To whom did Pat Shurmur dedicate his first win as head coach of the Giants?
The man who hired him. Shurmur held up the game ball in the postgame locker room and said he would bring it back to New Jersey on Sunday night to present it to Dave Gettleman. The general manager did not make the trip as he continues to battle lymphoma. Surrounded by the players, Shurmur told them he was going to give the ball to “the guy who has kind of assembled all of us.” Later he noted that Gettleman is doing a good job not only leading the Giants but “fighting for his life.