Giants win Daniel Jones' debut after Buccaneers miss last-second field goal

E.Jay Zarett

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The Giants managed to pull out a 32-31 road win over the Buccaneers in Daniel Jones' debut Sunday. 

Tampa Bay had a chance to come out on top in the final seconds after Jameis Winston connected with Mike Evans on a 44-yard pass, which set up a short field goal attempt. But, Matt Gay missed the 34-yard kick wide right, sealing the victory for New York. 

The Giants took the lead one possession earlier on an eight-play, 75-yard drive that was capped off by a 7-yard touchdown run by Jones, who finished with 336 passing yards and four total touchdowns (two rushing, two passing). 

New York announced it was replacing longtime starter Eli Manning with Jones earlier this week. 

The Giants selected Jones out of Duke with the No. 6 pick in the 2019 draft. The move was not popular with fans at the time, however, Jones has impressed in the preseason and during his regular-season action. 

The Giants improved to 1-2 with the win while the Buccaneers dropped to 1-2. 

 

E.Jay Zarett