2021 · Week 3
Atlanta Falcons at New York Giants
Sep 26, 2021 · New Meadowlands Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
Atlanta Falcons escaped with a 17–14 win over New York Giants. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Falcons only a 46% shot beforehand. Falcons improve to 1-2; Giants fall to 0-3. Matt Ryan was the story of the game with 243 passing yards and 2 TDs.
Team stats
| ATL | NYG | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 19 |
| 312 | Total yards | 366 |
| 243 | Passing yards | 266 |
| 69 | Rushing yards | 100 |
| 27/36 | Comp / Att | 24/35 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(7:01) 5-G.Gano 25 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q2(8:19) 5-G.Gano 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q2(1:38) (Shotgun) 2-M.Ryan pass short middle to 17-O.Zaccheaus for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q27-Y.Koo extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-9-C.Nizialek.
- Q4(12:56) 26-S.Barkley left guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(4:16) 2-M.Ryan pass short middle to 85-L.Smith for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q47-Y.Koo extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-9-C.Nizialek.
- Q4(:03) 7-Y.Koo 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-9-C.Nizialek.
Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 27/36 | 243 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 7 | 20 | 0 |
| Mike Davis | 12 | 50 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 6 | 7 | 82 | 0 |
| Calvin Ridley | 8 | 11 | 61 | 0 |
| Mike Davis | 4 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Kyle Pitts | 2 | 3 | 35 | 0 |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | 3 | 6 | 32 | 1 |
| Lee Smith | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Tajae Sharpe | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Hayden Hurst | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NYG
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Jones | 24/35 | 266 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Jones | 8 | 39 | 0 |
| Saquon Barkley | 16 | 51 | 1 |
| Elijhaa Penny | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Gary Brightwell | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Golladay | 4 | 5 | 64 | 0 |
| Saquon Barkley | 6 | 7 | 43 | 0 |
| Collin Johnson | 5 | 7 | 51 | 0 |
| C.J. Board | 1 | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| Evan Engram | 2 | 6 | 21 | 0 |
| Sterling Shepard | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Kadarius Toney | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Kaden Smith | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Darius Slayton | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |