Jones Plays Like $40 Million Man for Giants, No. 1 Overall Young Shows Flashes for Panthers

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Daniel Jones performed very very like a $40 million man in his preseason debut, throwing a landing move to cap a near-perfect efficiency in main the New York Giants to a 21-19 victory over the Carolina Panthers and enhancing No. 1 total draft decide Bryce Younger on Friday evening.

Jones, who signed a four-year, $160 million in March, accomplished 8 of 9 passes for 69 yards on his solely sequence, capping it with a 4-yard landing strike to Daniel Bellinger. Thrilling tight finish Darren Waller had three catches on the drive for 30 yards and likewise had a drop for the one incompletion.

Backup Tyrod Taylor threw a 33-yard TD move to big-play rookie receiver Jalin Hyatt, whereas Eric Grey scored on a 9-yard run for New York (1-1). The Giants rested star working again Saquon Barkley for the second straight week.

Young, who did little in his NFL debut final week in opposition to the Jets, confirmed flashes and put factors on the board for the primary time, taking the Panthers (0-2) on a 15-yard, 62-yard drive that Matthew Wright capped early within the second quarter with the primary of his two area objectives.

Younger performed two sequence and was 3 of 6 for 35 yards. His greatest throw was a 15-yard toss to Jonathan Mingo on a play the previous Alabama star learn a blitz by Wink Martindale’s protection and located the new receiver.

With veteran Andy Dalton sidelined, third-string quarterback Matt Corral led the Panthers 66-yard drive that Raheem Blackshear capped with a 1-yard run early within the fourth quarter. Fourth-string quarterback Jake Luton made issues fascinating with a 20-yard TD move to Gary Jennings with 6:47 to play.

NOTES: The Giants had 10 penalties for 82 yards. The Panthers had eight for 64. Each groups took benefit of fourth-down gambles to attain touchdowns. Grey’s landing got here after rookie lineman Jordan Riley stopped Spencer Brown on a fourth-and-1 from the Carolina 48. Luton’s TD move got here after the Giants have been stopped on a fourth-and-1 simply inside Carolina territory.

Panthers: Host Detroit within the preseason finale subsequent Friday evening.

Giants: Host the Jets on Aug. 26 within the annual preseason recreation between the co-owners of MetLife Stadium.

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