It took 3 starts for Jaxson Dart to do something Giants fans won’t believe
They say seeing is believing. So, don’t look now, but the New York Giants might have finally found the perfect quarterback to fill the Eli Manning-sized void they’ve been stuck with for six seasons. Rookie sensation Jaxson Dart hasn't just delivered two wins in his first three starts. He's looked every bit the franchise savior fans were hoping for while doing so.
With signature wins over the Los Angeles Chargers and Philadelphia Eagles — under the primetime lights, no less — Dart has proven he belongs in this league. It's only been three starts, but Big Blue Nation is starting to get a sense for what the Dart era is going to look like: Fun. But they're also going to be competitive, which is a far cry from what this fan base has had to suffer through for over a decade.
The eye test already confirms the 22-year-old is the guy, but it’s the quiet milestones from his first 180 minutes of pro football that really paint the picture. Through three starts, Dart's accomplishments rival superstars Lamar Jackson, Jalen Hurts, and Patrick Mahomes, and that alone should have Giants fans bursting with excitement.
Jaxson Dart’s rookie feats put him in rare company with NFL elite
If anyone was wondering, the Ole Miss standout's legs have been put to great use. In fact, his 50-plus rushing yards in all three of his starts puts him in elite company — think Lamar Jackson and Jalen Hurts:
Jaxson Dart joins Jalen Hurts and Lamar Jackson as the only QBs with 50+ rush yards in each of their first 3 career starts in the Super Bowl era 🔥
@Giants | #NYGiants pic.twitter.com/7crEz32d1i — NFL+ (@NFLPlus) October 10, 2025
Good luck tempering expectations or level-setting rational thinking with that company. Between the two, they only share two MVP awards, six Pro Bowls, four All-Pro teams, and a Super Bowl championship. So yeah, not bad company to keep at all.
What could be more impressive than sharing the history books with those two greats is sharing history with today's greatest quarterback, Patrick Mahomes:
Jaxson Dart and Patrick Mahomes are the only QBs since at least 1991 to lead their team to an opening-drive TD in each of their first 3 career starts
#NYGiants | #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/tj0iXXxvax — NFL+ (@NFLPlus) October 10, 2025
That's right, folks. Dart and Mahomes are the only two quarterbacks to lead their respective teams to opening drive touchdowns in their first three starts. I'm not saying the 25th-overall pick is going to be the next modern-day great, but... I'm not
Cautious optimism is the name of the game — but no one would blame you for going full-send into irrational excitement mode. It's unbelievable what Dart's accomplished in such a short time.
The rookie is now forever intertwined with Jackson, Hurts, and Mahomes. Talk about a group every quarterback ever would like to be a part of. The best part is that these milestones are so much cooler than him already tying Daniel Jones for primetime wins as Big Blue's starter under center.
If you’re a Giants fan, you should be losing your mind — this might finally be it.
Broncos Star Gets Honest About Jets QB Justin Fields After Historic Day
The
The Broncos sacked Fields 9 times during the contest.
It was a strong effort from Cooper and the Broncos’ defense when the offense did not have its best at different points.
Jonathan Cooper Gets Real About Justin Fields After Broncos Beat Jets
GettyDenver Broncos defensive ends Jonathon Cooper and John Franklin-Myers.
One fan asked Cooper on X what Fields had done to him, since the
Naturally, Cooper expressed his affinity for Fields, citing their last campaign in Columbus.
“Lead me to a national championship,” Cooper posted on X on October 13. “I love him fr forever my brother.”
The 9th and most important sack of the day.
In addition to the Broncos snapping droughts of various lengths through different combinations of metrics, they held Fields to 45 yards passing on 52.9% completion. The passing yards are his
Moreover, the Jets lost 55 yards on those sacks, giving them a net loss of 10 yards in the game.
That is the fewest passing yards allowed in Broncos history, the first time a team has been held to negative passing yardage since 2023, and the fewest in the NFL
Notably, the Broncos also own the NFL record for fewest passing yards in a game, finishing with a loss of 53 yards against the then-
Jonathon Cooper Helps Tide Star Take Down Former Buckeyes Teammates
GettyJustin Fields #1 and Jonathon Cooper #0 of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrate after defeating the Clemson
Cooper and Fields’ Buckeyes lost that National Championship Game 52-24 against the Alabama Crimson Tide
Eight Broncos players recorded at least one half-sack in the game.
Cooper, who signed a four-year, $54 million contract extension last November, led the Broncos with 2.0 sacks on Fields in the win over the Jets. In a twist of fate, Cooper is now teammates with
Surtain drew attention in this game for helping limit Jets star wideout
Up next, Cooper and the Broncos return home to face the New York Giants in Week 7.
Former Broncos QB Russell Wilson, who was also Fields’ teammate on the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2024, is now with the Giants, and would have been a good matchup for the Denver defense to pad its sack totals.
However, he ceded QB duties to rookie first-round pick Jaxson Dart in Week 4. Wilson is now a backup who has been mentioned in trade speculation.
Justin Fields Accepts Blame for Jets Passing Game Woes vs Broncos
GettyJustin Fields of New York Jets is tackled by Eyioma Uwazurike of Denver Broncos.
Fields came under intense scrutiny during and after the game. However, Jets head coach Aaron Glenn
“Come on, man. What kind of question is that?” Glenn said in response, after acknowledging that Fields’ numbers were poor in the game. “Sometimes this league is [up and down], and there’s a number of guys that have bad games. That doesn’t mean you just bench them. Come on. You know better than that.”
Fields, who has a 799-4-0 line on 65% completion this season, accepted blame for the Jets’ passing game woes against the Broncos, saying, it “starts with me.”
“It wasn’t good enough and that starts with me”
Justin Fields talks about the passing game struggles in today’s loss:
again on Monday after the loss to Cooper and the Broncos.
