New York Giants: The No. 1 biggest takeaway in the win over Philadelphia

New York Giants, Daniel Jones

The New York Giants walked away in week 10 with a victory over the Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 27-17. In week seven, they fell by just one point, but with Philadelphia retooled on offense and ready to compete at a higher level, the Giants entered the game with a different idea in mind.

Not only did Big Blue win by 10 points, but their defense finally showed up when they needed them most. Forcing a turnover on downs in the biggest moment in the fourth quarter, the Giants showed that they have finally turned the corner and are ready to compete for the NFC East divisional title. Currently, the Giants are in second place in the division, at 3-7, while the Eagles lead with just a tie separating them (3-5-1).

The Giants have a BYE week in week 11 but return to play against the Cincinnati Bengals, who are currently 2-5-1 but have promising young quarterback Joe Burrow as their leader. The Giants’ defense will need to play at a high-level, but getting rest this week will hopefully refuel them and spark a second half wave of success.

Nonetheless, the biggest positive to take away from the win over Philadelphia boils down to quarterback Daniel Jones.

Jones entered the game with 12 interceptions and seven fumbles on the year, but Jones put together two consecutive games for the first time in his entire career without turning the ball over. Not only was he protective of the ball, but his awareness in the pocket was stellar.

He felt incoming pressure around him and decided to take sacks instead of forcing the ball downfield and into coverage. In addition, he was fantastic on the deep ball, hitting on 21 of 28 attempts in total. He had a 100.9 passer rating and was sacked three times, but going down is far better than turning the ball over on inexcusable mistakes.

The progression we’ve seen from Jones the past two weeks is extremely encouraging, especially after Giants fans were prepared to write him off going into the week nine contest against Washington.

While Jones didn’t throw for a touchdown, he had an oppressive 34 yards scamper for a score in the first quarter. He had another one taken away by an Andrew Thomas hold, but the Giants are getting creative on offense and displaying all of Daniel’s positive traits. If they can continue to keep the ball all safe and develop their offensive line, I believe Jones can become the franchise quarterback of the New York football Giants. However, the jury is still out, and we need to see more consistency after the BYE week.

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