The New York Giants are trying to get their first win of the new NFL season as they host the three-time defending AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs at MetLife Stadium.
But while they managed to end the first half down just 9-6, things went south afterward, as Kansas City scored a touchdown on its first drive of the third quarter to go ahead by 10 points.
Giants quarterback Russell Wilson had trouble completing passes and threw two interceptions in the first half, and Giants fans, who already have a baseline level of frustration after several years of mostly ineptitude, are beside themselves.
Some of the ones who are on hand in Bergen County for Sunday’s game were heard chanting “We want Dart,” referring to rookie backup quarterback Jaxson Dart.
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New York coach Brian Daboll gave in — momentarily. He inserted Dart for one snap in the third quarter, and Dart took a carry forward for three yards.
The team made Dart the No. 25 pick in April’s NFL draft. At the University of Mississippi, he threw for 4,279 yards and 29 touchdowns while completing 69.3% of his pass attempts last season, which earned him a first-team All-SEC nod.
The Giants then signed Wilson, who is in his 14th season, as well as another veteran quarterback in Jameis Winston. It led to some confusion as far as what exactly their plan would be under center moving forward.
In the first two games of this season, Wilson completed 60.3% of his pass attempts and had 618 passing yards, three passing touchdowns and one interception. If he isn’t truly washed up yet, he clearly isn’t what he was several years ago when he was still the face of the Seattle Seahawks.
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The Giants are clearly building for the future at this point, so one has to figure that Dart, one way or another, will have to get a considerable amount of snaps sooner rather than later. Second-year wide receiver Malik Nabers has been excellent to start the season, and fourth-year wideout Wan’Dale Robinson may be developing into a bit of a gem.
Meanwhile, the Chiefs are also 0-2 and are short-handed, as they continue to be without wideout Rashee Rice, who is serving a six-game suspension. Second-year speedster WR Xavier Worthy is also inactive for Sunday’s game after suffering a shoulder injury in Week 1.
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