The New York Giants were finally starting to feel fun again.
Sure, the record didn’t show it, but there was something different brewing with this rookie class. Quarterback Jaxson Dart had the aura. Running back Cam Skattebo was maniacal. They had that college-like chaos energy — the kind that made it effortless to root for them, even when the scoreboard didn’t exactly cooperate.
Week 8 in Philadelphia was supposed to be more of the same. The pair got off to a hot start with an 18-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter. Life was simpler back then, until everything unraveled in the second quarter, and the collective sigh from Giants fans was loud enough to register on the Richter scale.