Wins aren’t a quarterback stat. Not a real one anyway. More often than not, if a quarterback’s record is bad, so is the rest of the team.
That’s certainly been the case with Daniel Jones and the New York Giants over the last four years since they drafted him sixth overall in 2019. He hasn’t been great, but neither have the Giants.
That said, Jones’ 0-9 career record in primetime entering Sunday night’s important game against the Washington Commanders was still an ugly blemish on his resume. No other quarterback over the last 20 years had as many games in primetime without a win.
That changed Sunday night.
With their win over the Commanders, the Giants snap their 11-game losing streak in prime-time games.
It's the Giants' first prime-time win since 2018 Week 10 at the 49ers. pic.twitter.com/qU8bWz1xQ4
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 19, 2022
By beating the Commanders, Daniel Jones gets his first win in primetime.
He is now 1-9 SU in primetime matchups 😅 pic.twitter.com/NOxjBeLgSi
— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) December 19, 2022
In a game the Giants had to have to give themselves a realistic shot at securing their first playoff berth since 2016, and as a 4.5-point road dog, New York defeated the Commanders 20-12. Jones passed for 160 yards without a score, but he made his share of big plays to contribute to the win and didn’t do anything to get in the way.
With the win, he improved to 1-9 in primetime and the Giants snapped an 11-game primetime losing streak.
Twitter was happy for Danny Dimes
Daniel Jones finally got his win in primetime and it sets him up for likely his first ever postseason appearance. 🙌🏼 #GiantsNation pic.twitter.com/qajlNRN1LQ
— Giants Nation (@NYG_Nation10) December 19, 2022
The 0-9 in primetime games is over. Daniel Jones has his first win of his career in a primetime game.
By far Jones’ biggest win of his career. pic.twitter.com/xdQ2LgaEVl
— Doug Rush (@TheDougRush) December 19, 2022
DANIEL JONES FINALLY WON A PRIMETIME GAMEpic.twitter.com/pUjbNWUUdQ
— AP 🌵𓅓🍎 (@Light_2610) December 19, 2022
Daniel Jones just won his first game ever in primetime and what a big game it was…
— Big Blue United (@BigBlueUnited) December 19, 2022
Daniel Jones is 1-9 in PrimeTime thank you very much. #TogetherBlue pic.twitter.com/KGPuwaqcpK
— Lᴀᴡʀᴇɴᴄᴇ Tʏɴᴇs (@lt4kicks) December 19, 2022
DANIEL JONES PRIMETIME WIN AND THE GIANTS ARE ALMOST PLAYOFF BOUND pic.twitter.com/twyeJnDMtI
— Obi Toppin Enthusiast (@paulxknicks) December 19, 2022
🚨DANIEL JONES HAS A PRIME TIME WIN🚨
After starting his primetime career 0-9, the Giants QB secured his first win under the bright lights tonight in Washington 🔥 pic.twitter.com/jkPxcTNlwu
— Pickswise (@Pickswise) December 19, 2022
Does that count as a primetime win for Daniel Jones? Asking for a friend… #TogetherBlue pic.twitter.com/WKEENdgJQP
— 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐉 | 𝐍𝐘 𝐆𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐑 (@TheMaj_NFL) December 19, 2022
Giants first primetime win in 4 years.
Daniel Jones first primetime win.
First Division win of the season.
First non losing season since 2016.
Most wins in NFL history against a single team.#TogetherBlue #TommysTakes
— Tommy (@TommyG105) December 19, 2022
A Daniel jones primetime win. In the biggest of them all. pic.twitter.com/xJuHJRWqdC
— LFGM (@LGM_NYR) December 19, 2022
One step closer
The Giants still haven’t clinched a playoff spot, but thanks to the win, they only need to win one of their final three games to do so.
Up next, they visit the Vikings as 3.5-point underdogs before hosting the Colts then closing the season at the Eagles — who could be resting players by then.
