Giants GM touts two young QBs after overtime win
NBC Sports reported that Giants general manager Joe Schoen said the team is in a strong position with both Jaxson Dart and rookie quarterback J. J. McCarthy on the roster, after New York secured a 27-21 overtime victory over the Houston Texans on October 27. McCarthy, making his first start the week before, completed 20 of 28 passes for 252 yards and posted a 99.
1 passer rating, guiding the Giants to the win that kept them atop the NFC East. Head coach John Harbaugh had announced McCarthy as the starter for the Week 7 matchup against the Texans, replacing Jameis Winston, after the quarterback review that followed a fourth-quarter rally in a loss to the New Orleans Saints. The Saints defeat, a 34-27 loss after the Giants erased a 24-point deficit, had prompted the team to evaluate its quarterback and running-back options.