THE SNOOPY BOWL: JETS VS. GIANTS
-Tom Mele, Contributor
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The Giants (1-2) and Jets (2-2) will face off on October 29th at Metlife Stadium in week 7 but this past Saturday saw both teams wrap up their preseason schedule with their annual contest, albeit this year there was a little more “juice” in this game. The Jets trotted out QB Aaron Rodgers for the first two series and that generated some buzz as Rodgers has not played in a preseason game since 2018. Head Coach Robert Saleh was quoted in the HBO Television series “Hard Knocks” that everyone was on deck for this game.
The Giants were resting their defensive starters, so this was not the test many were hoping to see, but it
was eye opening to see a couple of plays. The first was the speed of newly acquired edge rusher Isaiah
Simmons flushing Rodgers out of the pocket and forcing him to throw away the ball. The speed is why Head Coach Brian Dabol made this trade for Simmons last week. The other significant play was the laser
throw Rodgers made to WR Garrett Wilson for the first score of the game. It was just typical Rodgers as
the coverage was sound but the throw was perfect.
Tyrod Taylor started for the Giants but soon gave away to Tommy Devito who played the majority of the
game. Devito threw one TD pass but was also intercepted once by Brandon Echols who ran it back 67
yards for the Jets early 14-0 lead. The Giants were able to close the gap to 14-13 at halftime. The second saw the Jets extend the lead to 32-16 before the Giants scored a late TD to make the final
score 32-24.
The Skinny
GIANTS
Graham Gano blasted two long FG’s of 57 and 56 yards
WR David Sills 6 catches for 81 and a TD
JETS
WR Xavier Gibson 7 catches for 79 yards
WR Alan Erickson 5 catches for 38 yards and two TD’s
Next Up
The Giants open their season against the Dallas Cowboys on Sept 10th on the season premiere of Sunday
Night Football and the Jets kick off Monday Night Football versus the Buffalo Bills on September 11th .
Both Divisional games against hated rivals and on Prime Time TV. The Giants and Jets are ready for what
is sure to be one of the most unforgettable seasons for both hometown teams.