Sam Darnold felt hands around his waist and a tug on his jersey from a blitzer, so he lofted a pass into traffic for a crushing red-zone interception in a loss to the Dolphins.
Sam Darnold was in the arms of the Giants’ best pass-rusher and falling forward as he zipped a pass across the middle so Robby Anderson could gain a first down and extend one of four touchdown drives in a victory.
What a difference a week makes. Actually, scratch that. What a difference the end result makes in perception of Darnold’s aggressive, freelance decision-making.