The New York Giants opened their 2025 preseason with a 34–25 road win over the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, on August 9, 2025. Rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart went 12-of-19 for 154 yards and a touchdown in his NFL debut, and the Giants converted nine of 19 third-down attempts against the Bills’ one of nine. Here is every passing, rushing, receiving, defensive, and special teams figure from the game, along with the full box score.
Dawson Knox 11-yd pass from Mitchell Trubisky (Ray Davis kick) — 6 plays, 68 yds, 3:22
NYG 10–7
4
Q2
4:06
Graham Gano 50-yd FG — 12 plays, 51 yds, 4:31
NYG 13–7
5
Q2
0:29
Graham Gano 51-yd FG — 7 plays, 31 yds, 1:57
NYG 16–7
6
Q2
0:02
Caden Davis 24-yd FG — 3 plays, 65 yds, 0:27
NYG 16–10
7
Q3
7:11
KJ Hamler 39-yd pass from Mike White (Caden Davis kick) — 4 plays, 45 yds, 1:24
BUF 17–16
8
Q3
1:11
Gunner Olszewski 7-yd pass from Jameis Winston (2-pt: Winston to Thomas Fidone II) — 11 plays, 67 yds, 6:00
NYG 24–17
9
Q4
11:35
Darrynton Evans 7-yd pass from Mike White (2-pt: White to Laviska Shenault Jr.) — 8 plays, 73 yds, 4:36
BUF 25–24
10
Q4
7:13
Jude McAtamney 42-yd FG — 11 plays, 52 yds, 4:22
NYG 27–25
11
Q4
2:11
Jonathan Ward 8-yd pass from Tommy DeVito (McAtamney kick) — 3 plays, 14 yds, 0:16
NYG 34–25
Team Stats
Stat
NYG
BUF
Total Yards
396
389
Passing Yards
317
331
Rushing Yards
79
58
Completions / Attempts
35/51
27/38
Yards per Pass Attempt
6.2
8.3
Yards per Rush Attempt
3.2
3.9
Yards per Play
5.2
7.1
Total Plays
76
55
Total Drives
13
12
1st Downs
21
20
Passing 1st Downs
15
14
Rushing 1st Downs
6
4
1st Downs via Penalty
0
2
3rd Down Conversions
9/19 (47%)
1/9 (11%)
4th Down Conversions
2/2 (100%)
1/2 (50%)
Red Zone (Made/Att)
2/2 (100%)
2/4 (50%)
Sacks Allowed – Yards Lost
0–0
2–10
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
0
1
Turnovers
0
1
Penalties – Yards
10–70
4–25
Time of Possession
36:19
23:41
Defensive / ST Touchdowns
0
0
Passing Stats
New York Giants — Passing
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
RTG
Jaxson Dart
12/19
154
8.1
1
0
0-0
106.0
Tommy DeVito
10/14
73
5.2
1
0
0-0
107.1
Jameis Winston
7/11
62
5.6
1
0
0-0
108.9
Russell Wilson
6/7
28
4.0
0
0
0-0
83.3
Team
35/51
317
6.2
3
0
0-0
104.8
Buffalo Bills — Passing
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
RTG
Mitchell Trubisky
9/13
138
10.6
1
0
0-0
129.6
Mike White
8/13
112
8.6
2
0
1-8
128.8
Shane Buechele
10/12
91
7.6
0
0
1-2
98.3
Team
27/38
331
9.0
3
0
2-10
125.0
Rushing Stats
New York Giants — Rushing
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Jaxson Dart
3
24
8.0
0
19
Dante Miller
10
22
2.2
0
10
Jameis Winston
1
12
12.0
0
12
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
3
9
3.0
0
5
Jonathan Ward
3
5
1.7
0
3
Montrell Washington
1
3
3.0
0
3
Devin Singletary
2
3
1.5
0
3
Tommy DeVito
2
1
0.5
0
1
Team
25
79
3.2
0
19
Buffalo Bills — Rushing
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Ty Johnson
3
26
8.7
0
14
Frank Gore Jr.
