Welcome to USA 24 news today's breaking news Giants put comeback just out of Vikings reach the Giants fourth quarter stop ended the Viking streak of victories in one score games and gave the NFL playoffs its first upset by a lower seated team the Giants front office armed with little Financial Firepower amid.
Questionable contracts doled out by the previous leadership remained competitive throughout the season stringing together wins even as the receiver core and secondary took on injuries McKinney had missed eight games with a hand injury and cornerback adori Jackson was out for seven games with a knee injury but both were in action to help.
Hold the Vikings Pro Bowl receivers in check Justin Jefferson had just seven catches for 47 yards Adam thielen had three grabs for 50 and neither caught a touchdown pass the teams traded touchdowns on their opening possessions a one-yard quarterback sneak by cousins and a.
28-yard Scamper by Barclay on the Giants next Drive Jones hit receiver Isaiah Hodgins for a touchdown on an 18-yard Dart with about a minute remaining in the first quarter the Vikings struggled to contain Jones on scrambles and designed runs and the quarterback took off on the ground on the Giants first drive of the second.
Quarter Jones ran on seven plays of an 85-yard drive that seemed to end with him scoring on a four-yard rush but the touchdown was nullified because of an illegal shift Giants kicker Graham Gano converted a 25-yard field goal to bring the Giants lead to 17-7.
Jones finished the game with 78 rushing yards 71 of them coming in the first half Minnesota responded with an eight-play 75-yard drive that concluded with a nine-yard touchdown pass from cousins to KJ Osborne with under a minute left closing the Gap to 17-14 at half-time the shootout continued to start the.
Third quarter as both teams scored touchdowns setting up a climatic final period though the Vikings close games Drew more headlines the Giants also fared well in tight situations compiling an 8-4-1 record in the regular season in contests decided by eight points or fewer that's why we are a competent group.
Because we've been in these games all year Barkley said at his locker the only difference with this game if you don't win you go home Barkley scored on a two-yard run after a 12 Play 75-yard Drive in the fourth quarter giving the Giants a 31-24 lead with a little less than eight minutes remaining.
With time winding down for two teams that had built their seasons on thrilling comebacks things tightened the rest of the way the Giants failed to convert a third down attempt near Midfield when Darius Slayton dropped a pass perfectly thrown by Jones with about three minutes remaining.
The drop stopped the clock and returned the ball to the Vikings cousins completed four short passes before Hawkinson came up short on McKinney's big stop Emmanuel Morgan covers Sports primarily the NFL he previously reported for the Los Angeles Times where he covered both.
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