Giants win over Tampa Bay 41-34.
Eli Manning was 31 of 51 for 510 yards with 3 TDs and 3 INTs.
Andre Brown rushed for 71 yards on 13 carries and 1 TD and had 2 catches for 19 yards.
Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 16 yards on 5 carries.
David Wilson rushed for 6 yards on 3 carries.
Henry Hynoski rushed for 3 yards on 1 carry and had 1 catch for 5 yards.
Hakeem Nicks caught 10 passes for 199 yards and 1TD.
Victor Cruz caught 11 passes for 179 yards and 1TD.
Martellus Bennett caught 5 passes for 72 yards and 1TD.
Ramses Barden caught 1 pass for 24 yards.
Domenik Hixon caught 1 pass for 12 yards.
Michael Boley and Corey Webster each had 1 interception.
Chase Blackburn and Jason Pierre-Paul each had 1 sack.
Lawrence Tynes kicked 37, 24, 36, and 24 yard field goals.

Game Notes:
"This was the second home game and the Giants didn't disappoint the crowd this time. Did they make you worry and ask yourself, 'Do we go through all these ups and downs every season? Of course the answer is 'Yes!' It's unbelievable agony, and like 'Fifty Shades of Grey', secretly you love it. You are a Giants fan through and through and you want all the thrills they throw your way.
You were down at the end of the first half when the Giants looked to overcome some mistakes and close things out with a score that would have them either leading by 20-17 or just trailing by 17-16. Instead Eli Manning's third interception was returned for a touchdown and the score was a gruesome 24-13 in favor of Tampa Bay. A few of your players were knocked out at that point including your leading rusher, Ahmad Bradshaw.
You felt worse when Tampa Bay put the score more out of reach on their first drive with a field goal to make it 27-13. You were elated when the Giants finally tied it up midway in the fourth quarter on an 80 yard pass to Victor Cruz, and then when they made the two-pointer to put the score at 27-27.
Things looked great when Martellus Bennett caught a touchdown pass from Manning and the Giants were up 34-27 with only 4 minutes left. Of course the Bucs tied at 34-34 with 2 minutes left, but this is what you live for. You're at the edge of your seat as Andre Brown does his own Ahmad Bradshaw imitation but doesn't fall into the endzone for a touchdown that could leave the Bucs with too much time. Brown scores on the next play, and you go wild! It's great to be a Giants fan!"

Game Notes:
"It took halfway through the second regular season game for the Giants to shake off their post Super Bowl jitters or whatever you may call it. The Giants are back. Eli Manning is back. Victor Cruz is back. Hakeem Nicks is back. Andre Brown is more than back. He looked like a go-to running back instead of a special teams player when he came in for Ahmad Bradshaw. Bradshaw had 16 yards on his 5 carries before leaving with a neck injury in the second quarter. Brown ended up with 13 carries for 71 yards and his first career touchdown. He also caught both passes tossed his way for 19 yards. Expect to see more of him.
In this game, by the end of the first half, the Giants owned time of possession, passing yards, rushing yards and first downs. Unfortunately the Buccaneers took ownership of three Eli Manning interceptions and cashed in on each one of them to the tune of 21 points giving them a nice 24-13 lead. The Giants had dug themselves into a hole and were slow coming out of it. In the third quarter all they did was match field goals with Tampa Bay. They waited until the fourth quarter to explode with a field goal and three touchdowns. Without Manning feeding the Bucs interceptions they were out scored 28-10 in the final two quarters.
Manning's passing yardage was amazing. He had 510 yards which tied with Drew Brees for the eighth-most in any game. Hakeem Nicks (199 yards) and Victor Cruz (179 yards) benefited the most with Martellus Bennett (72) doing his part and all three had touchdowns. David Wilson wasn't as much a factor in the running game with his 6 yards on 3 carries, but he did well as a kick returner averaging 28.7 yards on three of them. The Giants saw David Diehl, Ahmad Bradshaw and Domenik Hixon leave this game early, but they still had a running game and there were no sacks on Eli Manning."

Giants Eli Manning is the second Giants quarterback to throw at least 4,000 passes.
Phil Simms holds the franchise record with 4,647 passes.

Giants Eli Manning's 510 yards were the 2nd-highest by a quarterback in Giants history.
Phil Simms leads, throwing for 513 yards in 1985. Y.A. Tittle is 3rd with 505 yards.

Giants Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz were the first in Giants franchise history to have 150-plus receiving yards in the same game.

Giants Victor Cruz had a career-high 11 receptions and a career-high 179 receiving yards.

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