5
21
4.2
0
11
Ray Davis
4
7
1.8
0
4
Darrynton Evans
2
4
2.0
0
3
Shane Buechele
1
0
0.0
0
0
Team
15
58
3.9
0
14
Receiving Stats
New York Giants — Receiving
Player
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
TGT
Dante Miller
7
80
11.4
0
18
7
Montrell Washington
3
60
20.0
0
29
6
Lil’Jordan Humphrey
2
36
18.0
1
28
4
Jonathan Ward
4
35
8.8
1
21
5
Gunner Olszewski
5
27
5.4
1
9
8
Thomas Fidone II
3
22
7.3
0
16
3
Wan’Dale Robinson
1
11
11.0
0
11
1
Theo Johnson
2
10
5.0
0
7
2
Zach Pascal
1
9
9.0
0
9
1
Jordan Bly
1
8
8.0
0
8
1
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
2
7
3.5
0
7
2
Greg Dulcich
2
7
3.5
0
7
3
Ihmir Smith-Marsette
1
5
5.0
0
5
1
Daniel Bellinger
1
0
0.0
0
0
1
Devin Singletary
0
0
—
0
0
1
Dalen Cambre
0
0
—
0
0
2
Juice Wells Jr.
0
0
—
0
0
2
Team
35
317
9.1
3
29
50
Buffalo Bills — Receiving
Player
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
TGT
Tyrell Shavers
2
70
35.0
0
58
4
Frank Gore Jr.
5
50
10.0
0
19
5
KJ Hamler
1
39
39.0
1
39
1
Stephen Gosnell
4
30
7.5
0
9
4
Joshua Palmer
2
21
10.5
0
12
3
Kristian Wilkerson
1
20
20.0
0
20
2
Reggie Gilliam
1
19
19.0
0
19
1
Laviska Shenault Jr.
1
17
17.0
0
17
1
Deon Cain
1
17
17.0
0
17
3
Darrynton Evans
2
14
7.0
1
7
2
Dawson Knox
1
11
11.0
1
11
1
Dalton Kincaid
1
10
10.0
0
10
1
Keleki Latu
1
9
9.0
0
9
1
Ray Davis
1
7
7.0
0
7
2
Zach Davidson
1
5
5.0
0
5
4
Matt Sokol
1
2
2.0
0
2
1
Keon Coleman
1
0
0.0
0
0
1
Jackson Hawes
0
0
—
0
0
1
Team
27
341
12.6
3
58
38
Defensive Stats
New York Giants — Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Nic Jones
5
4
0
0
0
0
K’Von Wallace
5
3
0
0
0
0
K.J. Cloyd
5
2
0
0
0
1
Dyontae Johnson
4
3
0
0
0
0
Trace Ford
4
1
0
0
0
1
Deonte Banks
3
3
0
0
1
0
Chris Board
3
2
0
0
0
0
Dane Belton
3
2
0
0
0
0
O’Donnell Fortune
3
2
0
0
0
0
TJ Moore
3
1
0
0
0
0
Paulson Adebo
2
2
0
0
0
0
Raheem Layne
2
2
0
0
1
0
Makari Paige
2
2
0
0
0
0
D.J. Davidson
2
1
1
1
0
1
Roy Robertson-Harris
2
1
0
0
0
1
Jordon Riley
1
1
1
1
0
1
Cory Durden
1
1
0
0
0
0
Greg Dulcich
1
1
0
0
0
0
Dante Miller
1
1
0
0
0
0
Dru Phillips
1
1
0
0
0
0
Abdul Carter
1
0
0
0
0
0
Micah McFadden
1
0
0
0
1
0
Darius Muasau
1
0
0
0
0
0
Tomon Fox
1
0
0
0
0
1
Tyler Nubin
1
0
0
0
0
0
Dee Williams
1
0
0
0
0
0
Jeremiah Ledbetter
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team
60
36
2
2
3
6
Buffalo Bills — Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Keonta Jenkins
6
5
0
0
0
1
Cam Lewis
5
4
0
0
0
0
Joe Andreessen
5
3
0
1
0
0
Jimmy Ciarlo
4
4
0
1
0
0
Ja’Marcus Ingram
4
3
0
0
0
0
Tre’Davious White
3
3
0
0
0
0
Justin Hollins
3
3
0
0
0
0
Dane Jackson
3
3
0
0
1
0
Jordan Hancock
3
3
0
0
0
0
Matt Milano
3
2
0
0
0
0
Taron Johnson
2
2
0
0
0
0
Edefuan Ulofoshio
2
2
0
0
0
0
DeWayne Carter
2
2
0
0
0
0
Dorian Strong
2
2
0
0
0
0
Wande Owens
2
2
0
0
0
0
Christian Benford
2
1
0
0
0
0
Damar Hamlin
2
0
0
0
0
0
Javon Solomon
2
0
0
0
1
1
Michael Hoecht
1
1
0
0
1
0
Ed Oliver
1
1
0
0
1
0
Darrick Forrest
1
1
0
0
0
0
Greg Rousseau
1
1
0
0
0
0
Te’Cory Couch
1
1
0
0
2
0
Zion Logue
1
1
0
0
0
0
Daequan Hardy
1
1
0
0
0
0
Reid Ferguson
1
1
0
0
0
0
Jalen Virgil
1
1
0
0
0
0
Frank Gore Jr.
