⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Saints got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NYG better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Giants.
Every score
- Q1 5:14
TDJ.Winston to T.Tracy, 17 yards7-0 - Q2 2:27FGD.Zvada from 34 yards10-0
- Q2 1:18
FGD.Carlson from 58 yards10-3 - Q2 0:01TDT.Shough to B.Lance, 2 yards10-10
- Q3 12:21TDT.Shough to A.Kamara, 31 yards10-17
- Q3 5:43TDT.Shough from the 110-24
- Q3 1:12FGD.Carlson from 51 yards10-27
- Q4 11:31TDT.Shough to C.Olave, 18 yards10-34
- Q4 7:00TDT.Tracy ran it in from 5 yards, two-point try good18-34
- Q4 5:06TDJ.McCarthy to I.Likely, 24 yards24-34
- Q4 2:04FGD.Zvada from 41 yards27-34
⚖️What decided it
Why the Saints won, and why the Giants did not.
From the game
- The Giants started Jameis Winston at quarterback, not Jaxson Dart
- Won the turnovers, took it away four times and gave it up once
- Got to the quarterback five times
- Won the ground game, 175 rushing yards to 84
- Out-gained by 142 yards, 319 to 461
Key battles
🏈Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Giants
Good plays
- FUMBLE
A.Reese recovered a fumble at the NYG 48
Q4 9:40 · NYG 10-34 NO
- BIG PLAY
J.McCarthy to C.Jones for 49 yards
Q4 5:54 · NYG 18-34 NO
- TOUCHDOWN
J.Winston to T.Tracy, 17 yards
Q1 5:14 · NYG 7-0 NO
Bad plays
- 4TH DOWN
Turned it over on 4th & 1 at the NO 14
Q4 0:12 · NYG 27-34 NO
- INTERCEPTION
J.Winston picked off by J.Blackmon at the NYG 21
Q4 12:28 · NYG 10-27 NO
- INTERCEPTION
J.Winston picked off by M.Emerson at the NO 38
Q3 4:23 · NYG 10-24 NO
Saints
Good plays
- 4TH DOWN
Stopped them on 4th & 1 at the NO 14
Q4 0:12 · NYG 27-34 NO
- INTERCEPTION
J.Blackmon picked off J.Winston at the NYG 21
Q4 12:28 · NYG 10-27 NO
- INTERCEPTION
M.Emerson picked off J.Winston at the NO 38
Q3 4:23 · NYG 10-24 NO
Bad plays
- FUMBLE
Lost a fumble at the NYG 48
Q4 9:40 · NYG 10-34 NO
- MISSED FG
D.Carlson missed from 55 yards
Q2 6:56 · NYG 7-0 NO
- PENALTY
Roughing the passer on V.Broughton, 15 yards
Q2 3:39 · NYG 7-0 NO
📊The numbers
| NYG | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 461 | Total yards | 319 |
| 6.4 | Yards per play | 4.7 |
| -0.08 | Points added per play | -0.03 |
| 377 | Passing yards | 144 |
| 84 | Rushing yards | 175 |
| 23 | First downs | 18 |
| 29% | Third downs converted | 27% |
| 50% | Red zone trips scored | 100% |
| 8 | Big plays | 7 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 5 | Sacks taken | 0 |
| 73 | Penalty yards | 52 |
| 28:58 | Time with the ball | 31:02 |
