‘MNF’ takeaways: Heroics from ‘Tommy Cutlets’ seals win

The New York Giants knocked off the Inexperienced Bay Packers (6-7) 24-22 on “Monday Evening time Soccer” to extend their win streak to three video video games and improve to 5-8 on the season. Listed below are an important takeaways from the Giants’ thrilling win. 

Saquon Barkley’s fumble wouldn’t come once more to haunt the Giants: New York appeared on its choice to icing a well-earned victory sooner than Barkley coughed up an expensive fumble on a 34-yard rushing strive with merely over 4 minutes remaining inside the fourth quarter. 

On the play, Packers cornerback Carrington Valentine scooped the ball up and returned it to New York’s 16-yard line, which prepare a Malik Heath 6-yard go-ahead touchdown with 1:36 left inside the recreation. 

Ultimately, Giants QB Tommy DeVito’s “Jersey Juice” was too strong for the cheeseheads. The undrafted free agent and New Jersey native remained unfazed on the last word drive, going a great 4-of-4 passing for 53 yards, along with an important 32-yard strike to WR Wan’Dale Robinson to rearrange a 37-yard game-winning space goal from Randy Bullock. 

Common, DeVito achieved 80.9% of his passes for 158 yards and one touchdown whereas together with 71 yards rushing. 

Now 3-1 as a starter, DeVito has emerged as yet another compelling and shocking success story involving a quarterback this season. Whereas DeVito stays to be working to secure a long-term gig — and eventually switch out of his mom and father’ residence — Daniel Jones’ future inside the NFL rests inside the rookie’s fingers and can get brighter with each win. 

QB Jordan Love shines down the stretch, nonetheless the Giants safety snaps his scorching streak: Although he put the Packers able to win, Love’s two first-half turnovers had been among the many many deciding parts in Monday’s contest. The 25-year-old, who threw for 218 with one touchdown, an interception and a fumble misplaced, hadn’t turned the ball over in any of his three earlier video video games.

New York’s safety has dominated the turnover battle all through its three-game profitable streak, forcing 12 takeaways in that span, which is very spectacular considering the group recorded merely 16 turnovers remaining season. 

Kayvon Thibodeaux continues to indicate why primetime loves him as a result of the Giants’ second-year linebacker racked up eight tackles, one half-sack, one pressured fumble and a transfer breakup. If there was nonetheless any debate whether or not or not Thibodeaux, whose 11.5 sacks are tied for ninth inside the NFL, the earlier top-five select as quickly as as soon as extra dispelled that notion. 

Updated playoff picture: Whatever the loss, Inexperienced Bay shouldn’t be concerned about missing the postseason merely however. Based mostly on the New York Times‘ playoff simulator, which runs lots of of simulations to predict the rest of the season’s outcomes, the Packers have a greater than 99% chance of qualifying for the postseason within the occasion that they win out.

With Inexperienced Bay’s remaining video video games in the direction of Tampa Bay (6-7), Carolina (1-12), Minnesota (7-6), and Chicago (5-8), a four-game profitable streak may be unlikely, nonetheless not out of the question. Even so, as long as the Packers deal with to finish 3-1 down the stretch, the simulator supplies them a 96% chance of reaching the playoffs.

New York, alternatively, harm its draft place better than it improved its possibilities of constructing the playoffs. The Giants entered Monday’s movement with a decrease than 1% chance to make the postseason, per the New York Events’ model. 

Although they’re solely a recreation once more from a playoff spot, they seen their possibilities enhance to easily 2% with the win, and had they misplaced, the Giants would’ve rocketed into the very best 4 for the 2024 NFL Draft order.