Panthers 20, Giants 17
Q. DJ, how frustrating is this outcome?
DANIEL JONES: Yeah, it's very frustrating. Came up short, obviously hurt ourselves a lot. Turnovers were a critical factor in the game. Very frustrating.
Q. How do you evaluate your performance?
DANIEL JONES: I mean, not good enough. Anytime you turn the ball over twice in the red zone, yeah, not good enough.
Q. Were there any conversations with (indiscernible)?
DANIEL JONES: No.
Q. What do you tell Tracy after losing the ball?
DANIEL JONES: He played a good game, had some big-time runs for us. The touchdown was a big run. He's hard on himself and expects a lot, so I think you just pick him up and encourage him. He played a great game.
He was big time for us today.
Q. How do you pick yourself up after a game like this?
DANIEL JONES: Look back, see what I need to do to improve, focus on that. I'll be fine. I've just got to focus on what I need to do and do it.
Q. What did you see on the interception?
DANIEL JONES: Yeah, threw hot off the blitzer. Go back and look at it. Probably need to put the ball in front more.
Q. What was the difference between the second half and the first half? You guys were able to score a couple touchdowns in the second half.
DANIEL JONES: Well, obviously the turnover in the first half in the red zone hurt us. I think we just caught more of a rhythm, started executing better. I executed on 3rd down better. We'll go back and look at the rest of it, but yeah, we've got to get off to a faster start and stay on the field, sustain drives in the first half.
Q. How did you like Munich?
DANIEL JONES: Yeah, it's a cool experience to be able to play over here. It's a cool stadium. The crowd was good. Obviously we've got to play better.
Q. My question is not about today's game, but I was wondering how concerned you are about CTE and if the NFL is doing enough to raise awareness about the disease, especially when it comes to concussions.
DANIEL JONES: Yeah, I think the league has put a heavy emphasis on that in the last few years, and that's something you talk about a lot. We've introduced the Guardian caps, and I think that's helped in practices. But yeah, certainly aware of it and try to educate yourself as best as possible.
But everyone who plays understands the risks of playing.
Q. (Indiscernible) one in three players suffer from CTE. Is that something that's a concern and do you think about that when you practice or when you play?
DANIEL JONES: Like I said, it's something we're certainly aware of as players, and yeah, so you think about it and are certainly aware of it. So you've got to do your best to -- playing quarterback particularly, protect yourself when you're running and protect your head. But people understand the risks when they're playing and accept those when we're out there playing.
Q. (Regarding the mindset during the bye week.)
DANIEL JONES: I think just evaluate what we haven't done well enough, what's holding us back, see where I need to be better and where I can help the team. Yeah, I think that's the mindset we all need to take going into this second half of the season.
Q. You've had three or four losses that came down to one possession. How can you turn that around?
DANIEL JONES: Yeah, I think just got to execute in critical situations. I think the turnovers today killed us. There's been other things that have held us back in other close games, so we've got to look at where we're coming up short.
I'm not sure it's one thing consistently. I think several things, and we've got to every game be dialed in on all those critical things that determine winning and losing.
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