2018 · Week 3
New York Giants at Houston Texans
Sep 23, 2018 · Reliant Stadium · closed · astroturf
Recap
New York Giants topped Houston Texans 27–22. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Giants had just a 42% chance going in. Giants improve to 1-2; Texans fall to 0-3. Eli Manning was the story of the game with 297 passing yards and 2 TDs. Texans turned it over 2 times to Giants's 0.
Team stats
| NYG | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 20 |
| 411 | Total yards | 444 |
| 297 | Passing yards | 385 |
| 114 | Rushing yards | 59 |
| 25/29 | Comp / Att | 24/40 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NYG
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 25/29 | 297 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Odell Beckham Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Saquon Barkley | 17 | 82 | 1 |
| Wayne Gallman | 6 | 25 | 0 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odell Beckham Jr. | 9 | 10 | 109 | 0 |
| Saquon Barkley | 5 | 5 | 35 | 0 |
| Sterling Shepard | 6 | 7 | 80 | 1 |
| Rhett Ellison | 3 | 3 | 39 | 1 |
| Wayne Gallman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Engram | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Cody Latimer | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deshaun Watson | 24/40 | 385 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deshaun Watson | 5 | 36 | 0 |
| Lamar Miller | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Alfred Blue | 4 | 13 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Fuller | 5 | 11 | 101 | 1 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 6 | 10 | 86 | 0 |
| Jordan Thomas | 2 | 2 | 53 | 0 |
| Ryan Griffin | 2 | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Lamar Miller | 5 | 6 | 41 | 1 |
| Vyncint Smith | 1 | 2 | 28 | 0 |
| Jordan Akins | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Alfred Blue | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Bruce Ellington | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |