Giants' Jaxson Dart accomplishes feat only one other rookie QB has in last 20 seasons

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rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart has officially arrived.

The first-year signal-caller shined on Thursday night against the en route to a dominant 34-17 Giants win.

Dart showed all of the traits that had the Giants believing he could be the guy. Not only was Dart running all over the place, he was fantastic throwing the football.

The Ole Miss product completed 17-of-25 passes for 195 yards and one touchdown and added 13 carries for another 58 yards and one score.

With the win over the Eagles on Thursday night, Dart became the second rookie quarterback in the last 20 seasons to beat a defending Super Bowl champion in a primetime game, per NFL researcher Dante Koplowitz-Fleming.

The other? Robert Griffin III against the Giants in 2012.

As if we needed more evidence to support just how special Dart was on Thursday night.

He wasn't the only rookie to shine, though, as he was joined by running back Cam Skattebo, who plowed through Philly's defense and finished with 98 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries while adding two catches for 12 yards.

Don't look now, but there's some life in New York after the Giants have won two of their last three thanks to the incredible spark provided by Dart and Skattebo.

There might be hope yet for head coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen, who looked finished just a few weeks ago.

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