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10/18 15:37 CDT Tyler Shough and Saints score 34 consecutive points, hold on to
beat Giants 34-27 and end skid
Tyler Shough and Saints score 34 consecutive points, hold on to beat Giants
34-27 and end skid
By STEPHEN WHYNO
AP Sports Writer
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) --- Tyler Shough threw touchdown passes to Bryce
Lance, Alvin Kamara and Chris Olave and ran for a score, Isaiah Stalbird forced
a fumble on a kick return and the New Orleans Saints scored 34 consecutive
points, holding on to defeat the New York Giants 34-27 on Sunday and end their
three game-losing streak.
The Saints (2-4) trailed 10-0 with 90 seconds left in the first half. After
Daniel Carlson got them on the board with a 58-yard field goal, Stalbird's big
hit that dislodged the ball and Oscar Delp's recovery of Charlie Jones' fumble
on the ensuing kickoff changed the momentum.
Lance's first NFL TD catch six games into his rookie season and Carlson's extra
point tied it with 1 second remaining before halftime. Kamara evading a tackle
by Jason Pinnock --- who started in place of injured safety Tyler Nubin --- and
getting into the end zone put New Orleans ahead less than three minutes into
the third quarter.
Fans streamed to the exits after Jameis Winston threw his second interception
of the afternoon early in the fourth, and the stands were half-empty by the
time J.J. McCarthy led multiple scoring drives and fell just short of an
improbable comeback. McCarthy's throw to the end zone on fourth-and-1 in the
final minute fell incomplete, sending the Saints to France on a winning note.
Shough, who has been playing through an injury to his left, nonthrowing hand,
was 16 of 30 for 144 yards and rushed for 32, just slightly less than the 34
yards New York's running backs combined for.
With Cam Skattebo apparently benched after losing a fumble in overtime last
week at Washington that contributed to the game ending in a tie --- he did not
get a single carry --- the Giants (3-2-1) struggled to get much going
offensively until it was too late. Winston was 14 of 26 for 152 yards, while
McCarthy threw for 243 yards in just over 11 minutes.
Winston's picks, Jones' fumble, several missed tackles, ill-timed penalties and
the attrition of missing key players in the secondary contributed to New York's
first loss since Week 2 at the Los Angeles Rams.
Injuries
Saints: Right guard Cesar Ruiz left late in the first half with a knee injury.
.... Cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry departed because of an illness.
Giants: Cornerback Greg Newsome was concussed in the third quarter. ... Wide
receiver Darnell Mooney left with a neck injury. ... Left tackle Andrew Thomas
was evaluated for a concussion.
Up next
Saints: Play the Pittsburgh Steelers next Sunday in Paris.
Giants: Visit the Houston Texans next Sunday before their bye week.
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