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Oct 4, 1:00 pm - Giants at Bills
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Giants win over the Bills 24-10.
Eli Manning was 20 of 35 for 212 yards with 1 INT and 3 touchdowns.
Rashad Jennings rushed for 38 yards on 9 carries and caught 2 passes for 54 yards and 1 TD.
Andre Williams rushed for 35 yards on 11 carries.
Shane Vereen rushed for 21 yards on 5 carries.
Dwayne Harris caught 5 passes for 51 yards and 1 TD.
Larry Donnell caught 5 passes for 38 yards.

Odell Beckham Jr. caught 5 passes for 38 yards
Rueben Randle caught 3 passes for 31 yards and 1 TD.
Devon Kennard had 1 INT.

Nikita Whitlock and Cullen Jenkins each had 1 sack.
Prince Amukamara had 1 interception and a fumble recovery.
Uani' Unga had 1 interception.
Josh Brown kicked one 47 yard field goal.

Game Notes:
"The Giants traveled to Buffalo as underdogs and came away with a 24-10 win. Things started off with the defense holding the Bills to a three and out and the Giants scored on their first possession when Josh Brown hit on a 47 yard field goal. Later the Bills tied things up with one of their own, but the next time they had the ball, Devon Kennard intercepted Tyrod Taylor to give Eli Manning the ball at the Buffalo 32 yard line. Two plays later and Dwayne Harris pulled in a pass from Manning for a 21 yard touchdown. The Giants stayed ahead on the scoreboard for the rest of the game.
I felt badly for Josh Brown missing the extra point after the Giants first touchdown. His kick came after a penalty set the the distance a bit further and you could see after the miss that it bugged him. He had a nice streak going before that. The Giants offensive line handled the Bills pass rush pretty well and Eli Manning ended up with three touchdowns on the day. Eli didn't hang on to the ball that long and took only one sack when a safety caught him on a blitz.
On defense you wonder when Steve Spagnuolo cooked up his game plan, how much of his knowledge of Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor was added into his 'secret sauce'.
Taylor ran for just 15 yards and he had to throw more passes than in any other game. Spagnuolo had seen Taylor in action for two years when he was with the Ravens as an assistant defensive coach and you have to think that helped a bit. Next week the Giants play at MetLife against San Francisco and with a 2-2 record they're back in the mix in the division."

Game Notes:
"The Giants had a real strong first half. The offensive line was up against a dominating blitzing defense that ranked first against the run and the three running backs, Rashad Jennings, Andre Williams and Shane Vereen, were averaging over 4.6 yards a carry. They already had 65 yards on the ground against a team that usually allows just 74 in a full game.
Eli Manning had thrown for two touchdowns, hitting Dwayne Harris and Rueben Randle without taking a sack. Manning was spreading the ball around and those two receivers, along with Larry Donnell and Odell Beckham Jr., each had three receptions out of four with the exception of Beckham who was targeted eight times.
The defense was doing their job. They had dual threat quarterback Tyrod Taylor bottled up for 2 yards on 2 runs and Devon Kennard had an interception on him. The Bills came in with the best rushing attack and rookie Tyrod Taylor was held in check, averaging 3.6 yards a carry for 40 yards. The Bills had only 2 first downs in the entire half and the Giants were up 16-3.
After that dominating first half the Giants stalled in the third quarter and towards the end of it the Bills had worked themselves down to the Giants 31 yard line. Taylor scrambled for a touchdown, but it was called back for an offensive holding call. The Bills seemed intent on making history for penalties in this game and this one took away their touchdown. That play could have been the turning point for them, but instead they had a 1st and 25 at the Giants 41 yard line. They got down to the 7 yard line and went for a field goal that missed.
Early in the fourth quarter the Giants defense stopped the Bills with a 4th down goal line stand, but when the Giants couldn't move the ball, the Bills had good field position for their drive and scored to make it 16-10. The Giants hadn't done very much on offense this half, but that was about to change.
Rashad Jennings stole the show with his 51-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown and it couldn't have come at a better time. It was just the boost they needed in the fourth quarter to help kill any thoughts that they were going to blow this game.
That was reinforced three plays later when Landon Collins and Prince Amukamara gang tackled Robert Woods into a forced fumble that Amukamara came away with. Manning got the ball down to the Buffalo 8 yard line and his pass intended for Randle was intercepted. It's a good thing that the Giants were up by two touchdowns with less than four minutes left at this point because who knows what could have happened. It was also a good thing that the Bills played like they did. Overall the
Giants fed off the Bills 17 accepted penalties, for 135 yards and seven first downs. The Giants can enjoy their win, but still need to work on how they close out games."

First Quarter

GIANTS - FIELD GOAL
Play: J.Brown 47 yard field goal is Good.
Drive info: 8 plays, 35 yards, 3:11
Giants 3-0

BILLS - FIELD GOAL
Play: D.Carpenter 51 yard field goal is Good.
Drive info: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:21
Tied 3-3

GIANTS - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Dwayne Harris Pass From Eli Manning for 21 Yrds, J.Brown extra point is No Good.
Drive info: 2 plays, 32 yards, 0:37
Giants 9-3

Second Quarter

GIANTS - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Rueben Randle Pass From Eli Manning for 11 Yrds, J.Brown extra point is Good.
Drive info: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:02
Giants 16-3

Third Quarter

NONE

Fourth Quarter

BILLS - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Karlos Williams Pass From Tyrod Taylor for 23 Yrds, D.Carpenter extra point is Good.
Drive info: 3 plays, 43 yards, 0:54
Giants 16-10

GIANTS - TOUCHDOWN
Play: E.Manning pass short left to R.Jennings for 51 yards. Two-Point convesrsion attempt. A.Williams rushes up the middle. Succeeds.
Drive info: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:59
Giants 24-10


Notes:
Giants lost the first seven games when they deferred on the toss, and have won the last two.

Giants Josh Brown had made 82 consecutive PATs in his three seasons with the Giants.

Bills 17 accepted penalties broke their home record and ranks as their third all-time.

Bills 17 penalties were the highest by a Giants opponent since Washington had 17 in 2003.


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