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Giants 27, Saints 34: Week 6 recap

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Final · Sun, Oct 18 · MetLife Stadium

J.J. McCarthy passing yards24311/21, 243 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Turnover margin-31 takeaways, 4 giveaways

What happened

The Giants fell to the Saints 34-27 at home at MetLife Stadium in Week 6, moving to 3-2-1.

The Giants outgained the Saints 461-319 in total yards, lost the turnover battle, 4 giveaways to 1, and went 4-14 on third down.

J.J. McCarthy went 11 of 21 for 243 yards, 1 TD and 1 INT. J.J. McCarthy had 2 carries for 26 yards on the ground. Malik Nabers led the receivers with 12 catches for 165 yards.

On defense, Tremaine Edmunds had 9 tackles.

Team stats

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Box score from ESPN.

Scoring plays

Score: NO-NYG

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