2005 · Week 2
New York Giants at New Orleans Saints
Sep 19, 2005 · Giants Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
New York Giants beat New Orleans Saints 27–10. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Giants only a 35% shot beforehand. Giants improve to 2-0; Saints fall to 1-1. Eli Manning led the way with 165 passing yards and 1 TD. Saints out-gained the opponent 447–257 in total yards. Saints turned it over 5 times to Giants's 0.
Team stats
| NYG | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | First downs | 22 |
| 257 | Total yards | 447 |
| 165 | Passing yards | 375 |
| 92 | Rushing yards | 72 |
| 13/24 | Comp / Att | 27/45 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NYG
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 13/24 | 165 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiki Barber | 22 | 83 | 1 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Willie Ponder | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 27/45 | 375 | 1 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Deuce McAllister | 15 | 47 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 4 | 15 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 6 | 0 | 44 | 0 |