The Jaxson Dart era begins on Sunday as the rookie quarterback will make his first NFL start on Sunday when Dart’s 0-3 New York Giants host the 3-0 Los Angeles Chargers at MetLife Stadium. Game time is 1
p.m. ET with the Giants 6.5-point underdogs.
NFL insider Adam Schefter reported Sunday morning that the Giants will run a much different offense with Dart than they did the first three weeks with Russell Wilson at quarterback.
It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone of the Giants use a fair amount of quarterback run game with the 22-year-old Dart, a mobile quarterback who can make plays with his legs, rather than the 36-year-old Wilson. The offense would seem likely to feature RPOs, zone reads, designed quarterback runs and a heavy reliance on shotgun, which Dart ran almost exclusively at Ole Miss.
The energy of the home crowd will be of interest on Sunday with the Giants off to another poor start and having lost 14 of their last 15 games. There should be some energy with Dart starting, but there was a report earlier this week that multiple planes with messages of dissatisfaction could fly over the stadium prior to the game on Sunday.
My lightly-trafficked ride down the New York State Thruway and over New Jersey’s Route 17 to get to the stadium Sunday morning might be an indication that excitement is not at a fever pitch.
How to watch
- Game time: 1 p.m. ET
- Where: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J.
- Channel: CBS | Paramount+
- Stream: NFL+
- Odds: Giants +6.5
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