Dart was checked for a concussion after that hit but came back 2 plays later and found rookie third-rounder Malachi Fields for a 15-yard touchdown. New York was without a chunk of its secondary and receiving corps Saturday — corners Greg Newsome II, Paulson Adebo and Dru Phillips all sat, and so did wideouts Jalin Hyatt and JuJu Smith-Schuster, with Malik Nabers a healthy scratch. Cam Skattebo got the early work out of the backfield, taking 4 carries for 19 yards over the first two drives, and Odell Beckham Jr. got run too.
It was 80 degrees and sunny at MetLife for a game that stayed tight throughout, with Minnesota's 13 points enough to hold off New York's 10. Preseason openers rarely tell you much on the scoreboard, but this one had two teams sorting out real questions at the most important position on the field.