NYG
New York (9-7-0)
Giants
NYG
9-7-0
NYG
0
FINAL
38
NE
New England (15-1-0)
Patriots
NE
15-1-0
NE

Summary

Foxborough, MA — After being named the starting quarterback over future hall of famer Tom Brady, Sam Darnold is adjusting to the new system and culture.

The second year pro was excited for his fresh start as a Patriot. “I got to face them twice a season last year, but now it’s nice to be on the other side. I didn’t get a full off-season to prepare for playbook so I’m adjusting and learning more plays. It’s awesome man. Change was something that I definitely needed.”


Darnold was asked about if there were any tension between him and Tom Brady. “No, not at all. Tom has been a professional about coach’s decision to start me. He’s been helping me a lot so I am blessed to have him there for me. I look up to him.”

Darnold showed potential of being one of the better quarterbacks in the league. Darnold shredded the New York Giants, by throwing for four touchdowns.

Coach Nguyen was proud of his signal caller’s performance. “Darnold had more ups than downs. However, you can’t disregard the two interceptions that he made. Both throws were terrible, so he just needs to work on the chemistry with his receivers. Nothing time won’t fix. Overall, he had a great game.”

Time is exactly what Darnold and the Patriots will get, as they will have an early bye week. Darnold will be tested for his first away game, when the Patriots travel to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 5.

Game Stats

TEAM STATS
Offensive Yards Gained
 174 340
Total Yards Gained
 240 377
Penalties
 6 3
Penalty yards
 45 25
Total first downs
 11 14
3rd down efficiency
 2 - 8 , 25.0% 3 - 8 , 37.5%
4th down effiency
 0 - 0 , 0.0% 0 - 0 , 0.0%
2 point conversion
 0 - 0 , 0.0% 0 - 0 , 0.0%
Trips to red zone
 0 4
Red zone touchdowns
 0 1
Red zone field goals
 0 1
Red zone efficiency
 0.0% 50.0%
Defensive sacks
 4 1
Defensive Interceptions
 2 6
Defensive forced fumbles
 0 0
Defensive F.F. recovered
 0 0

Stats

AWAY STATS
HOME STATS
Passing
New York Giants
Player
qbr
com/att
pct
yds
lng
td
int
sck
T.Taylor 26.1 21 / 37 56.8 145 18 0 6 1
Rushing
New York Giants
Player
att
yds
lng
td
avg
big
yac
S.Barkley 10 41 13 0 4.1 0 1
E.Engram 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
T.Taylor 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
R.Boone 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
A.Abdullah 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Receiving
New York Giants
Player
rec
yds
avg
td
yac
lng
drop
E.Engram 7 43 6.1 0 10 17 1
O.Beckham Jr 3 33 11.0 0 4 17 1
C.Conley 4 26 6.5 0 10 18 0
S.Shepard 2 14 7.0 0 1 7 0
E.Wellman 2 13 6.5 0 3 7 0
S.Barkley 2 13 6.5 0 9 9 1
R.Boone 1 3 3.0 0 8 3 0
Defense
New York Giants
Player
tckl
sck
pdef
int
int yds
td
ff
ffr
K.Martin 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L.Collins 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.Green 6 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0
O.Vernon 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Jenkins 3 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0
B.Goodson 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C.Benjamin 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.Sherman 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D.Tomlinson 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L.Carter 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0
D.Harrison Sr 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E.Apple 3 0.0 0 1 22 0 0 0
C.Washington 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
New York Giants
Player
fg
fg pct
lng
xp
xp pct
50+
50+ pct
B.Burke 0 / 1 0.0 0 0 / 0 0.0 0 / 1 0.0
R.Dixon 0 / 0 0.0 0 0 / 0 0.0 0 / 0 0.0
Punting
New York Giants
Player
punts
yds
avg
tb
in20
lng
blk
R.Dixon 4 184 38.3 1 2 64 0