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Grading the Giants: Defense leads the way again in win over Cowboys

Xavier McKinney #29 of the New York Giants celebrates his interception late in the fourth quarter against the Dallas Cowboys with his teammates at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021. Credit: Jim McIsaac

OFFENSE: D

It would have been hard to imagine that grade when the Giants started the game with a crisp six-play, 77-yard drive, or when they took a 20-6 lead late in the second quarter on Daniel Jones’ second touchdown pass. But they scored just three points in the second half and had two turnovers — both credited to Jones but neither his fault as one interception went off Evan Engram’s hands and a handoff to Wayne Gallman was botched.