The New York Giants had the chance to be one of three 3-0 teams in the NFL, but the prime time curse got the best of quarterback Daniel Jones once again. The Giants fell to the Dallas Cowboys at home, 23-16.
The Giants have been a laughingstock around the NFL over the past five seasons, with one of the worst records in the league during that span.
New York has been a comedy act in prime time, going 0-11 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 0-16 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 1-20 in 4:25 p.m. ET or later games over the past four seasons.
At the center of the Giants failure to win in prime time games is Jones, who sports an 0-9 record in such contests.
How bad has Jones actually been in prime time games since he entered the league in 2019? The numbers have been less than ideal.
Daniel Jones in prime time — Passing
|
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 |
| Week 3, 2022 | vs. Cowboys (MNF) | 20-of-37 (54.1%) | 196 | 0 | 1 | 57.9 | Loss 23-16 |
Heading into the game against the Cowboys, the numbers weren’t great for Jones in his previous 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.
Including Monday night’s game, 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. The Giants have scored fewer than 20 points in six of those nine contests. Four of those losses have been by a field goal or less.
Jones just has two fourth-quarter passing touchdowns in the one-score prime time games, with a failed two-point conversion to tie the 2020 game against Tampa Bay and a lost fumble on the final drive…
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