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New York Giants at New England Patriots

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23 - 21
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Late FG gives Giants, Daboll 23-21 victory over Patriots

The first preseason game of Daboll's tenure revealed signs they may be heading in the right direction.

Graham Gano hit a 24-yard field goal as time expired, Daniel Jones was solid in limited work and New York beat the New England Patriots 23-21 on Thursday night to open the preseason.

It gave Daboll a victory in his head coaching debut against his predecessor and the team he started his NFL career with.

Despite some breakouts by the offensive line, the Giants moved the ball well, with Jones completing 6 of 10 passes for 69 yards. Running back Saquon Barkley had four carries for 13 yards and one catch for 8 yards.

“I thought (Jones) operated the offense well. He led them down on the first drive,” Daboll said. “We stalled there in the red zone. Good first start, but certainly things to clean up.”

Antonio Williams had a 2-yard touchdown run and Gano made three field goals.

“There's going to be good, there's going to be bad. We got to go back and watch film and learn from it, but that's what the preseason's for,” Barkley said. “Try to sharpen up the tools, sharpen up the game."

Brian Hoyer and Bailey Zappe each threw touchdown passes for New England which, except for rookie left guard Cole Strange, gave quarterback Mac Jones and most of its projected starters the night off.

The Giants elected to play their starters for one quarter, which amounted to the first two series.

Zappe was 19 of 32 for 205 yards and touchdown. Hoyer was 5 of 8 for 59 yards and a TD. Kevin Harris had a 3-yard touchdown run and Kristian Wilkerson finished with eight catches for 99 yards.

The Giants led 20-14 in the fourth quarter before the Patriots took the the lead after a 20-yard TD pass from Zappe to Lil’Jordan Humphrey.

But New York responded on the ensuing series, with Davis Webb leading the Giants on an 11-play, 69-yard drive capped by Gano’s winner.

It wasn’t all positive for the Giants, though. Starting left guard Shane Lemieux played the opening series before leaving with a toe injury. He was replaced by rookie Josh Ezeudu.

Defensively, two of New England of free agency acquisitions made their presence felt. Cornerback Terrance Mitchell forced a fumble and finished with four tackles. Linebacker Mack Wilson had five tackles and was credited with a quarterback hit.

One of the biggest questions for the Patriots has been who’d be tasked with play calling for the Patriots following the departure of former offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels to become the Las Vegas Raiders coach.

There still doesn’t appear to be a definitive successor.

Senior football advisor Matt Patricia and offensive assistant Joe Judge, back in New England after being fired by the Giants after two seasons, have both taken turns doing it throughout training camp.

That continued Thursday with Patricia handling the duties for the first two series. Then, after rookie Zappe was inserted in the second quarter, Judge took over the headset.

Coach Bill Belichick said it's still a work in progress.

“We did a lot of things in this game that are going to be beneficial in the long run, whether it was on the coaching staff, playing time, players that played and so forth. That’s all part of the process,” he said. “We'll work it out.”

Working against New England’s second-team defense, the Giants moved the ball well on the opening drive of the game, moving all the way to the 6 before settling for Gano's 25-yard field goal.

EARLY ACTION

With Hoyer at quarterback, New England punted on their first touch of the night. But following a Giants punt, the Patriots went to work.

First, Hoyer connected with Wilkerson on a 33-yard pass to get the Patriots into the red zone. Six plays later, Hoyer found Thornton for a touchdown from 2 yards out.

The Giants answered just before halftime via a 7-yard TD pass from backup Tyrod Taylor to receiver Richie James.

INJURIES

Giants: Backup center Jamil Douglas left in the second quarter with an ankle injury and did not return. … Rookie CB Cor’Dale Flott exited in the third quarter with a groin injury.

Patriots: Offensive lineman Yodny Cajuste was helped off the field in the third quarter.

UP NEXT

The Giants host Carolina on Sunday, Aug. 21. The Patriots have a week of joint practices with Carolina before their matchup next Friday.

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Scoring Summary

NYG FG 1st Period 9:36 Graham Gano 25 Yd Field Goal
NE TD 1st Period 0:00 Tyquan Thornton 2 Yd pass from Brian Hoyer (Nick Folk Kick)
NYG TD 2nd Period 3:54 Richie James 7 Yd pass from Tyrod Taylor (Graham Gano Kick)
NE TD 3rd Period 10:55 Kevin Harris 3 Yd Run (Tristan Vizcaino Kick)
NYG TD 3rd Period 6:54 Antonio Williams 2 Yd Run (Graham Gano Kick)
NYG FG 4th Period 10:22 Graham Gano 40 Yd Field Goal
NE TD 4th Period 4:51 Lil'Jordan Humphrey 20 Yd pass from Bailey Zappe (Tristan Vizcaino Kick)
NYG FG 4th Period 0:00 Graham Gano 24 Yd Field Goal

Statistics

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26 1st Downs 19
12 Passing 1st downs 10
9 Rushing 1st downs 6
5 1st downs from penalties 3
9-18 3rd down efficiency 5-12
1-2 4th down efficiency 0-1
81 Total Plays 59
418 Total Yards 308
5.2 Yards per Play 5.2
12 Total Drives 10
241 Passing 256
27-47 Comp-Att 24-40
5.0 Yards per pass 6.2
0 Interceptions thrown 1
1-8 Sacks-Yards Lost 1-8
177 Rushing 52
33 Rushing Attempts 18
5.4 Yards per rush 2.9
2-4 Red Zone (Made-Att) 2-2
8-65 Penalties 12-89
1 Turnovers 1
1 Fumbles lost 0
0 Interceptions thrown 1
0 Defensive / Special Teams TDs 0
33:59 Possession 26:01

Game Information

Gillette Stadium

Location: Foxborough, MA
Attendance: 65,878 · Capacity:

2023 NFC East Standings

TEAM W L PCT T PF PA
Dallas 12 5 .706 0 509 315
Philadelphia 11 6 .647 0 433 428
New York 6 11 .353 0 266 407
Washington 4 13 .235 0 329 518

2023 AFC East Standings

TEAM W L PCT T PF PA
Buffalo 11 6 .647 0 451 311
Miami 11 6 .647 0 496 391
New York 7 10 .412 0 268 355
New England 4 13 .235 0 236 366
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