When the Giants rookie quarterback finished running and passing for touchdowns to spark an upset victory in his first career start replacing a future Hall of Famer, his embattled head coach gushed about his “toughness” and “competitiveness.”

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It happened on Sept. 22, 2019 — when Pat Shurmur said of Daniel Jones, “We believed in him from the day we drafted him, and first time out he didn’t disappoint” — and the postgame script from Brian Daboll was eerily similar on Sunday.

The start of the Jaxson Dart Era echoed the start of the Jones Era in ways that make you wonder whether the Giants will make certain that the two quarterbacks

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