Tommy DeVito authors game-winning drive for New York Giants - ESPN
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — There is no debate. The New York Giants are now Tommy DeVito's team down the stretch after he added a last-minute, game-winning drive to his resume in a 24-22 win over the Green Bay Packers on Monday night at MetLife Stadium.
The undrafted rookie went 4-for-4 for 53 yards as the Giants went 57 yards in seven plays in the final 1:33 to set up Randy Bullock's 37-yard field goal as time expired. It only added to the improbable story that is unfolding.
«You enjoy it when it's an outcome like this, right?» DeVito said. «I mean, I enjoy being on the field any play, no matter what play it is. So just try to enjoy it.»
The Giants (5-8) are now just one-game back of five teams for the final NFC wild-card spot, including the Packers (6-7). This after starting a woeful 2-7 before turning to DeVito because of injuries to Daniel Jones and Tyrod Taylor.
They're in this position because DeVito has won three of his four starts, including three straight. He's just the third undrafted rookie quarterback in the common draft era to win three of his first four career starts, according to Elias Sports. He joins Washington's Ed Rubbert (1987) and Pittsburgh's Devlin Hodges (2019).
DeVito's taking it all in stride, even after a heroic second-half effort on Monday night.
«I think as a quarterback you have to stay even keel through it all. You know, because when you are winning like we are right now, everything is high and when you are losing, everything is low,» DeVito said. «So, as a quarterback you have to be able to stay even through it all. So, I take pride in that, it's something that I've grown over, obviously over time, from when I was playing from when I was five. Throughout high school and college, just