PHILADELPHIA — The New York Giants benched amateur quarterback Tommy DeVito for Tyrod Taylor to alpha the additional bisected of the team’s 33-25 accident to the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field Monday.
It did not arise that DeVito was injured. He stood on the amusement with his helmet on aboriginal in the third quarter. The FOX advertisement appear that it was “a coach’s decision.”
DeVito, the undrafted amateur who abundantly lives at home and bound became a fan admired by acceptable three of his aboriginal four starts, competed 9 of 16 passes for 55 yards in the aboriginal half. The Giants trailed 20-3 and their breach produced aloof 101 absolute yards.
The Giants amid Taylor and anon denticulate a touchdown, alike if it came afterward a fumbled alpha by Philadelphia and on three beeline handoffs to Saquon Barkley to alpha the additional half.
Tyrod Taylor in loss
It was aloof one anniversary ago that Giants drillmaster Brian Daboll doubled-down on DeVito actuality his starter. He had befuddled seven touchdown passes to aloof one interception while activity 3-2 in bristles starts.
“He’s becoming it,” Daboll said aftermost Monday. “I’m not activity to accomplish a week-to-week change. He’s becoming it. It’s not consistently activity to be perfect, but he’s becoming the befalling to play.”
Taylor accomplished 7-of-16 casual for 133 yards, a touchdown and an interception.
