There was a lot of speak about the Cardinals tanking when they traded linebacker Isaiah Simmons to the Giants for a seventh-round choose just before the start off of the typical season. Nonetheless, Sunday’s game amongst the two teams is contradicting these rumors. In the very first 30 minutes of play, Arizona has been dominating. They have picked up 16 very first downs, turned the Giants more than, and scored all of the points. The most current points came from a Matt Prater field objective, providing the Cardinals a 20-point lead with only 1:09 left in the half. On the other hand, the Giants have been struggling on each offense and defense. They have however to score a single point in the very first six quarters of the season, acquiring outscored 60-. This lackluster functionality has shocked a lot of, even these who predicted some regression for the Giants just after final year’s playoff win.

The game began with Arizona missing a field objective on their opening drive. Nonetheless, the Giants’ offense, led by Daniel Jones, failed to take benefit of the chance. They punted the ball appropriate back to the Cardinals, who rapidly discovered their rhythm. James Conner’s touchdown run and Joshua Dobbs’ rushing score established an 86-yard drive for the Cardinals. The Giants did handle to place collectively a decent drive of their personal just before Prater’s final field objective, but Saquon Barkley’s drop resulted in an interception for the second consecutive week. With zero points on the scoreboard and their efforts thwarted by a Zaven Collins sack on the final play of the half, the Giants have tiny to be optimistic about heading into the second half.