New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones has spent much of his career being maligned by football purists.
They hate the fact that a) he’s a Giant and b) he’s more talented than they want to admit.
On Sunday, when it looked as if the Giants were going to go down meekly to the Cardinals out in Arizona, Jones came out in the second half and did what no other quarterback has done in the 104-season history of the NFL.
In the second half today, the @Giants' Daniel Jones:
– threw for 250+ yards
– rushed for 50+ yards
– threw multiple TD passes
– rushed for a TD
– had no turnoversNo other QB in NFL history has done all of that in the second half of a game. pic.twitter.com/CjP4Lovwkm
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) September 18, 2023
Detractors will say things like, ‘Oh, but it was against the Cardinals’ and he was three touchdowns behind and the defense was laying back.
The fact still remains that he did it.
Jones also rewarded fantasy players with his performance. On DraftKings, Jones appeared in just 3.3 percent of the lineups in their weekly ‘Milly-Maker’ tournament racking up a weekly high of 34.74 fantasy football points.
In FanDuel’s weekly million-dollar contest, Jones was also tops with 31.74 FFP and appeared in just 2.2 percent of lineups.
[lawrence-related id=715751,715747,715754]