Giants snap 7-game skid, beat Titans 36-7

Final

Giants 36

(4-9, 2-5 away)

Titans 7

(2-11, 1-5 home)

1:00 PM ET, December 7, 2014
LP Field, Nashville, TN 

	1	2	3	4	T
NYG	17	6	10	3	36
TEN	0	0	7	0	7

Top Performers

Passing: E. Manning (NYG) - 260 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: A. Williams (NYG) - 24 CAR, 131 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: O. Beckham Jr. (NYG) - 11 REC, 130 YDS, 1 TD

 

 

 

 

Associated Press

Giants End Skid, Win Big Over Titans

Odell Beckham Jr. had 130 yards receiving and a touchdown in the Giants' 36-7 win over the Titans.

Tags: NFL, New York Giants, Tennessee Titans, Odell Beckham Jr., Eli Manning, Markus Kuhn, New York Giants, Fantasy NFL

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tom Coughlin is proud his Giants finally ended their painful skid by finishing off a big lead.
Even if their win came at the expense of a Tennessee team with more problems than New York.
Eli Manning threw for 260 yards and a touchdown, and New York snapped a seven-game losing streak by routing the Titans 36-7 Sunday.

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"I don't want to use that word relief," Coughlin said. "We work hard for that outcome, and we didn't get it. We finally got a win after many weeks of starving. We feel good about that. We're going to smile a little bit about the win before we get started on Washington. That'll be about 10 minutes from now."
The Giants (4-9) won for the first time since Oct. 5 with two rookies having big games. Odell Beckham Jr. set a team rookie record with his fourth game with 100 yards receiving this season: 11 catches for 130 yards and a TD. Andre Williams ran for a season-high 131 yards, including a 50-yard TD.
Tennessee (2-11) lost its seventh straight and for the 11th time in 12 games with a performance that had fans booing and even a handful wearing paper bags over their heads. This is the franchise's longest slide since losing 11 straight in 1994 as the then-Houston Oilers.
The Titans' loss became even more painful with rookie quarterback Zach Mettenberger hurting his sprained right shoulder in the fourth quarter, and he did not return. Mettenberger said his shoulder hurt after the game, and he will have an MRI exam Monday.
"Obviously, it was a tough day today," Titans coach Ken Whisenhunt said. "It's not fun, but we're working. The only thing is our guys, they're trying, they're working hard, and we'll keep working and come out of it."
The Giants came in with an NFL-high 19 players on injured reserve but relatively healthy on offense, even with running back Rashad Jennings not starting because of a sore ankle that kept him out of practice. With Manning and Beckham connecting early and often, they helped the Giants dominate with a 402-207 edge in total offense.
Manning was excited they got the win a week after blowing a 21-0 lead in losing to the Jaguars.
"We got off to the fast start which we've been doing the last few weeks, but we came out in the second half and finished the game," Manning said.
Giants cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, who played on this field in college at Tennessee State, had a 36-yard TD off an interception wiped out by a personal foul on Damontre Moore for a hit on Mettenberger. Josh Brown kicked his fifth field goal for a 36-7 lead.
With plenty of fans in New York blue on hand, the Giants dominated the first quarter, taking a 17-0 lead with a 151-6 edge in total offense. Beckham notched his seventh game with at least 90 yards receiving and a TD in the first 11 minutes. Devon Kennard sacked Mettenberger, with the rookie fumbling, and Markus Kuhn ran the recovery 26 yards for a TD.
Beckham also got to throw his first pass attempt, a heave that went about 60 yards, falling incomplete in the end zone after a handoff from Manning.
"We were just a little short," Beckham said.
The Giants were up 23-0 at halftime. The lead that would have been even bigger if not for the Titans at least forcing them to settle for three field goals from Brown, two when New York had first-and-goal.
For Tennessee, the patchwork effect on offense showed. The Titans had only four players that started the season at their positions with left tackle Taylor Lewan and right tackle Michael Oher missing their second straight starts because of injuries. When right tackle Byron Stingily went down, Tennessee finished with a tackle signed Tuesday.
The Titans' only points came when Marqueston Huff returned an interception 23 yards for a TD. The Titans couldn't even run out the final seconds of the first half properly, drawing a penalty for an illegal snap that prompted boos from fans still paying attention.

Game notes

Beckham's club record topped the mark set by Byron Williams in 1983. ... This was only the second time a Giants running back topped 100 yards this season. Jennings had 176 on Sept. 21 vs Houston. ... Williams' TD run was the longest this season for the Giants, topping a 23-yarder by Jennings. ... New York snapped a five-game skid in this series vs. the Titans.

