Spokesman-Review
National Football League
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Minnesota 28, N.Y. Giants 6
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 8, 2024
Where: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Temperature: 64°
Head Official: Alex Kemp
Attendance: 81908
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 7714028
N.Y. Giants 30306
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 7:16
N.Y. Giants FG N.Y. Giants 3 - Minnesota 0
Graham Gano 23 yd. field goal
1st Quarter - 3:50
Minnesota TD N.Y. Giants 3 - Minnesota 7
Aaron Jones 3 yd. run (Will Reichard kick)
2nd Quarter - 6:55
Minnesota TD N.Y. Giants 3 - Minnesota 14
Justin Jefferson 3 yd. pass from Sam Darnold (Will Reichard kick)
3rd Quarter - 12:08
Minnesota TD N.Y. Giants 3 - Minnesota 21
Jalen Nailor 21 yd. pass from Sam Darnold (Will Reichard kick)
3rd Quarter - 6:08
N.Y. Giants FG N.Y. Giants 6 - Minnesota 21
Graham Gano 50 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 4:22
Minnesota TD N.Y. Giants 6 - Minnesota 28
Andrew Van Ginkel 10 yd. interception return (Will Reichard kick)
TEAMS
Team Stats
  Minnesota N.Y. Giants
1st Downs 17 14
Rushing 7 5
Passing 8 8
Penalty 2 1
3rd Down Conversions 3-10 7-18
4th Down Conversions 1-1 1-3
Punts-Average 4-42.0 6-46.2
Return Yards 10 23
Punts-Returns 1-0 1-0
Kickoffs-Returns 0-0 1-22
Int - Returns 2-10 1-1
Penalties-Yards 7-63 9-95
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0
Time of Possession 27:34 32:26
Total Net Yards 312 240
Total Plays 51 68
Average Gain 6.1 3.5
Net Yards Rushing 111 74
Rushes 26 21
Average/Rush 4.3 3.5
Net Yards Passing 201 166
Comp-Att 19-24 22-42
Yards/Pass 8.0 3.5
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-7 5-20
Had Intercepted 1 2
Touchdowns 4 0
Rushing 1 0
Passing 2 0
Other 1 0
Extra Points 4-4 0-0
Field Goals 0-0 2-2
Red Zone Efficiency 2-2-100% 0-3-0%
Goal To Go Efficiency 1-1-100% 0-1-0%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
Minnesota Vikings (1-0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
S. Darnold 19/24 208 2 1
New York Giants (0-1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Jones 22/42 186 0 2
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
A. Jones 14 94 6.7 1 19
T. Chandler 8 17 2.1 0 6
S. Darnold 3 3 1.0 0 3
M. Gaskin 1 -3 -3.0 0 -3
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
D. Singletary 10 37 3.7 0 7
D. Jones 6 15 2.5 0 7
W. Robinson 1 14 14.0 0 14
E. Gray 2 6 3.0 0 6
T. Tracy Jr. 2 2 1.0 0 2
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
J. Jefferson 6 4 59 14.8 1 44
J. Addison 4 3 35 11.7 0 16
J. Oliver 2 2 27 13.5 0 22
T. Chandler 3 3 25 8.3 0 10
J. Nailor 1 1 21 21.0 1 21
A. Jones 2 2 15 7.5 0 9
J. Mundt 3 2 15 7.5 0 9
C. Ham 2 2 11 5.5 0 8
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
M. Nabers 7 5 66 13.2 0 25
W. Robinson 12 6 44 7.3 0 15
D. Slayton 4 3 26 8.7 0 11
T. Johnson 4 1 18 18.0 0 18
D. Singletary 5 4 15 3.8 0 12
E. Gray 1 1 9 9.0 0 9
T. Tracy Jr. 3 1 5 5.0 0 5
D. Bellinger 1 1 3 3.0 0 3
J. Hyatt 1 0 0 0 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
A. Van Ginkel 1 10 1
H. Smith 1 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
D. Muasau 1 1 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
P. Jones II 2.0 14.0
D. Turner 1.0 4.0
H. Phillips 1.0 2.0
A. Van Ginkel 1.0 0.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
D. Lawrence II 1.0 7.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
B. Murphy Jr. 8 1
B. Cashman 4 2
D. Turner 3 0
S. Griffin 3 1
S. Gilmore 3 1
J. Metellus 3 1
I. Pace Jr. 3 2
H. Smith 3 4
C. Bynum 2 2
P. Jones II 2 2
A. Van Ginkel 2 2
J. Bullard 1 0
T. Jackson 1 0
J. Tillery 1 2
H. Phillips 1 4
Tackles
  Tk Ast
T. Nubin 5 1
D. Muasau 5 1
B. Burns 4 0
D. Banks 4 0
A. Phillips 3 1
R. Nunez-Roches 3 2
A. Jackson 2 0
N. McCloud 2 0
J. Pinnock 2 0
B. Okereke 2 1
D. Lawrence II 2 1
E. Chatman 1 0
J. Riley 1 0
A. Ojulari 1 0
D. Belton 1 0
C. Flott 1 2
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
P. Jones II 2.0
D. Turner 1.0
B. Murphy Jr. 1.0
J. Bullard 1.0
H. Phillips 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
A. Phillips 1.0
D. Muasau 1.0
D. Banks 1.0
D. Lawrence II 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
C. Ham 1
Fumbles
  NO.
D. Slayton 1