The New York Giants showed fight early but couldn’t hold off San Francisco’s second-half surge, falling 34–24 to the 49ers on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. The Giants have lost three straight games and are now 2-7.
Jaxson Dart led the Giants to an opening-drive touchdown, connecting with tight end Theo Johnson for a 15-yard score, but New York’s offense cooled off after that. Dart later added a 6-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to 27–17, before Christian McCaffrey’s late score sealed the win for San Francisco. With minutes left Dart closed the gap a tad more with a 24-yard touchdown pass to Gunner Olszewski cutting the deficit to 34-24.
Mac Jones threw for 235 yards and two touchdowns, while McCaffrey totaled 106 rushing yards and a receiving touchdown. Rookie linebacker Abdul Carter gave Big Blue a spark defensively, recovering a fumble forced by Brian Burns just before halftime, but the Giants couldn’t capitalize missing a field goal as time expired in the half.
New York’s offense continued to take hits, losing center John Michael Schmitz (shin) and wideout Beaux Collins (neck) during the game. Still, Dart managed 191 passing yards and led the team in rushing with 56 yards.
The 49ers improve to 6–3.
Stats
- Jaxson Dart: 24 of 33, 191 yards, 2 TD; 7 carries, 56 yards, 1 rushing TD.
- Theo Johnson: 3 catches, 27 yards, 1 TD.
- Devin Singletary: 8 carries, 43 yards.
- Mac Jones: 19 of 24, 235 yards, 2 TD.
- Christian McCaffrey: 26 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD; 5 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD.
Key takeaways for the Giants
- Dart battles: The rookie quarterback accounted for all of the team’s touchdowns and continues to show flashes of poise despite protection and receiver issues.
- Injury bug bites again: New York’s offensive line depth took another hit with multiple starters sidelined.
- Defensive grit: Abdul Carter’s fumble recovery highlighted one of the few bright spots for the Giants defense.
- Finishing struggles: After a strong opening drive, the Giants were outscored 34–17 the rest of the way.
Giants injuries
- Beaux Collins was ruled out in the second half with a neck injury.
- Linebacker Darius Muasau suffered an ankle injury.
- Center John Michael Schmitz suffered a shin injury in the third quarter and was ruled out.
Giants inactives
RT Jermaine Eleumunor | Pectoral
CB Paulson Adebo | Knee
CB Cor’Dale Flott | Concussion)
QB Jameis Winston | Emergency 3rd QB
TE Daniel Bellinger | Neck
DL Chauncey Golston | Neck
S Jevon Holland | Knee
What’s next?
The Giants travel to Soldier Field for a road game against the Chicago Bears.
