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Daniel Jones Earns NFC Offensive POTW Honors

Jones put forth a historic performance in last week's 23-17 win over the Jaguars.

Patricia Traina

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New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones has been named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his historical performance in the team's 23-17 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Jones became the first player in Giants history to achieve 200 passing yards and 100 rushing yards in the same game. He finished with 202 yards and a passing touchdown after completing 19 of 30 pass attempts and rushed for career highs in yardage (107) and carries (11), one of two Giants rushers to have 100 yards (Saquon Barkley being the other) in the same game.

Jones is one of three quarterbacks with at least 200 passing yards and 100 rushing yards in a game this season, joining Arizona’s Kyler Murray and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson (twice).

Jones came close to setting his passing and rushing mark once before, on September 16, 2021, when he threw for 249 yards and rushed for 95. The most passing yards by a player with 100+ rush yards before Jones was 72 by Ed Danowski on November 25, 1934, when Danowski ran for 105 yards.

Jones’ 107 rushing yards are the fourth-highest total by a quarterback in Giants history and the most for a player at that position in 76 years. His 24-yard scramble in the fourth quarter was the Giants’ longest run in Jacksonville. He now has 343 rushing yards this season, the second-highest for a Giants quarterback in the Super Bowl era, and is well on his way toward equalling or surpassing the 423 rushing yards he gained in 2020.

This is Jones's third career POTW honor, having won the award in Week 3 of the 2019 season (his first career start, which came against the Bucs) and again in Week 4 of the 2021 season in a Giants win over the Saints.

He is also the third Giant to win NFC POTW honors, joining Barkley (Week 1) and kicker Graham Gano (special teams, Week 2). 

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Patricia Traina
PATRICIA TRAINA

Patricia Traina has covered the New York Giants for 30+ seasons, and her work has appeared in multiple media outlets, including The Athletic, Forbes, Bleacher Report, and the Sports Illustrated media group. As a credentialed New York Giants press corps member, Patricia has also covered five Super Bowls (three featuring the Giants), the annual NFL draft, and the NFL Scouting Combine. She is the author of The Big 50: The Men and Moments that Made the New York Giants. In addition to her work with New York Giants On SI, Patricia hosts the Locked On Giants podcast. Patricia is also a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and the Football Writers Association of America.

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