Tim Boyle might be the last — and maybe only — QB standing vs. Atlanta
Who will be at quarterback for the New York Giants in Week 16 when they face the Atlanta Falcons? Darned if head coach Brian Daboll knows.
Tommy DeVito, who started on Sunday vs. the Baltimore Ravens, left that game in the second quarter and is in the concussion protocol.
Drew Lock, who started the two games prior to Sunday, spent most of last week in a walking boot with a heel injury. He dressed vs. the Ravens as the emergency quarterback. As of Monday afternoon, Daboll was uncertain of his status.
Tim Boyle, a journeyman signed when former starter Daniel Jones was waived, came on Sunday in relief of DeVito and completed 12 of 24 passes for 123 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
“We’ll see where these guys are at each day, and Wednesday [when the Giants return to practice] hopefully they’ll be ready to go,” Daboll said.
Four quarterbacks have thrown passes for the Giants this season: Jones, Drew Lock, DeVito and Boyle. This is the first season in which that’s occurred since 1992, when the quarterbacks were Phil Simms, Jeff Hostetler, Dave Brown and Kent Graham.
Boyle had not thrown passes to any of the Giants’ front-line receivers before entering Sunday’s game.
The injuries to Lock and DeVito have the Giants in a situation where they may be forced not only to start Boyle, but to sign someone to be the No. 2 quarterback against Atlanta.
