Jaxson Dart and the Giants matched Jalen Hurts and the Eagles in the first half on Thursday night. The Giants scored touchdowns on three of four possessions and gained 198 yards in the first half. Jaxson Dart ran for a 20-yard touchdown and threw a 35-yarder to WanDale Robinson. Cam Skattebo ran for a 4-yard score with 1:19 remaining in …
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It might seem like a long time ago now, but Jaxson Dart was viewed with more than a bit of skepticism by NFL fans and the draft community. Dart wasn’t really talked about as a real potential first rounder until the Senior Bowl. Even as word of the Giants’ love of him started to circulate, there were some who believed …
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Jordan RaananOct 5, 2025, 06:54 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan covers the New York Giants for ESPN and can be heard hosting on ESPN Radio. Raanan joined ESPN in 2016. NEW ORLEANS — Rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart‘s first career start last week for the New York Giants couldn’t have gone much better. He had no turnovers, and they won. Following …
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The Giants brought the “Dart Show” to the Big Easy. Rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart picked up where he left off Sunday following last weekend’s win over the Chargers in his first-career start, throwing two touchdowns in New Orleans to put the Giants up over the Saints early in the first half, 14-3. Moments after tossing his second touchdown of the …
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When the Giants rookie quarterback finished running and passing for touchdowns to spark an upset victory in his first career start replacing a future Hall of Famer, his embattled head coach gushed about his “toughness” and “competitiveness.” It happened on Sept. 22, 2019 — when Pat Shurmur said of Daniel Jones, “We believed in him from the day we drafted …
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Jaxson Dart enjoyed an Italian dinner after an impressive NFL debut in Sunday’s 21-18 victory over the undefeated Chargers. The Giants rookie quarterback and his teammate, tight end Theo Johnson hit up Emilio’s Ballato — an NYC celeb hotspot frequented by Taylor Swift — as seen in a photo posted by Mario Vitolo, who is a co-owner of the restaurant. “Jaxson …
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Dart became the first quarterback since Patrick Mahomes to lead a touchdown drive of at least 80 yards on the first possession of his first career start. He is also the first rookie quarterback to beat a team 3-0 or better in his first career start since Phil Simms in 1979 against the 5-0 Buccaneers (excluding strike seasons). Overall, the …
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2. If Jaxson Dart’s Hollywood stuntman debut was any indication, Russell Wilson will play again for the Giants. Dart, limping through the second half after straining a hamstring, finished his first start with seven designed rushes, three scrambles, five sacks, two hits on incomplete passes, and one spotter-initiated concussion check on a play negated by penalty. He did not slide …
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Micah Parsons’ much-anticipated return to Dallas ended with the NFL’s highest-scoring tie in 60 years. Parsons played his part Sunday night, as the Green Bay Packers defensive end sacked his old quarterback, Dak Prescott, on the Dallas Cowboys’ best shot at the end zone in overtime. On second-and-goal, Prescott’s scramble came up four yards short thanks to Parsons catching him …
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Los Angeles Chargers played sloppy football on Sunday, and they got what they deserved: their first loss of the season. The Chargers fell, 21-18, to the New York Giants, gifting away a very winnable game against rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart, who was making his first regular-season start. There were culprits in all three phases — …
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