The New York Giants entered a Week 2 game against the Arizona Cardinals well aware that it was a must-win given their upcoming schedule.
Or at least that’s what we all assumed.
The first two quarters were an extension of a Week 1 beatdown at the hands of the Dallas Cowboys with Arizona scoring on all but one drive and taking a 20-0 lead into halftime.
The futility was highlighted by a Daniel Jones interception that went right off the hands of running back Saquon Barkley for the second consecutive week.
The Giants did come out in the third quarter and show some fire on the shoulders of Jones, but each time they punched, the Cardinals punched right back. Arizona’s lackluster offense was just more than New York’s defense could handle.
Poor tackling was a major reason for that.
Then came the fourth quarter. And that’s when DJ completely took over and the game flipped on its head. Everything that had gone wrong was washed away and the Giants suddenly started firing.
The defense picked up stops when they needed it and the Giants offense, which couldn’t buy a point for six quarters to start the season, scored on five consecutive drives.
Kicker Graham Gano connected on the game-winning field goal with just seconds left.