Giants bench Tommy DeVito for Tyrod Taylor ending DeVitomania

Giants bench Tommy DeVito for Tyrod Taylor ending DeVitomania

The are no longer serving "Tommy Cutlets" at quarterback. has been benched in favor of for the Giants' Week 17 matchup against the (), coach Brian Daboll told reporters Wednesday.Daboll's decision comes after he benched DeVito at halftime of the to the . New York nearly came back from a 20-3 deficit before falling 33-25."I thought Taylor did some good things in Dontae Johnson Jersey the second half of Philly, so he earned the right to start this game," Daboll explained. "Getting ready for the Rams. Really have nothing else to add on it. That's where we're at."ADVERTISEMENT DeVito became a local icon and a league-wide sensation prior to struggling in his last two outings. The undrafted rookie led a previously 2-8 Giants team to three straight wins shortly after becoming the team's starting quarterback. Each victory was an upset as well, with the Cedar Grove, New Jersey, native throwing for 592 yards, five touchdowns and zero interceptions over that stretch.But DeVito's numbers took a ma sive hit though over the last two games, completing just 58 percent of his pa ses for 232 yards as the Giants offense failed to score a touchdown in his last six quarters of play.Taylor helped give the Giants' sputtering offense a spark Monday, even if he wasn't fully responsible for all three of their second-half touchdowns. The Giants recovered a fumble on the opening kickoff of the second half, running three times in a row before he found the end zone. New York added a pick-six later in the third quarter to cut Philadelphia's lead to 20-18.Taylor made some plays, however, late in the game. He completed a 69-yard touchdown pa s to that cut back into the Eagles' lead. He also drove the Giants to the Eagles' 26-yard line on the game's final drive before throwing an interception on a Hail Mary. He finished the game by completing seven of 15 pa ses for 113 yards and a touchdown, adding 21 rushing yards on a pair of scrambles.Sunday will mark the fourth time Taylor will start in a game this season. He previously filled in when had a neck injury before Taylor suffered a rib injury, forcing the veteran backup to be placed on injured reserve for several weeks. DeVito emerged during that time, with Taylor serving as the team's backup upon his return in Week 14.The Giants went 1-2 in Taylor's three previous starts this season. He has completed 61.7 percent of his pa ses for 725 yards, three touchdowns and an interception with an 87.2 pa ser rating over nine appearances this season, adding 119 rushing yards. Solomon Thomas Jersey

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