Giants lose to the Panthers 38-35.
Eli Manning was 29 of 46 for 245 yards with 4 TDs and 1 INT.
Rashad Jennings - 107 yards on 16 carries, 1 TD, fumbled once, and caught 1 pass for 0 yards.
Shane Vereen - 29 yards on 4 carries and caught 8 passes for 43 yards and 1TD.
Andre Williams - 21 yards on 6 carries
Odell Beckham Jr. caught 6 passes for 76 yards and 1TD.
Rueben Randle caught 4 passes for 47 yards and 1TD.
Will Tye caught 5 passes for 43 yards and 1TD.
Hakeem Nicks caught 1 pass for 10 yards.
Myles White caught 1 pass for 10 yards.
Dwayne Harris caught 2 passes for 9 yards.
Jerome Cunningham caught 1 pass for 7 yards.
Robert Ayers had 1.5 sacks
Jason Pierre-Paul had 1 sack.
J.T. Thomas had .5 sacks.
Kerry Wynn recovered 1 fumble.

Game Notes:
"If you were at the stadium today you got to see a wild game from start to finish. You have to love this Giants team because the word 'quit' doesn't exist, and even though they lost, they showed they can play with the best of them. I was disappointed when Odell Beckham Jr. raced free from Panthers cornerback Josh Norman and dropped a long pass that would have been a touchdown. That was right at the start on the Giants first drive. The Panthers scored first, but the Giants tied it up when Eli Manning hit Rueben Randle with a touchdown pass. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie had a chance to break the tie, but he misplayed the ball on what would have been a sure interception returned for a touchdown.
At the end of the half the Panthers were up 21-7 and I couldn't help thinking how it could have been tied if those plays were made earlier. Things got worse when the Panthers added two more touchdowns in the third quarter. It was 35-7 and anyone who took an early exit missed out on the Giants exciting comeback. It started when Will Tye caught a touchdown pass. Then Rashad Jennings ran 38 yards for one of his own to make it 35-21. The defense blocked a field goal, but four plays later Manning's throw to Hakeem Nicks was intercepted in the endzone. Manning got another shot a minute later when Cam Newton fumbled. This time Shane Vereen caught a pass for a touchdown.
It looked like the Giants couldn't be stopped when the defense held the Panthers to a three-and-out and Manning hit Beckham for a touchdown on fourth down to tie the game at 35-35. There was less than two minutes left, but the defense couldn't come up with another stop before the Panthers were in field goal range at the Giants 25 yard line. They made it and got the win to push their record to 14-0. Like the New England game, the Giants put up a good fight, but didn't have enough to close it out and that's been the sad story all season long."

Game Notes:
"The stakes going in were this, Carolina was looking to win their 18th straight regular season game and also move closer to obtaining home field advantage all through their playoffs. The Giants were looking to stay alive in the crazy NFC East three-way tie for first place. The Panthers eventually came out on top, but the Giants really made them work to keep their unbeaten season alive.
Odell Beckham Jr. stole the show once again, but in a bad way. Beckham dropped an easy touchdown pass early on in the first quarter and failing that, he set a different tone for the game. While it was all somewhat entertaining to the crowd and the media, it certainly didn't make things easier on his teammates, who were looking to win this football game.
Beckham drew four penalties in his quest to continually battle with Panthers cornerback Josh Norman, who was also out of line at times. Three of Beckham's four calls were for unnecessary roughness and that's not how you go about helping your team sustain drives and put points on the board and that's what the Giants needed most.
They took a pounding and ended up down 35-7 before mounting a surprising comeback to tie the score when Beckham finally bested Norman with his touchdown catch. The Giants had to score 28 unanswered points to accomplish a 35-35 tie, but then they did what they have been doing over the course of the season. This time the let down came with 1:46 left in the game. The Panthers offense suddenly became effective again against a Giants defense that had held them at bay for so long. They kicked their field goal and left town happy with their 14-0 record. The Giants have now taken six losses in the final minutes or in overtime.
There were some good things to take away from this. The defensive line got pressure on the quarterback, sacked him three times and Jason Pierre-Paul got his first sack of the season. Safety Landon Collins played another strong game. Rashad Jennings showed that the Giants could sustain a running attack though he marred his performance with his fumble turnover, and Will Tye is looking solid as a starting tight end. The bad news is that Beckham could face a suspension for his actions and that the Giants are just about done as far as any playoff hopes are concerned. Then again, maybe that's not a bad thing."

Notes:
Giants Odell Beckham Jr. did not have a catch in the first half for the first time in his career.

Giants Odell Beckham Jr.’s streak of consecutive 100-yard games ended at six, which is a franchise record.

Giants rushed for over 100 yards for only the third time this season.

Giants now have eight losses and will finish no better than .500 for the third consecutive season.

Panthers won their 18th straight regular season game to tie the 2003-04 Patriots for the third longest win streak in NFL history.

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