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New York Giants rookie Malik Nabers placed on a present to steer his staff to a 21-15 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
Nabers led the Giants (1-2) to their first win of the season with eight receptions for 78 yards and two touchdowns. The 21-year-old LSU product grew to become the primary participant in NFL historical past with 20-plus receptions, 250-plus receiving yards and three-plus receiving touchdowns in his first three profession video games.
New York quarterback Daniel Jones went 24-for-34 passing for 236 yards and two touchdowns, each to Nabers. The Browns (1-2) picked up two landing throws from Deshaun Watson to Amari Cooper.
Malik placing on a present 🔥
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— New York Giants (@Giants) September 22, 2024
Nabers, Giants protection shines
Nabers didn’t let final week’s large drop towards the Washington Commanders cloud his reminiscence. The huge receiver continued his dominant run to his rookie season. We noticed his potential on show in a second quarter landing drive that featured two unimaginable Nabers grabs. First, on a sideline play, he grabbed the ball from Browns cornerback Martin Emerson’s fingers to maintain the drive alive. Then, Nabers caught the landing go on a tip-toeing catch.
In the meantime, the Giants protection made Watson’s life depressing, sacking the quarterback eight occasions, New York’s most since 2014.
Much more encouraging for the Giants was that there wasn’t only one participant who bought to the quarterback. 9 gamers recorded a sack or shared a sack. Azeez Ojulari bought his first prolonged snaps of the 12 months and he made probably the most of them. He had one sack after which recovered an enormous fumble halfway by means of the fourth quarter because the Browns have been threatening. — Charlotte Carroll, Giants beat author
Cleveland’s offense stumbles
The Browns simply weren’t ok offensively. They made it attention-grabbing late, and Cooper broke out of his droop. However Cleveland bought no traction over the sport’s first 40 minutes; talking of 40, the Browns bought 80 whole yards on their first 40 performs. The staff had offensive line accidents, and a fourth-quarter fumbled handoff trade between Watson and Jerome Ford was each deflating and dear.
This Watson-led offense nonetheless doesn’t have a lot id or consistency, and the Giants’ fixed stress received out. The complete New York defensive entrance in all probability deserves a sport ball, and the Browns’ offense has lots of work to do. — Zac Jackson, Browns beat author
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