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The New York Giants and the New York Jets are kind of ... trash. Rookie pass-rusher Abdul Carter just pushed his Giants into the lead. The Giants, who drafted the Penn State star No. 3 overall this year,
Then the "no quit" that first-year head coach Aaron Glenn referred to several times in his postgame remarks rose up hot as QB Adrian Martinez and the Jets offense caught fire, moving to two long-drive touchdowns and then getting within a 60-yard field goal with a minute to play of pulling out an improbable 20-19 victory.
Led by rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart, the New York Giants lit up the skies and the Jets in a 31-12 victory to close out Week 2 of the preseason.
Carter was flattened by a chip block from Jets tight end Stone Smartt in the second quarter, and as he got back up to his knees, right tackle Chukwuma Okorafor put Carter right back on his behind. The Giants rookie fired off a spicy tweet in response to the official NFL account’s tweet featuring a video of the moment.
New York Giants rookie edge rusher Abdul Carter isn't sweating his unflattering moment from Saturday's preseason game against the New York Jets that went viral.
Justin Fields and the New York Jets' passing offense struggled against the Giants. Fields, who signed a two-year, $40 million deal to replace Aaron Rodgers, completed just one of five passes for 4 yards in the Jets' 31-12 preseason loss Saturday night.
Jaxson Dart took another step Saturday night toward grabbing the Giants’ starting quarterback job if Russell Wilson falters early this regular season.