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Team Stat Comparison

	NYG	TEN
1st Downs	19	12
Passing 1st downs	13	9
Rushing 1st downs	6	2
1st downs from penalties	0	1
3rd down efficiency	8-18	2-13
4th down efficiency	0-0	1-3
Total Plays	73	57
Total Yards	402	207
Yards per play	5.5	3.6
Total Drives	13	13
Passing	260	146
Comp-Att	26-43	23-35
Yards per pass	6.0	3.4
Interceptions thrown	1	2
Sacks-Yards Lost	0-0	8-60
Rushing	142	61
Rushing Attempts	30	14
Yards per rush	4.7	4.4
Red Zone (Made-Att)	1-5	0-1
Penalties	7-70	5-39
Turnovers	1	3
Fumbles lost	0	1
Interceptions thrown	1	2
Defensive / Special Teams TDs	1	1
Possession	34:43	25:17

Passing Leaders

NYG	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS
Manning	26/42	260	6.2	1	1	0-0
Beckham Jr.	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0
TEN	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS
Mettenberger	14/24	125	5.2	0	1	5-33
Locker	9/11	81	7.4	0	1	3-27

Rushing Leaders

NYG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
Williams	24	131	5.5	1	50
Beckham Jr.	1	9	9.0	0	9
TEN	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
Locker	2	28	14.0	0	21
Sankey	9	25	2.8	0	7

Receiving Leaders

NYG	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
Beckham Jr.	11	130	11.8	1	50
Parker	5	60	12.0	0	17
TEN	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
Hagan	6	62	10.3	0	26
Washington	3	56	18.7	0	30

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				NYG	TEN
	FG	7:59	Josh Brown 20 Yd Field Goal Drive info: 14 plays, 78 yds, 7:01	3	0
	TD	4:41	Odell Beckham Jr. 15 Yd pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown Kick) Drive info: 4 plays, 72 yds, 1:30	10	0
	TD	1:07	Markus Kuhn 26 Yd Fumble Return (Josh Brown Kick) Drive info: 1 plays, -5 yds, 0:11	17	0
SECOND QUARTER				NYG	TEN
	FG	1:38	Josh Brown 19 Yd Field Goal Drive info: 16 plays, 67 yds, 7:08	20	0
	FG	0:07	Josh Brown 36 Yd Field Goal Drive info: 8 plays, 45 yds, 1:03	23	0
THIRD QUARTER				NYG	TEN
	TD	12:06	Andre Williams 50 Yd Run (Josh Brown Kick) Drive info: 3 plays, 59 yds, 1:21	30	0
	TD	8:36	Marqueston Huff 23 Yd Interception Return (Ryan Succop Kick) Drive info: 3 plays, 1 yds, 1:24	30	7
	FG	0:33	Josh Brown 52 Yd Field Goal Drive info: 8 plays, 30 yds, 4:10	33	7
FOURTH QUARTER				NYG	TEN
	FG	11:22	Josh Brown 42 Yd Field Goal Drive info: 7 plays, 11 yds, 2:49	36	7

Research Notes

Odell Beckham Jr. was targeted 15 times Sunday, tied with Reuben Randle in Week 11 for most by a Giants player this season. Beckham caught 73.3% of his targets Sunday, the only Giants player targeted at least 10 times and a 70% catch percentage in a game this season, with today the 3rd time he's accomplished that.   [+]

Odell Beckham has 9 receptions at halftime against the Ttians. The only other players with 9 receptions at half this season are A.J. Green (Week 12) and Calvin Johnson (Week 13).

Zach Mettenberger is 0-5 since making his first start in Week 8 and his Total QBR of 50.5 at home has been much better than on the road (28.2).   [+]

Titans were just 1-of-6 on 3rd down in the 1st half. Entering today, they're the 2nd-worst team in the league on 3rd down conversions trailing only the Jaguars.

Odell Beckham Jr. leads the NFL with 437 receiving yards since Week 10 and his 699 receiving yards this season are the fourth most through a player's first eight career games in NFL history (ELIAS).

At 303 pounds, Markus Kuhn is a large man... He's the 4th player at 300 pounds or more to score a touchdowns this season joining Anthony Castonzo (311 lbs), Cedric Thornton (309 lbs) and Fletcher Cox (300 lbs).

Eli Manning has six interceptions in the last three games, tied for the most in the NFL since Week 11.   [+]