If the New York Giants are going to make a statement in the NFC East Monday night, Daniel Jones is going to have to break his dubious streak of being winless in prime time starts. The Giants have been a laughingstock around the NFL over the past five seasons, as their 22-51 record since the start of the 2017 season is tied with the New York Jets for the worst in the league.
New York has been a comedy act in primetime, going 0-10 in prime time games since 2019 — with their last prime time victory coming in Week 10 of the 2018 season against the San Francisco 49ers. The Giants are 0-15 in games that start at 4:25 p.m. ET for later since 2019 — with their last victory also being that 49ers game. New York is 1-19 in 4:25 p.m. ET for later games over the last four seasons.
At the center of the Giants failure to win in prime time games is Jones, who sports an 0-8 record in such contests. As the Giants enter Week 3 with a 2-0 record (and one of only two unbeaten teams in the NFC), Jones will have an opportunity to snap the winless drought in primetime — and put New York in the conversation as a serious contender in the NFC East.
How bad has Jones actually been in primetime games since he entered the league in 2019? The numbers have been less than ideal.
Daniel Jones in prime time — Passing
|
Game |
Opponent |
Completions/Attempts |
Pass Yards |
Pass TD |
INT |
Passer Rating |
Result |
|
Week 6, 2019 |
at Patriots (TNF) |
15-of-31 (48.4%) |
161 |
1 |
3 |
35.2 |
Loss 35-14 |
|
Week 9, 2019 |
vs. Cowboys (MNF) |
26-of-41 (63.4%) |
210 |
1 |
1 |
74.2 |
Loss 37-18 |
|
Week 1, 2020 |
vs. Steelers (MNF) |
26-of-41 (63.4%) |
279 |
2 |
2 |
79.2 |
Loss 26-16 |
|
Week 7, 2020 |
at Eagles (TNF) |
20-of-30 (66.7%) |
187 |
2 |
1 |
91.9 |
Loss 22-21 |
| Week 8, 2020 | vs. Buccaneers (MNF) | 25-of-41 (61.0%) | 256 | 2 | 2 | 74.8 | Loss 25-23 |
|
Week 2, 2021 |
at Washington (TNF) |
22-of-32 (68.8%) |
249 |
1 |
0 |
102.2 |
Loss 30-29 |
|
Week 8, 2021 |
vs. Chiefs (MNF) |
22-of-32 (68.8%) |
222 |
2 |
1 |
96.1 |
Loss 20-17 |
|
Week 11, 2021 |
at Buccaneers (MNF) |
23-of-38 (60.5%) |
167 |
1 |
2 |
57.7 |
Loss 30-10 |
The numbers aren’t great for Jones in his eight prime time starts, completing 179 of 286 passes (62.6%) for 1,731 yards with 12 touchdowns to 12 interceptions for a 76.0 rating. Jones never has thrown for three touchdowns in a prime time affair, and only had one game where he didn’t throw an interception.
Jones has never thrown for 300 yards in a prime time game while his team has averaged 18.5 points per game. The Giants have scored fewer than 20 points in five of those eight contests and have lost…
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