REPORT CARD

OFFENSE

This was a star turn from Daniel Jones. The ball was put in his hands and he passed it (24 of 35, 301 yards, 2 TDs) and ran with it (17-78) and moved the pile on two sneaks and did not turn it over. Brilliant stuff. Saquon Barkley was a bigger factor as a pass-catcher (5-56) than he was as a rusher (9-53), and he bowled over 325-pound DT Dalvin Tomlinson on his 2-yard TD plunge. WR Isaiah Hodgins (8-105) beat CB Patrick Peterson on a 14-yard

A+ TD in the first quarter and made a brilliant leaping catch on the game-winning drive.

DEFENSE

It started out grim and ended up gritty. What happened to superreceiver Justin Jefferson? He had four catches for 30 yards on the opening drive and finished with only seven receptions for 47 yards. Getting CB Adoree’ Jackson back made a difference. Tony Jefferson and Landon Collins had no answers for TE T.J. Hockenson (10-129), but order was restored when Xavier McKinney got a shot at Hockenson. Darnay Holmes was on the scene B+ to snuff out short passes to Dalvin Cook.

SPECIAL TEAMS

Graham Gano hit his only field-goal attempt from 25 yards and he limited the Vikings kick return game with five touchbacks. Jamie Gillan punted only twice, averaged 45 yards and pinned the Vikings back at the 12-yard line late in the fourth quarter. Richie James made the most of a booming punt with a 10-yard return

A to get the Giants out of the shadow of their own end zone in the first quarter.

COACHING

Brian Daboll continued to push the envelope with his aggressive tendencies, twice eschewing punts to go for it on fourth down. He was rewarded both times. He certainly had his team ready to play. Mike Kafka called some nifty plays, keeping the Vikes off-balance with Barkley coming out of the backfield as a target and using Jones’ running ability time after time. Wink Martindale in the second half really slowed down the Minnesota A+ attack and found a way to quiet the dangerous Jefferson.