Led by rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart, the New York Giants lit up the skies and the Jets in a 31-12 victory to close out Week 2 of the preseason.

Despite a strong preseason opening performance, former Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez struggled in his second showcase for the 2025 preseason.

The New York Giants play the New York Jets in 2025 NFL preseason action, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.

Jaxson Dart shined in his preseason home debut for the New York Giants as they beat the Jets 31-12. Dart got time with the first-team offense, at one point completed 13 consecutive passes and threw for a touchdown and ran for another.

Aaron Glenn was heading into halftime when he stopped to do a quick interview about the half. During this 30-second interaction, he voiced his displeasure with the team ( h/t NYJets_Media on X ). “Sloppy. Sloppy, and we gotta get better,” Glenn said.

The New York Jets did not back up their strong preseason debut. But it wasn't all bad. Here's who stood out the most.

The New York Jets and New York Giants will meet in a 2025 NFL preseason game on Saturday. The Jets and Giants share a home at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., and the Giants will be the designated home team this year.

Carter was flattened by a chip block from Jets tight end Stone Smartt in the second quarter, and as he got back up to his knees, right tackle Chukwuma Okorafor put Carter right back on his behind. The Giants rookie fired off a spicy tweet in response to the official NFL account’s tweet featuring a video of the moment.