Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley came up clutch in moments when the New York Giants needed it the most and helped the team to their first playoff win since Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday.
Jones and Barkley had two touchdowns each and delivered a 31-24 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in the wild-card round of the playoffs. The Vikings came into the game as the NFC North champions and with home-field advantage at U.S. Bank Stadium but couldn’t stop New York when they needed it the most.
The Vikings got on the board first with a Kirk Cousins touchdown from the goal line. But Barkley and the Giants would respond on the next drive.
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The star running back scored on a 28-yard rush to help tie the game. On their next drive, Jones found wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins for a 14-yard touchdown to go up 14-7 in the first quarter.
New York took a 17-14 lead into the half after Cousins found K.J. Osborn for a 9-yard score before the whistle sounded, and the Giants just played gritty from there.
Jones had his second touchdown pass of the game in the third quarter. He found Daniel Bellinger for a 9-yard score in the first drive of the half. Cousins responded with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Irv Smith. Vikings kicker Greg Joseph would tie the game with a 38-yard field goal at the start of the fourth quarter, but the Giants would respond.
Jones led the team on a 12-play, 75-yard drive that ended with a Barkley go-ahead touchdown.
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A couple of stops later and the Giants would wrap up the win. New York is the first road team to win in the postseason this season.
Jones had a breakout game.
He was 24-of-35 passing for 301 yards and had two touchdown passes. He also rushed for 78 yards in the win. Barkley rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns. He also had five catches for 56 yards.
Hodgins led New York with eight catches for 105 yards and Bellinger had two catches for 17 yards.
Cousins was efficient during the game and finished with three total touchdowns, two passing and one rushing. He was 31 of 39 for 273 yards.
Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson had 10 catches for 129 yards. Osborn had two catches for 29 yards, and Smith’s only catch was for a 3-yard touchdown.
New York’s 31 points was only the second time during the season they scored 30 or more in a game — the other time came against the Indianapolis Colts.
The Giants will take on the Philadelphia Eagles next week, which will be their second matchup in three weeks. New York lost in both of their games during the regular season.
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