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It was almost the perfect script for Jaxson Dart’s first NFL career start.

Dart created highlights with his legs and made clutch throws with his arm, the big-money defense made big stands and the Giants surprisingly got into the win column by taking down the undefeated Chargers with a 21-18 victory at MetLife Stadium.

“Let’s go Giants” chants echoed through a beaten-down home crowd in the fourth quarter for the first time in ages.

And yet … a pit in the stomach could not be ignored.

There were no banner-bearing planes flying overhead of the stadium – reportedly cancelled because of the weather – but there was a dark cloud.

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