Jaxson Dart’s starting debut at MetLife Stadium began with kisses to the crowd and a fist pump during player introductions. It continued through pain after he suffered a hamstring injury.
Yet the rookie quarterback was smiling as the final seconds ticked away on Sunday.
The Giants’ 21-18 win over the previously unbeaten Los Angeles Chargers snapped a three-game losing streak to start the season and made Dart a winner in his first start.
According to ESPN, Dart is the sixth quarterback to lead a winless team over a team with a 3-0 record or better in his debut.
“It’s just a football game. That’s just the best way to describe it,” he said. “Obviously, this experience was a special one, being my first one, and I’m just grateful to have the guys around me that I had.”
It wasn’t pretty, wi