The Arizona Cardinals will take on the 5-7 New York Giants on the road this weekend in Week 14. The Giants are coming off a big win over the Seattle Seahawks and they did it with backup quarterback Colt McCoy.
Starter Daniel Jones has a hamstring injury.
It is possible that Jones is back in the lineup against the Cardinals but it isn’t a sure thing. Giants head coach Joe Judge is going to give him the chance to practice but it will come down to protecting him.
“I think we’re going to give him every opportunity to go on the practice field this week and show that he can defend himself on the field properly,” Judge said on Monday, according to Giants Wire’s Dan Benton. “If that’s the case, we obviously want him to play. We’re going to make sure we’re doing the right thing by him.”
Judge said that Jones would have tried to play in Week 13. “This guy wanted to go out there and play. Ultimately, I’ll tell you right now, I had to protect him from himself,” he said.
McCoy didn’t play particularly well in Jones’ place, completing 13-of-22 passes for only 105 yards, throwing one touchdown pass and one interception.
Jones has had an up-and-down season thus far. In 11 starts, he has completed 63.2% of his passes this season for 2,335 yards, eight touchdown passes and nine interceptions. He has also fumbled seven times this season.
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