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The Giants’ high hopes for the futures of running back Saquon Barkley and quarterback Daniel Jones look a lot like the first half of Sunday’s game in Washington.
Jones has thrown three touchdown pass, including a 33-yard strike to Barkley, in the first half of the matchup between the NFC East bottom-dwellers. Barkley also had a 67-yard rushing touchdown and the Giants lead 28-14 after 30 minutes of play.
Barkley has nine carries for 126 yards overall and Jones is 14-of-18 for 165 yards. Those are the kinds of numbers the Giants will be hoping to see on a regular basis in 2020.
If they hold on to win on Sunday, it would hurt their chances of landing the No. 2 pick in the 2020 draft. That would likely preclude the addition of Ohio State defensive lineman Chase Young, but they should still be in the market for help for a defense that’s struggled against Dwayne Haskins through the first half.
Haskins is 12-of-15 for 133 yards and two touchdowns, which is a far better showing than his first meeting with the Giants this season. That came when he relieved Case Keenum in Week Four and turned in a performance that he said makes him feel sick to his stomach.
There’s less reason to feel ill on Sunday, but there’s clearly still a lot of work to do in Washington.