitor meet with the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium.
However then Wilson panicked and coughed up a disgusting interception in additional time to Cowboys security Donovan Wilson, handing Dallas a 46-yard Brandon Aubrey walk-off discipline aim in a 40-37 Large loss.
Brian Daboll snuck Dart into the sport anyway for a couple of snaps within the rookie’s NFL debut.
And the Giants fell to 0-2 for the seventh time within the final 9 seasons, 0-8 of their final eight NFC East video games and 0-7 in Brian Daboll’s and Joe Schoen’s seven conferences with the Cowboys as Giants coach and GM.
Wilson threw for 450 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. He threw a 32-yard go-ahead landing move to Wan’Dale Robinson for a 30-27 lead with 2:44 remaining within the fourth quarter.
Then he launched a 48-yard go-ahead bomb to Malik Nabers for a 37-34 lead with 25 seconds to play in regulation.
However the sport nonetheless went to additional time because of a Dak Prescott landing move to George Pickens with 52 seconds in regulation and a 64-yard Aubrey discipline aim as time expired.
The Giants now should return dwelling to host the reigning AFC Champion Kansas Metropolis Chiefs at Metlife Stadium in a Sunday Evening Soccer dwelling opener in Week 3.
They’ll accomplish that with pleasure about Wilson’s efficiency but in addition the frustration of one other defeat — and extra undertones of Dart’s inclusion within the offense.
Daboll dialed up a Dart run faux and handoff to Cam Skattebo within the fourth quarter, organising a go-ahead Skattebo landing, despite the fact that Wilson and the offense have been surging many of the day.
The Giants group spent the higher a part of this week doing injury management on the optics of a budding quarterback controversy.
Daboll had given life to the potential of Dart changing Wilson imminently after the staff’s 21-6 Week 1 loss at Washington when he hesitated to decide to Wilson as his Week 2 starter.
Somebody from the Giants, doubtless above Daboll, put a distinct message by way of an ESPN report on Saturday: that there’s “no sense of urgency” within the group to bench Wilson for Dart.
Dart ended up enjoying three complete snaps in Sunday’s sport to get his ft moist. He handed the ball off twice and carried as soon as for minus-three yards when he slipped.
Nook Dru Phillips intercepted Prescott within the first quarter for the Giants’ first takeaway of the yr on protection. However Wilson and the offense turned the ball over on downs on the following drive, and Dallas moved the ball with ease within the later a part of the sport.
The Giants led the Cowboys, 13-10, at halftime on a 29-yard Wilson landing move to Malik Nabers and two Graham Gano discipline targets.
Wilson accomplished 17 of 20 passes for 235 yards and the TD within the first half alone. That’s essentially the most passing yards for a Giants quarterback in a primary half since Eli Manning seven years in the past.
He particularly had success attacking the seams and a Cowboys secondary with out injured starter DaRon Bland (foot) and with Trevon Diggs enjoying lower than 100%.
Slot receiver Wan’Dale Robinson led the Giants with 98 yards within the first half, together with a 50-yard reception down the center of the sphere on the sport’s opening drive.
Beginning left sort out James Hudson III’s lack of composure restricted the Giants to a discipline aim on that possession when he dedicated 4 penalties in a span of six performs.
An absence of self-discipline was a theme, in reality. The Giants had 9 penalties accepted towards them within the first half for the primary time in 25 years, based on FOX Sports activities.
And by the beginning of the fourth quarter, their 145 penalty yards towards them have been essentially the most since a 2014 loss to the St. Louis Rams.
However as soon as rookie Marcus Mbow changed Hudson, the offense was doing much less to beat themselves.
Rookie Cam Skattebo bought extra enjoying time at operating again. The Giants held the ball for 22 of the primary 25 performs from scrimmage.
And Shane Bowen’s protection was a step forward of Schottenheimer’s offense for nearly your complete first half, till Dak Prescott discovered KaVontae Turpin for a 10-yard TD move with 2:11 remaining within the second quarter to attract inside 13-10.
