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Kicking duo saves the Giants with stellar play versus Titans: ‘Earned all of our trust’

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Braziller, Z. (2026, September 28). Kicking duo saves the Giants with stellar play versus Titans: ‘Earned all of our trust’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/27/sports/jordan-stout-dominic-zvada-save-giants-in-kicking-game-vs-titans/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-28 · by Zach Braziller

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In a rain-soaked game against the Titans at MetLife Stadium, undrafted rookie kicker Dominic Zvada and punter Jordan Stout were crucial in securing the Giants' 12-7 victory. Zvada successfully made all four of his field goal attempts from various distances to account for the team’s entire scoring output. Meanwhile, Stout averaged 50.5 yards on six punts, including a 74-yard effort, which kept the Titans pinned deep in their own territory and stifled their offense. Coach John Harbaugh praised both players' performances, highlighting how their contributions turned the game into a field-position battle that the Giants won.
Written by AI on 2026-09-28, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Brian Burns, the star linebacker for the New York Giants, is expected to miss the rest of the 2026 season after suffering a torn ACL in his right knee during Sunday's game against the Tennessee Titans. This follows Jaxson Dart, the team’s second-year quarterback, who was lost for the season with a severe knee injury two weeks earlier. Burns' prognosis is better than Dart's as he won't need surgery on an ankle injury sustained in the same Rams loss but now faces a significant recovery period due to the ACL tear.

The Giants are rallying around backup quarterback Jameis Winston, who led them to a 12-7 victory over the Titans, dedicating the win to Dart. Despite Winston's modest performance (14 of 22 passes for 118 yards), the team’s defense and special teams played crucial roles in securing the narrow win.

With key players sidelined, the Giants are entering an uncertain phase of their season, focusing on building a cohesive unit around Winston as they aim to make the playoffs despite significant injuries.

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Big Blue’s Giants Michigan Titans

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Giants ORG · 7× Stout PERSON · 4× Titans ORG · 3× Paul Schwartz PERSON · 2× Zvada PERSON · 2× Big Blue’s ORG · 1× Dominic Zvada PERSON · 1× Francis Mauigoa PERSON · 1× Jordan Stout PERSON · 1× NOWZvada PERSON · 1×

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tRY IT NOWZvada made all four of his field goal attempts to account for the entirety of Big Blue’s scoring, and Stout repeatedly pinned the Titans deep in their own end in the Giants’ 12-7 win at a rain-soaked MetLife Stadium. “
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2026-09-28 · New York Post
Kicking duo saves the Giants with stellar play versus Titans: ‘Earned all of our trust’ · assertive framing

Claims (19 extracted, 0 hedged)

A newcomer and a rookie saved the Giants on Sunday. asserted
newcomer → save → Sunday
You probably won’t see anyone wearing their jerseys anytime soon outside of their family members. asserted
anyone → see → members
But make no mistake, the Giants probably aren’t 2-1 if not for Jordan Stout and Dominic Zvada. asserted
Giants → make → Stout
tRY IT NOWZvada made all four of his field goal attempts to account for the entirety of Big Blue’s scoring, and Stout repeatedly pinned the Titans deep in their own end in the Giants’ 12-7 win at a rain-soaked MetLife Stadium. “ asserted
Stout → try → Stadium
I see it in practice. asserted
I → see → practice
There’s a reason why he won the job,” right guard Francis Mauigoa said of Zvada, an undrafted rookie out of Michigan. asserted
Mauigoa → ’ → Michigan
“He earned all of our trust.” asserted
He → earn → trust
Zvada wasn’t asked to make any long kicks in poor conditions, but he was still very valuable, and has shown impressive poise for a 22-year-old. asserted
he → ask → old
In the offseason, the Giants made Stout the highest-paid punter in the sport, giving him a three-year, $12.3 million deal to join his old coach, John Harbaugh. asserted
Stout → make → coach
Stout, a first-team All-Pro last season, averaged 50.5 on six punts, including a 74-yard blast. asserted
Stout → average → blast
Three times, he pinned the Titans inside their 20-yard line. asserted
he → pin → line
On a wet day, that was significant, especially since the Titans didn’t get going offensively until the fourth quarter. asserted
Titans → go → quarter
How about the field position that was flipped?” Harbaugh said. asserted
Harbaugh → flip → position
“We had numerous long punts with great coverage, even created a few penalties that backed them up even a little further from the top of the catch. asserted
that → have → catch
The conditions made it difficult for the two offenses, and the respective coaching staffs didn’t push it. asserted
staffs → make → it
It became a field-position game. asserted
It → become → ?
“I didn’t expect there to be a — what do you call it? — a nor’easter? asserted
you → expect → it
I didn’t expect one of those to come through this early,” Stout said. asserted
Stout → expect → those
“Hopefully it’s gonna keep getting better, the weather. asserted
it → go → ?
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