A Kayvon Thibodeaux damage scare overshadowed Sunday night time’s encouraging Giants landing drive directed by Daniel Jones.
The No. 5 general choose had his proper knee buckled on a low block by Bengals tight finish Thaddeus Moss within the second quarter of the Giants’ second preseason recreation.
Thibodeaux stayed down on the MetLife Stadium turf, grabbed his proper knee and grimaced.
When the cart got here out for Thibodeaux, he no less than stood up and walked slowly previous it to the Giants’ sideline and into the medical tent.
But when he emerged, he mentioned a couple of passing phrases to some teammates on the sideline, then left for the locker room with a staff coach. He was formally dominated out for the remainder of the sport with a “knee” damage.
The scary sight of seeing Thibodeaux mendacity on the turf solid a shadow over the largest plus of the night time: Jones’ first preseason landing drive.
Jones accomplished eight straight passes on the drive and pumped his fist as rookie working again Jashaun Corbin plunged into the top zone for a 2-yard TD run and a 7-3 lead.
Jones hit on 8-of-9 passes for 78 yards on the 11-play, 84-yard scoring drive that straddled the primary and second quarters. He did it with out Saquon Barkley, whom coach Brian Daboll held out. And he did it regardless of disappointing finishes to the Giants’ first two possessions.
The Giants’ first drive had stalled on a 4th and 1 Antonio Williams run that the Bengals stood up at Cincinnati’s 48-yard line.
Jones’ second drive had ended with an interception by Bengals security Dax Hill on a cross that tipped off the fingers of tight finish Daniel Bellinger. Hill returned it to the Bengals’ 49.
But Jones responded with the assistance of extensive receiver David Sills, his offseason coaching buddy making his first preseason look after lacking the New England opener.
Sills caught three passes for 46 yards on the drive, together with a lovely 20-yard again shoulder throw and catch up the left facet.
Collin Johnson, Williams (two), Bellinger and rookie Wan’Dale Robinson additionally caught passes. Robinson’s was a pop cross within the backfield, however it nonetheless counts.
Jones’ remaining stat line was a breath of recent air even with the turnover, finishing 14 of 16 passes for 116 yards and directing that landing drive—albeit towards the Bengals’ backups.
Unfortunately, the Giants’ kickoff protection staff adopted Corbin’s landing by surrendering a 73-yard return to Cincinnati’s Chris Evans.
And kicker Graham Gano, after making an attempt to sort out Evans, quickly was being evaluated for a concussion. Kick returner C.J. Board, who’d had a 57-yard kick return worn out earlier by an Oshane Ximines holding penalty, then fumbled the Giants’ subsequent kickoff away to the Bengals.
Left sort out Andrew Thomas performed one quarter after which got here out of the sport. That was in the course of Jones’ landing drive. The cross safety was good when Jones was within the recreation, regardless of rampant accidents up entrance.
Max Garcia, a third-string guard originally of camp, began at heart, with Devery Hamilton at left guard. Hamilton kicked out to left sort out when Thomas left, and Will Holden got here in at left guard. Evan Neal and Mark Glowinski manned the suitable sort out and guard spots.
Tyrod Taylor changed Jones after three collection and received some work in behind components of the first-team and second-team offensive traces. The Bengals took a 9-7 lead into halftime on three discipline objectives by kicker Evan McPherson.
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