LONDON — He had one catch within the first 4 video games and there was no motive to consider Darius Slayton would have a breakout efficiency this removed from dwelling.
But he did.
Slayton, a forgotten man this season, was remembered on Sunday by the Giants’ offense. He caught six passes for 79 yards, offering a wanted down-the-field possibility for Daniel Jones in an unbelievable 27-22 upset victory over the Packers at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Slayton got here into the sport with one reception for 11 yards.
“It’s most gratifying to get the win,’’ Slayton mentioned. “I’ve simply been making an attempt to work laborious, be certain that I keep prepared. I knew the time would come in some unspecified time in the future. You possibly can’t all the time management when your alternatives come, you may management being prepared for ’em.’’
This contribution comes as a shock, contemplating Slayton has barely been on the sphere this season.
“No, I’m not shocked,’’ he mentioned. “I do know I’m soccer participant. I’ve been making an attempt to give attention to what they’ve requested me to do and right now they requested me to go make numerous performs and I used to be in a position to make ’em.’’
Slayton acquired free for a 26-yard achieve to arrange the primary Giants factors, a Graham Gano discipline purpose late within the first quarter. He caught passes for 10- and 9-yard good points to assist arrange the primary Giants landing. He broke tackles on a 13-yard pickup within the third quarter to arrange one other Gano discipline purpose. He was thrown to the bottom by cornerback Rasul Douglas after a brief completion for a penalty on Douglas that gave the Giants a primary down on the 2-yard line, establishing Saquon Barkley’s landing run.
The Giants began David Sills, finest identified for his coaching camp exploits, and Marcus Johnson, elevated from the observe squad. They wanted what Slayton gave them.
“Psychological toughness,’’ coach Brian Daboll mentioned. “It’s not good. It’s simple when the whole lot goes nice for individuals, everyone seems to be saying good issues about them. This younger man had mindset and made essentially the most of his alternatives when he had a possibility to. If you make performs, you get extra alternatives and he did that.’’
CB Adoree’ Jackson didn't play within the second half due to points together with his knee and neck. He mentioned he was held out extra as a precaution than a severe damage.
“I’m good,’’ he mentioned. “I needed to get again on the market however I listened to the trainers and the medical doctors they usually know higher, they’re the professionals on the market. I put my belief in them.’’
The Giants stay undefeated in the UK. They came to visit right here 2-0 on international soil. They beat the Dolphins in 2007 within the first-ever Worldwide Sequence sport, performed at Wembley Stadium, the famed English soccer pitch and defeated the Rams in 2016 in a sport performed at Twickenham Stadium, a rugby venue.
This was the thirty second sport the NFL has performed in London and it was the primary time the 2 groups arrived with successful information.
TE Chris Myarick went out within the second quarter with an ankle damage, harm throughout Saquon Barkley’s 40-yard run, however was in a position to return. … Rookie DL D.J. Davidson went down on the punt return workforce early within the third quarter and was carted off the sphere.
Leonard Williams performed in 114 consecutive video games in an NFL profession that began in 2015 with the Jets. He by no means missed a sport till he got here away from the Week 2 victory over the Panthers with a knee damage and the sprained medial collateral ligament didn't heal sufficiently sufficient for him to make it again for the Week 5 sport in opposition to the Packers. Williams was listed as questionable and did take part in observe within the days main as much as the sport and there was hope he would return. It was decided his knee was not sturdy sufficient to resist the pounding of an NFL sport, even on a restricted foundation.
Hero
What sprained ankle? Daniel Jones was cell sufficient as he accomplished 21 of 27 passes (12 for first downs) for a season-high 217 yards and ran 10 instances for 37 yards. He planted his foot within the floor and drove passes from the pocket.
Zero
The supposedly much-improved Packers protection totaled one sack and one cross defended. They didn’t power a turnover and cornerback Rasul Douglas dedicated three penalties, together with one to reset the downs within the purple zone on the Giants’ successful drive.
Unsung hero
A lot of choices to select from, however Dexter Lawrence’s finest profession pass-rushing season continued with a third-down sack to take the Packers from trying an extended discipline purpose to punting late within the third quarter. The Giants scored 14 unanswered factors from there.
Key stat
55 Yards — at minimal — that each one 5 Giants’ scoring drives lined. No quick fields, and that’s how they held the ball for 32:11.
Quote of the day
“Each sport we’re the underdog. We embrace it. We all know who we're internally. For everyone to carry us down, it simply reveals there’s no strain on us. So we go on the market to play and be who we're.”
— Lawrence on the Giants’ being an eight-point underdog to the Packers regardless of each groups being 3-1 coming into the sport.
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