Grading the Giants’ 31-28 win against the Cardinals on Sunday afternoon.
It was like someone slipped the Giants an answer key at halftime. Average out the failure of the first half – 81 yards, a giveaway and no points – with the acing of the second half, where they scored 31 points, including touchdowns on four straight drives.
Daniel Jones threw for 321 yards and two touchdowns. Saquon Barkley totaled 92 yards from scrimmage and scored touchdowns on the ground and through the air, with a full-extension stretch across the goal line. Jalin Hyatt started the second half with a 58-yard reception that flipped the game on its head. And the offensive line held up Brian Daboll denied that he took on a bigger role in play-calling in the second half.
None of that was foreseen after the Giants allowed scores on five straight possessions – three touchdowns and two field goals. It would have been six straight but the Cardinals opened the game with an overthrown would-be touchdown leading into a missed 55-yard field goal. Jason Pinnock had 13 tackles, including three for loss. The Giants didn’t have a sack or a takeaway and missed too many tackles.Graham Gano converted all four PATs and the game-winning 34-yard field goal, after going 0-for-2 last week. He bailed the Giants out with a PAT after their intent to go for a two-point conversion, down 28-20, was ruined by Parris Campbell’s false start penalty.
Rookie Eric Gray, who has looked shaky catching punts in practice, had a 14-yard return late in the game. Most importantly, he secured the ball.A relatively low-impact game after a disastrous Week 1.
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