The New York Giants hosted the Minnesota Vikings at MetLife Stadium in Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season. The climate was picture-perfect for soccer as Large Blue celebrated the beginning of their one hundredth season within the NFL.
The Giants wore their ‘Century Crimson’ uniforms to commemorate their 100 years within the league. Ring of honor quarterbacks Phil Simms and Eli Manning rang the bell earlier than the sport, and Corridor of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor dealt with the honorary coin toss.
The Giants entered the sport with no accidents to report. The inactive checklist was populated with all wholesome scratches: S Anthony Johnson, CB Tre Hawkins III, OLB Boogie Basham, OL Jake Kubas, and QB Tommy DeVito (third QB).
The Giants misplaced their season opener final yr at residence, 40-0, to the Dallas Cowboys. This yr, it wasn’t as dangerous, however it was removed from good.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | This fall | Ultimate | |
| Giants | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Vikings | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
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- Penalties. The Giants had 9 accepted penalties for 95 yards. Minnesota wasn’t a lot cleaner with seven infractions for 63 yards however the Giants aren’t serving to themselves with this sloppy play.
- Few deep photographs. All summer season lengthy we noticed the Giants going deep in follow. On Sunday, they performed very conservatively, with only one reception over 15 yards.
- Turnovers. Daniel Jones threw two picks — one went for a pick-6 and the opposite was in the long run zone, ending a doable scoring drive.
- Crimson Zone failures. The Giants went 0-3 within the crimson zone and the Vikings went 2-2 towards Shane Bowen’s robust crimson zone defensive scheme.
- Nothing’s modified. Jones seemed horrible most instances, and quite a lot of that might be rust. He went 22-for-42 passing for 186 yards with two picks for a 44.3 ranking. The offensive line remains to be a piece in progress, permitting 5 sacks and 12 complete QB hits.
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Vikings linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel picked off a Daniel Jones go with 4:26 within the third quarter on the Giants’ 10-yard-line and ran it in for a landing to present the Vikings a 28-6 benefit.
Van Ginkel was the participant who sacked Jones, re-injuring Jones’ neck, final yr as a member of the Miami Dolphins.
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- Vast receiver Malik Nabers. The Giants’ high draft choose wasn’t requested to do an entire lot for the reason that recreation plan referred to as for short-to-intermediate passes, however he had a stable debut with 5 receptions for 66 yards.
- Security Tyler Nubin. The Giants’ second-round choose this yr performed effectively in his first recreation in blue main the Giants with seven complete tackles.
- Linebacker Darius Muasau. One other rookie who impressed with six complete stops (one for a loss) and an interception.
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Vast receiver/return man Gunner Olszewski re-injured his groin in warmups and was dominated out earlier than the sport. Working backs Tyrone Tracy Jr. and Eric Grey lined up because the kickoff returners and large receiver Darius Slayton dealt with punt returns.
Linebacker Carter Coughlin, the Giants’ high particular teamer, left the sport with a shoulder damage and was questionable to return.
Cornerback Nick McCloud (knee) left the sport within the third quarter and was questionable to return. He was changed by Adoree’ Jackson.
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Head coach Brian Daboll will maintain a Zoom name with the crew’s beat writers on Monday afternoon earlier than a number of gamers are additionally made obtainable.
The Giants will return to follow on Wednesday forward of a Week 2 recreation towards the Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. EDT on Sunday afternoon.
