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Geremy Davis, New York Giants (September 3, 2015)

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New York Giants 12 – New England Patriots 9: The New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots 12-9 on Thursday Night at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts in their final preseason game. The Giants finished the preseason with a record of 2-2.

With the Patriots sitting their starters and the Giants choosing not to play quarterback Eli Manning and wide receiver Odell Beckham, the contest was nothing more than a glorified scrimmage.

The Giants defense had little trouble with the Patriots back-ups as third-team quarterback Ryan Lindley played the entire game for New England. The Patriots went three-and-out on their first two possessions of the game and were forced to punt on their first four possessions. Aided by penalties, the Patriots did squeeze out two late first-half field goals after drives of 64 yards (on 14 plays) and 51 yards (on eight plays).

Meanwhile, the Giants passing and rushing attacks sputtered for much of the game. The team’s best drive was a 10-play, 80-yard possession in the second quarter that resulted in a field goal. The Giants also had a 10-play, 44-yard drive in the first quarter that also ended with a field goal.

At the half, the game was tied 6-6.

In the second half, the Patriots five offensive possessions resulted in two punts, two turnovers, and a field goal. The Giants had two field goal drives, the first being an 11-play, 57-yard affair followed by a 9-play, 55-yard effort.

Quarterback Ryan Nassib finished the game 16-of-32 passes for 193 yards, no touchdowns, and no interceptions. He had three passes of over 20 yards, including a 40-yard deep strike to wideout Geremy Davis, a 33-yard deep throw to tight end Jerome Cunningham, and a 21-yard pass to wide receiver James Jones. The leading rushers for the Giants were running backs Orleans Darkwa (10 carries for 39 yards), Kenneth Harper (10 carries for 36 yards), and Andre Williams (8 carries for 28 yards).

Defensively, the Giants held the Patriots to 61 yards rushing, accrued four sacks, and forced two turnovers. Defensive end Damontre Moore had a rough night with two roughing-the-passer penalties and one unnecessary roughness penalty but he closed out the game with a strip sack that fullback/defensive tackle Nikita Whitlock recovered. Defensive George Selvie had two sacks and defensive tackle Jay Bromley chipped in with another. Safety Stevie Brown intercepted a deflected pass. Meanwhile, rookie safety Landon Collins impressed with his hitting, tackling, and coverage. Defensive end Kerry Wynn also had a solid all-round game.

Place kicker Chris Boswell, filling in for the injured Josh Brown, made all four of his field goal attempts from 34, 29, 33, and 41 yards out.

Injury Report: TE Daniel Fells left the game with a shoulder injury but returned late in the contest. Center Brett Jones left the game with a knee sprain and did not return.

Post-Game Notes: Not playing due to injuries were WR Victor Cruz (calf), WR Corey Washington (shoulder), LT Will Beatty (pectoral – on PUP), DE Robert Ayers (ankle), DE/DT Cullen Jenkins (hamstring), LB Jon Beason (knee), LB Jonathan Casillas (neck), CB Trevin Wade (back), CB Chykie Brown (knee), CB Chandler Fenner (hamstring), S Geromy Miles (groin), S Nat Berhe (calf), and PK Josh Brown (leg).

QB Eli Manning and WR Odell Beckham dressed but did not play.

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