Look at the numbers and the conclusion seems obvious: Daniel Jones over Sam Darnold.
Except the debate that could rage here for a decade is not as easy as judging on a one-game sample, even if it is an apples-to-apples comparison provided by the unbeaten Patriots.
The best defense in the NFL — maybe one of the best defenses ever in the NFL — tortured the young franchise quarterbacks of the Giants and Jets in back-to-back games in the prime-time window.
Jones emerged as the slightly lesser of two evils.
In a 33-0 loss on “Monday Night Football,” Darnold finished an abysmal 11 of 32 passing for 86 yards, with four interceptions and a passer rating of 3.