The Giants misplaced beginning left guard Ben Bredeson and beginning proper sort out Evan Neal to doubtlessly critical knee accidents in a span of seven minutes in Sunday’s first half.
Head coach Brian Daboll had no replace on the severity of both participant’s damage.
“I won’t know until tomorrow,” he mentioned.
Bredeson went down at 5:13 of the second quarter after getting harm on the previous play. Then Neal bought rolled up on by Jags DL Roy Robertson-Harris and Saquon Barkley with round 13:20 left within the 2nd quarter.
The Giants dominated out each gamers shortly, though they each limped off below their very own energy. Neal screamed out in frustration as he entered the blue tent on the sideline for a fast check-up. Then he hopped on the cart and rode into the locker room.
Rookie Josh Ezeudu changed Bredeson at left guard, and third-year professional Tyre Phillips stepped in for Neal. The Giants nonetheless managed 175 of their 236 dashing yards within the second half.
Barkley had loads of success working the identical precise play idea off the best facet behind Ezeudu pulling. The Giants ran it on consecutive performs at one level for 7 and 20 yards, respectively.
“Can’t stop it, why not?” Barkley mentioned. “I can tell when you lean on a defense, you can feel them starting to soften up, and [you can] take them to the deep water and drown them.”
BELLINGER SEEING EYE DOCTOR
Rookie tight finish Daniel Bellinger (left eye) traveled dwelling with the group and is scheduled to see an ophthalmologist on Monday. His left eye was black and blue and swollen shut within the postgame locker room. He held ice as much as his face as he walked out.
Bellinger was poked within the eye by Jags CB Tre Herndon on the finish of a 13-yard catch and was carted off the sphere with a minute left within the first half. He was taken to an space hospital for additional analysis however returned to the stadium.
Daniel Jones and others had been consoling him within the locker room, providing assist.
ODDS AND ENDS
Dexter Lawrence was whistled for 2 roughing the passer penalties on his former Clemson teammate, Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence. He mentioned: “You know, it’s a quarterback league. It sucks that that happens. When you have all that momentum, you don’t want to pull off and then miss it. You just have to keep playing your game and if they call it, they call it. If they don’t, they don’t.” Of his trash discuss with Lawrence, the Giants’ DT mentioned: “We were just talking s—. Good s—. It was cool to play against him. He played well.” … Kayvon Thibodeaux did snow angels on the grass after the clock hit zeroes and the Giants received. Why? “I was tired! S—. You see how many plays that was? I’m still tired right now.” Thibodeaux impressively chased down Jags RB Travis Etienne on the finish of a 49-yard run within the third quarter and confirmed nice motor all day, with a late QB hit on the Jaguars’ Lawrence … OLB Quincy Roche made a key cease on Etienne on the third down earlier than the protection’s large fourth-down cease within the fourth quarter. That got here on Roche’s first defensive snap. “I’m always ready,” Roche mentioned with a smile. “You stay ready, you don’t gotta get ready.” …<u> </u>LB Austin Calitro was the Giants’ wholesome scratch Sunday. The different inactives had been all on account of damage: WR Kadarius Toney (hamstring), WR Kenny Golladay (knee), OLB Oshane Ximines (quad), S Jason Pinnock (ankle) and CB Cor’Dale Flott (calf).
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