1
1
0
0
0
0
Stephen Gosnell
1
1
0
0
0
0
Marcus Harris
1
1
0
0
0
0
Brandon Codrington
1
1
0
0
0
0
Keleki Latu
1
1
0
0
0
0
Zach Davidson
1
1
0
0
0
0
Darrynton Evans
1
0
0
0
0
0
Tyrell Shavers
1
0
0
0
0
0
DaQuan Jones
0
0
0
0
0
1
Larry Ogunjobi
0
0
0
0
0
1
T.J. Sanders
0
0
0
0
0
2
Deone Walker
0
0
0
0
1
0
Team
72
59
0
2
7
6
Kicking Stats
Player
FG
PCT
LG
XP
PTS
Graham Gano (NYG)
3/3
100%
53
1/1
10
Jude McAtamney (NYG)
1/1
100%
42
1/1
4
Caden Davis (BUF)
1/1
100%
24
1/1
4
Ray Davis (BUF)
0/0
—
—
1/1
1
Punting Stats
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
In 20
LG
Jamie Gillan (NYG)
4
181
45.3
0
1
57
Brad Robbins (BUF)
6
318
53.0
1
3
61
Kick Return Stats
New York Giants — Kick Returns
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Ihmir Smith-Marsette
2
46
23.0
40
0
Montrell Washington
1
25
25.0
25
0
Dante Miller
1
20
20.0
20
0
Team
4
91
22.8
40
0
Buffalo Bills — Kick Returns
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Laviska Shenault Jr.
2
62
31.0
32
0
KJ Hamler
2
48
24.0
24
0
Daequan Hardy
1
27
27.0
27
0
Brandon Codrington
1
22
22.0
22
0
Team
6
159
26.5
32
0
Punt Return Stats
New York Giants — Punt Returns
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Ihmir Smith-Marsette
2
23
11.5
19
0
Dee Williams
2
15
7.5
15
0
Montrell Washington
1
8
8.0
8
0
Team
5
46
9.2
19
0
Buffalo Bills — Punt Returns
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Laviska Shenault Jr.
1
7
7.0
7
0
Brandon Codrington
1
4
4.0
4
0
Team
2
11
5.5
7
0
Fumbles
Team
Player
FUM
LOST
REC
NYG
Trace Ford
0
0
1
BUF
Jacob Bayer
1
1
0
Officiating Crew
Role
Official
Referee
Ronald Torbert
Umpire
Barry Anderson
Down Judge
Frank LeBlanc
Line Judge
Brian Bolinger
Field Judge
Ryan Dickson
Side Judge
Keith Washington
Back Judge
Courtney Brown
New York finished with 396 total yards to Buffalo’s 389, held the ball for 36 minutes and 19 seconds, and did not commit a single turnover against the Bills’ one lost fumble. The Giants left Highmark Stadium at 1-0 in the 2025 preseason, while Buffalo dropped to 0-1 heading into the following week.
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