If it is not one type of pressure on Daniel Jones, it’s the other. In an ironic twist given his career spent as a tackling dummy behind poor offensive lines, Jones’ best path to quieting speculation about his tenuous job security might be to lean into the veteran protection affording him the time to complete 67.

That has allowed Jones’ critics to resurface and attack, which they’ve done in spades over the past several days. The latest is FOX Sports radio host Colin Cowherd, who believes the Giants are a quarterback away from being Super Bowl contenders.

Sure, the final score was closer Thursday night, 20-15, than it was either of the times these two teams matched up last year, but as Giants coach Brian Daboll preached progress after the game — he’s now 0-5 against the Cowboys, while the Giants have lost 14 of 15 to Dallas — it was hard to put a lot of stock in that message.