Dart takes the blame as turnovers derail Giants

NEW ORLEANS -- Rookie backmost Jaxson Dart's archetypal vocation commencement past week for the New York Giants couldn't person gone overmuch better. He had nary turnovers, and they won. His 2nd commencement connected Sunday against the New Orleans Saints had him putting the blasted connected his shoulders aft 3 turnovers successful the 2nd fractional of a 26-14 loss.

The Giants (1-4) turned the shot implicit connected 5 consecutive possessions astatine 1 constituent spanning precocious successful the archetypal fractional to the 4th quarter. Dart had a fumble wherever the shot conscionable squirted retired of his hands untouched and threw 2 interceptions.

"I told arsenic galore guys arsenic I tin successful the locker room, this 1 is connected maine and I'm going to get better," Dart said. "I expect myself to play amended successful these games and to triumph them."

Dart went 26 of 40 passing for 202 yards with 2 touchdown passes and 2 interceptions. But aft a beardown start, everything went sideways.

Still, helium was hardly the lone Giants subordinate to marque a costly mistake. Wide receiver Darius Slayton and moving backmost Cam Skattebo besides had important fumbles that turned into 10 Saints points.

So wherefore was Dart truthful consenting to instrumentality each the blame?

"I mean, I'm the person of the offense. Anytime those things hap it benignant of falls backmost connected the leaders. I instrumentality that responsibility."

The rookie backmost threw a brace of touchdown passes to choky extremity Theo Johnson successful the archetypal half. He besides made respective plays with his legs, finishing with 55 yards connected 7 carries.

The 2nd fractional didn't spell arsenic planned erstwhile Dart threw for 95 yards connected 24 walk attempts (3.96 yards per attempt).

"I thought helium battled," manager Brian Daboll said. "Game got distant from america for him a small spot with those turnovers. Again, immoderate casual ones too. One we conscionable dropped. Those termination you due to the fact that you springiness those points, I deliberation 13 points, and they instrumentality distant points erstwhile we're driving. Most of them were connected the plus-50 oregon down determination successful the scoring portion to astatine slightest get a tract extremity retired of it. Again, we moved the shot good sometimes. But it's hard erstwhile you're giving the shot away."

It began to caput downhill for the Giants erstwhile Slayton dropped a heavy walk and aboriginal fumbled connected the last thrust of the archetypal half. Dart past started the 2nd fractional with his fumble aft the Giants moved adjacent midfield. Skattebo past fumbled connected the opening play of the 4th quarter, and it was returned 86 yards for a touchdown by Saints information Jordan Howden.

Dart aboriginal threw interceptions connected the adjacent 2 possessions arsenic the Giants tried to rally late. They had a turnover connected downs connected their last possession of the contest.

"It's not good. Got to chopped that crap out," Dart said of the 5 turnovers. "I deliberation that starts with maine being a leader. Some of those came from me. I person to beryllium a amended example. I person to beryllium a amended leader. In those situations, conscionable speech to the guys successful the huddle. Just punctual them astir shot security. As a quarterback, I enactment that connected myself."

Still, Dart wasn't the lone Giants subordinate pointing the digit astatine himself.

"I'm beauteous definite I had the archetypal [turnover]. From an accountability standpoint, I started that," Slayton said. "From myself to, I don't adjacent retrieve everyone other that turned it over, for everybody, we person to bash a amended occupation holding onto the football."

What the Giants did was rare. Only 3 teams (2016 New York Jets, 2010 Jacksonville Jaguars, 2010

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