Giants Down Texans 24-16, Move to 7-2
It wasn’t pretty, in fact, at times it was downright ugly, but the Giants found a way to hold off the Houston Texans 24-16, Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium to move to 7-2 on the season, keeping pace with both Dallas and Philadelphia in the NFC East.
The G-Men were powered by another monster afternoon by running back Saquon Barkley who churned out 152 yards on 35 carries, including a two-yard score that gave New York a 21-10 lead in the third quarter.
Darius Slayton’s 54-yard touchdown down the sideline proved to be a back-breaker as it gave New York the 14-3 lead right out of the gate to open the third quarter.
TO THE HOUSE! 🏠
— New York Giants (@Giants) November 13, 2022
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Still it wasn’t easy.
The Texans hung around pretty much all afternoon against New York.
After Barkley’s touchdown run gave the Giants a 21-10 lead, Davis Mills drove the Texans the length of the field to the New York 10-yard line. It appeared that the Texans would be primed for a touchdown, but Dameon Pierce fumbled the football forward when Leonard Williams tackled him. Giants rookie linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux recovered it for Big Blue.
After the Giants went three-and-out on their ensuing possession, the Texans — again — had a chance to cut deep into the Giants lead when Mills connected with Brandin Cooks on a 19-yard touchdown pass. However the TD was nullified by a holding call on Houston. On the next play, Mills was picked off by rookie safety Dane Belton, who was playing for the injured Xavier McKinney.
Play for each other 🗣 pic.twitter.com/HMIy0aQORw
— New York Giants (@Giants) November 13, 2022
Houston would never get a better opportunity the rest of the day as the Giants held on for the win.
Daniel Jones was solid once against for the Giants, completing 13-of-17 for 197 yards and two touchdowns.
The Giants (7-2) host the lowly Detroit Lions at MetLife next Sunday.
