6-1 Giants feel they’re just getting started

Each of the Giants’ six wins have been by eight points or fewer, five of which featured a second-half comeback and four of which included a fourth-quarter comeback.

“Yeah, a little (nerve wracking),” wide receiver Darius Slayton said. “But it’s just how we’re living right now. I think we kind of are getting a comfort.”

The Giants had numerous signature performances and moments. They finished with season-high totals of 436 yards and 27 first downs and rushed for 236 yards. The Giants did not commit a turnover, and Jones was sacked just once.

For just the third time in their history, they had two 100-yard rushers in a game, and for the first time, one of them was a quarterback. Barkley, the NFL leader in scrimmage yards, carried 24 times for 110 yards – 92 after halftime – and caught four passes for 25 yards. Jones ran for 107 yards on 11 attempts, one of them a one-yard quarterback sneak that gave the Giants the lead for good with 5:32 remaining. He also threw for 202 yards, including a 32-yard touchdown to Slayton on the game’s first possession.

Jones said Jacksonville’s focus on Barkley was a “big piece” of his success running the ball.

“He attracts a lot of attention, rightfully so, and then some things opened up off of it,” Jones said. “I thought the offensive line did a great job controlling the line of scrimmage throughout the game and cleared some opportunities for us to make plays.”

The rushing attack averaged 6.1 yards a carry despite losing three important blockers in the first half: left guard Ben Bredeson and right tackle Evan Neal injured their knees and tight end Daniel Bellinger suffered an injury to his left eye that Daboll said “looks terrible.” Bellinger will see an ophthalmologist on Monday.

But the Giants marched on. Although Jacksonville also scored on its first offensive series (on Travis Etienne’s seven-yard touchdown run), Gano kicked two 33-yard field goals to give the Giants a 13-11 halftime lead (The Jaguars took an extra point off the board and went for two after the Giants were penalized for an illegal formation).

The Jaguars regained the lead when Trevor Lawrence forced his way to the goal line from a yard out early in the third quarter. Jacksonville’s 17-13 advantage held up until Jones duplicated Lawrence’s touchdown at the same spot on the field to give the lead back to the Giants at 20-17.

After the Jaguars went three-and-out, the fun really began. On first down, Barkley stayed in bounds at the end of a 13-yard run. Two plays…