JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Daniel Bellinger left the guests’ locker room at TIAA Financial institution Subject with an ice bag pressed to the left facet of his face. His left eye was utterly swollen shut after a tough-to-see damage within the second quarter that knocked the rookie tight finish out for the rest of what changed into a 23-17 Giants’ victory over the Jaguars on Sunday.
“He bought poked within the eye and I'd say his eye appears to be like horrible proper now,’’ coach Brian Daboll mentioned. “He seemed like he took a fairly good hook shot there. It’s fairly swollen.’’
Bellinger went down late within the second quarter after a 14-yard reception when he was inadvertently poked within the eye via his facemask on the deal with by cornerback Tre Herndon. Bellinger wanted to be carted off, with blood on his white jersey, and was taken to an area hospital for additional analysis. He was launched and traveled again with the workforce. He'll see an ophthalmologist on Monday.
Daniel Jones is the primary Giants quarterback to hurry for 100 yards in a very long time — since Frank Filchock did it in 1946, in keeping with Elias Sports activities Bureau.
CB Adoree’ Jackson was evaluated for a concussion however was capable of end the sport.
The Giants gained their first recreation in Jacksonville, the place they'd been 0-3.
Earlier than Sunday, the final time Landon Collins wore a Giants uniform was Week 13 of the 2018 season. The Giants beat the Bears in time beyond regulation however Collins went down with a partially torn rotator cuff and was positioned on injured reserve. Collins, elevated from the observe squad, crammed the function veteran security Tony Jefferson held for 3 video games earlier than he damage his foot and went on injured reserve. Jefferson performed 13, 10 and 13 snaps in his three video games.
Collins made a key deal with on a display cross to Travis Etienne early within the second quarter to restrict the acquire to five yards and power the Jaguars to accept a area objective.
Main 17-13 early within the fourth quarter, Jaguars coach Doug Pederson determined to go for the primary down on fourth-and-1 from the Giants 20-yard line. The decision was a quarterback sneak with Trevor Lawrence however he was stuffed for no acquire by the mixture of Jaylon Smith and Julian Love. The Giants took over with 11:25 remaining and put collectively a 79-yard drive for the successful factors.
“We had been having actually a whole lot of success on the bottom,’’ Pederson mentioned. “And it was an incredible scenario proper there to try this. Credit score the Giants, they stopped us.’’
The Giants’ six inactives had been 5 injured gamers — CB Cor’Dale Flott, WR Kenny Golladay, WR Kadarius Toney, OLB Oshane Ximines, S Jason Pinnock — and one wholesome scratch — LB Austin Calitro. OLB Azeez Ojulari (calf) was placed on injured reserve this week, that means he'll miss the following 4 video games.
Hero
Daniel Jones is making these round him higher and is exhibiting some angle on the sphere, which is an effective factor. He bedeviled the Jaguars by operating for a career-high 107 yards and threw it successfully sufficient (19 of 30, 202 yards). Jones continues to keep away from turnovers, neatly throwing the ball away when wanted.
Zero
It's tough to say Travis Etienne right here after he ran for 114 yards and one landing. However the Jaguars had been on their method to extending their slim lead within the second quarter when Etienne was stripped of the ball on the Giants’ 5-yard line for a fumble that the Giants recovered ultimately zone.
Unsung hero
Cornerback Justin Moreau has saved the day, shifting in as a starter and he makes performs when it counts. On the ultimate frantic sequence, he had a key cross breakup on Marvin Jones, had an interception known as again by a penalty and was capable of maintain up Christian Kirk on the 1-yard line as time expired.
Key stat
13 Penalties on the Jaguars for 81 yards, which considerably negated the Giants getting flagged for eight penalties and 67 yards.
Quote of the day
“If we executed higher we positively might have carried out extra to not make it such a nail-biter on the finish. My first three years right here we’ve had a whole lot of video games we ended up dropping that had been ethical victories and that will get outdated. I’d a lot somewhat be indignant and study from a win than be ‘We performed nice however we didn’t handle to get the win.’ ”
— WR Darius Slayton
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