NEW ORLEANS SAINTS BEAT NEW YORK GIANTS 34-27

The New Orleans Saints beat the New York Giants 34-27 on Sunday, ending a three-game losing streak. New York led 10-0 in the first half before the Saints drew level at 10-10 by half-time. Tyler Shough threw a touchdown pass with one second left in the second quarter, after New Orleans recovered a fumble on the preceding kick-off. The Saints then built a 34-10 lead with less than 12 minutes remaining. The Giants scored 17 unanswered points but failed to complete their comeback.

J.J. McCarthy replaced Jameis Winston after Winston’s second interception and threw an interception on his first drive. McCarthy then led three scoring drives as the Giants closed the gap. With just over a minute left, he ran 28 yards into Saints territory and completed passes to Isaiah Likely and Malik Nabers to reach the New Orleans 14-yard line. His fourth-down pass towards Likely in the end zone fell incomplete. Recorded match figures credited McCarthy with 243 passing yards and a touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Shough threw two further touchdowns in the third quarter, while the Saints’ running game, featuring Kendre Miller, Alvin Kamara and C.J. Donaldson, gained 175 yards. Kamara caught a 31-yard touchdown pass and became the sixth NFL player to reach 5,000 rushing yards and 5,000 receiving yards. The result left New Orleans with a 2-4 record; its previous three defeats had all come at the Superdome. The Saints are due to play the Pittsburgh Steelers in Paris on 25 October.