Jaxson Dart Makes Nfl History With Another Dominant Rushing Game

Giants rookie backmost Jaxson Dart continued to electrify New York’s discourtesy successful nan aerial and connected nan crushed Sunday arsenic they traveled to Chicago for a snowy title pinch nan Bears.

Dart sewage nan Giants connected nan committee pinch a three-yard rushing touchdown successful nan 2nd quarter, past added different people connected nan crushed pinch a 24-yard scamper successful nan first thrust of nan 2nd half. He now has a rushing touchdown successful 5 consecutive games and 7 full connected nan year.

The Ole Miss merchandise and 25th prime of this year’s NFL draught has tied Cam Newton for nan astir rushing touchdowns by a backmost complete nan first 7 starts of their career. Per Stathead, Cam Newton is nan only different QB to person 7 rushing scores complete their first 7 starts. Dart ties Newton’s full pinch 2 touchdowns connected nan crushed successful his seventh profession commencement Sunday.

On nan Giants’ adjacent thrust pursuing nan agelong touchdown run, Dart fumbled nan shot connected a scramble arsenic it was poked free by Bears information C.J. Gardner-Johnson. He appeared to get injured connected nan play and Russell Wilson entered nan crippled for nan Giants arsenic Dart was evaluated for a concussion. Nevertheless, nan rookie QB had a large time pinch complete 300 yards of full discourtesy entering nan 4th quarter. He’s now thrown a touchdown walk successful each of his 7 starts entering, and he’s recovered nan extremity area connected nan crushed successful 5 consecutive games.

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