As if New York Giants fans needed more reasons to believe in Jaxson Dart, finding out he has done things in his first three career starts that put him in the same company as Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson will only intensify the hype.
In the aftermath of the Giants’ 34-17 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night, the NFL noted Dart joined Mahomes as the only quarterbacks since at least 1991 to lead their team to an opening-drive touchdown in each of their first three career starts.
Other milestones Dart hit include matching Jackson and Jalen Hurts as the only quarterbacks with at least 50 rushing yards in each of their first three career starts in the Super Bowl Era and first rookie quarterback to defeat the reigning Super Bowl MVP (Hurts) within his first three career starts.
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