The New York Giants just love snapping New England Patriots winning streaks.
New York held Tom Brady and New England's potent offense to just two touchdowns and two field goals Sunday, fought off a late fourth-quarter comeback and scored in last-minute fashion to once again disappoint the Pats and snap their 20-game regular season home unbeaten streak while ending NFL-record 31-game regular-season home-unbeaten streak for Brady.
The victory puts the Giants comfortably atop the NFC East with a two-game lead over the Cowboys. New England's loss puts it in a three-way tie for first in their division, with the pressure to get a win even larger as it prepares for the Jets in Week 10.
“We obviously played a very poor first half, but we battled back, we battled through some tough adversity there and put ourselves in a position,” Brady said after the game. “They made some great plays.”
Both defenses came out strong, as only two combined possessions in the first half did not end in a punt, the other two being a Brady interception in Giants' territory early in the second and a missed 27-yard field goal at the end of the half by Pats' Stephen Gostkowski.
“(Sunday), I think we were consistent against a great offense,” Giants' defensive end Justin Tuck told the media after the game. “Considering what we were able to do today, obviously we’re not going to be able to stop them, but to slow them down, and make him think twice about doing some things.”
The G-men came out in the second half and forced two consecutive turnovers, converted both into scores and took a 10-0 lead. The Pats answered quickly, however, notching a field goal on their next drive and picking off Giants' quarterback Eli Manning in the endzone on their next possession, which they converted into an 80-yard touchdown drive to tie the game.
After taking the lead on an early fourth-quarter field goal, Brady and Manning battled back and forth, exchanging touchdowns on three consecutive drives in the fourth, the last a Manning-to-Jake Ballard connection with 15 seconds remaining to seal the victory.
“I think anytime you come into this stadium against the Patriots and get a win, it’s a big win,” Manning said after the game. “They are very good at home and they’re always a good team, especially at home.”
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