Brian Daboll's decision to attempt a FG late in regulation instead of leaning on Saquon Barkley cost the Giants a chance to beat the Jets.
season when the rookie quarterback who grew up 10 minutes from the Meadowlands was thrust into the game against theSo at halftime, the Giants coach made the decision to go"old school" and hand the ball to his last remaining good player on almost every play. He decided he'd letcarry the team as far as he could take them. So they ran Saquon Barkley, ran him again, and then ran him some more — right up until the moment when they needed him the most.
That blew up in the second quarter when Taylor was tackled hard on the sideline by Jets linebacker C.J. Mosley and had to be taken to the hospital with an injured rib cage. Daboll actually called for six passes on DeVito's first nine plays over his first three series. But the kid from nearby Cedar Grove, N.J., was sacked twice, scrambled out of trouble once and went 0 of 3 on three passes that were dangerously off the mark.
And Barkley thrived. He had a career-high 36 carries for 128 yards. The Giants pounded away at the Jets' all-star defense for an impressive 203 rushing yards. They even had a fourth-quarter drive that lasted nearly seven minutes where they almost ran the Jets right out of the game. "He's going to do whatever he can to put our team in the best situation," Barkley said."We're going to rock with whatever decision he makes. What would you guys do? The defense is playing lights out. We have a really good kicker. I rock with his call."
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