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Pat Shurmur Explains Why Daniel Jones Played in Giants Loss vs. Cowboys

After all of the preseason debate over who would start the season at quarterback for the New York Giants, both Eli Manning and Daniel Jones got playing time in the season-opener Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys.

The Cowboys routed the Giants 35-17, which allowed Jones to see his first regular-season action in the NFL. However, according to head coach Pat Shurmur, there's no reason to look into Jones' 17 yards on 3-of-4 passing.

"Today was an obvious situation in my mind to put him in the game and that's it," Shurmur told reporters.