There were two obvious questions for Brian Daboll when the head coach took the podium following the largest comeback in Giants history in the Super Bowl era:
- What the heck did you tell your team at halftime?
- How is Saquon Barkley after he had to be helped off the field late in the game?
Daboll answered those questions and more from State Farm Stadium following the Giants' 31-28 victory, a game in which they trailed 20-0 at halftime and 28-7 midway through the third quarter. Here's what you need to know:
🔹 About that halftime speech … "Not a bunch. A little bit, but we will keep that in-house. That's certainly not the reason. Execution plays a big part of football, and I thought they executed well."
🔹 As for Barkley, Daboll did not have any updates immediately following the game. Meanwhile, left guard Ben Bredeson left the game with a concussion.
🔹 Daniel Jones "finished strong" and is a "resilient young man."
🔹 All wins are "satisfying" and each one is different. "Every game you fight through some adversity."
🔹 Sunday was a "good example of being resilient and playing the next play and focusing on the next series."
🔹 "We played much better, and coached much better in the second half. You hope they don't all start out 20 to nothing."
View photos from the Giants' 31-28 comeback victory over the Cardinals in Glendale.
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K Graham Gano (9)
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OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
DL Rakeem Nunez-Roches Sr (93)
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S Xavier McKinney (29)
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Brian Daboll Head Coach, QB Daniel Jones (8)
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🔹 The Giants' second-half spark began with a 58-yard pass to rookie wide receiver Jalin Hyatt for his first NFL catch. "It was something that we talked about coming out. I'd say we were possessive. We threw some timely possessive passes. Tried to get the ball out. Getting the balls out, into the hands of the play-makers."
🔹 Players didn't focus on the scoreboard, "and that's a hard thing to do."
🔹 Daboll was especially proud of the young players battling through adversity. "I thought Hyatt stepped up as a young rookie and made a couple nice plays. I thought the line for the young players, they did a heck of a job, those young guys on the offensive line. When you look at it, you've got (RG Joshua) Ezeudu who didn't play much last year, really like a rookie. (ILB Bobby) Okereke. (RT) Evan Neal had some. Then you've got (C) John Michael (Schmitz Jr.). Then you've got young corners, two rookie corners. So those young players helped contribute in a positive way and we are going to need to, really all of us, keep getting better. It was good to get a win, make no mistake about it. But a lot to clean up in a short amount of time."
🔹 "Again, to be able to keep competing, that's not always the easiest thing to do. But, we talked a little bit about it at half time, I made my point. Ultimately, it's the players that have to go out there and execute."
🔹 Left tackle Andrew Thomas was listed as questionable heading into Sunday and ultimately ruled out due to a hamstring injury he suffered in Week 1. The Giants (1-1) will stay in Arizona as they prepare to play two games in a five-day span. The second leg of the trip is a Thursday night matchup with the 49ers (2-0) at Levi's Stadium. "I'm not going to give a percentage of how close (Thomas is to returning). He is better than he was, we just thought it was the right thing to do, knowing that we play a game on Thursday. He practiced more than he did on Thursday. He practiced on Friday and got some team reps and things like that. It's a quick turnaround, we will see where we are at."
🔹 Daboll again downplayed his halftime speech. "I think it's about the will of the player. And when you haven't scored a point in a game and a half and you come in at half time, I'd say as a leader there is a delicate balance between focusing on the next play and maybe a little extra. But again, all the credit goes to the players, the play callers, the assistant coaches. It was good to get this win. We made it hard, I'll tell you that. We made it hard."
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