Winless Saints present a different kind of challenge in Jaxson Darts second Giants start

NEW ORLEANS — As he was preparing for his 84th NFL game, veteran guard Jon Runyan Jr.knew that breaking in a rookie quarterback was a full-time deal, that everyone is involved in the process and that everything is a new experience for the new kid in the huddle.

Runyan also knew time and place was important.Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers.

“I think it will help being at home, first game, he’ll be able to hear at least,’’ Runyan said.Oh yes, Jaxson Dart was able to hear last week, as he made his first NFL start, and it was no coincidence that the Giants, after opening the season with three losses, won their first game this season, beating the Chargers 21-18.Dart heard the roar of the MetLife Stadium crowd as he ran it in for a 15-yard touchdown on his opening drive, and heard the roar as he finished off the festivities by hitting tight end Theo Johnson on a clutch 10-yard completion on third down to leave the Chargers with pretty much no time (18 seconds) to spoil the Darty Party.The noise will kick up again Sunday, when Dart makes start No.2, but in reverse.

In what will be a fall and winter of firsts after firsts for the 22-year old, this one is a biggie — his first NFL road game as a starting quarterback.The opponent is not unbeaten, as the Chargers were last week.

In fact, the Saints are winless, one of three teams in the league sitting at 0-4.For the Giants to kick a team while it’s down, they are going to need Dart to handle what is always a loud and raucous environment inside the cavernous Superdome.“I played in the SEC, so I played in a lot of really loud places,’’ Dart said.

“Obviously, this one that we’re walking into is notoriously one of the loudest in the league.So, we’ve got to definitely be prepared and have to communicate to the best of our ability.

We try to do a really good job at practice of creating sound.Not all the time can you implemen...