New Orleans Saints 33-18 New York Giants: Alvin Kamara rushes for three touchdowns in road win
Monday 1 October 2018 06:15, UK
New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara rushed for three touchdowns, including a massive 49-yarder in the fourth quarter, to clinch a handy 33-18 win over the New York Giants on Sunday.
The win was the Saints' third in a row, moving them to 3-1 on the season and to the top of the NFC South, while the Giants fall to 1-3 and the NFC East basement.
It didn't go all New Orleans' way though, especially in the first half as Eli Manning found Sterling Shepard for a touchdown to see New York take the lead in the first quarter, while the Saints came up without a touchdown on four redzone trips, settling for field goals each time.
It was still enough to earn them a slender 12-7 lead at the half, and then after the break the Saints finally broke through as Kamara went in for his for his first score, a nine-yard TD.
He added another four-yarder in the fourth quarter, before Saquon Barkley leapt in from a yard out - and the Giants converted their two-point attempt - to make it a once score game. But, the Saints clinched victory thanks to Kamara's longest TD of the lot, breaking free for a 49-yard score.
FIRST QUARTER
Saints 0-7 Giants: Eli Manning two-yard touchdown pass to Sterling Shepard (Aldrick Rosas extra point good)
SECOND QUARTER
Saints 3-7 Giants: Will Lutz 42-yard field goal
Saints 6-7 Giants: Lutz 34-yard field goal
Saints 9-7 Giants: Lutz 37-yard field goal
Saints 12-7 Giants: Lutz 26-yard field goal
THIRD QUARTER
Saints 19-7 Giants: Alvin Kamara nine-yard touchdown run (Will Lutz extra point good)
Saints 19-10 Giants: Rosas 33-yard field goal
FOURTH QUARTER
Saints 26-10 Giants: Kamara four-yard touchdown run (Lutz extra point good)
Saints 26-18 Giants: Saquon Barkley one-yard touchdown run (Manning-Shepard two-point conversion)
Saints 33-18 Giants: Kamara 49-yard touchdown run (Lutz extra point good)
NFL Week Four late-game round-up
Browns 42-45 Raiders (OT)
Derek Carr threw four touchdown passes and a game-tying two-point conversion with 30 seconds left to set up Matt McCrane's 29-yard game-winning field goal in overtime, earning Oakland (1-3) their first victory of the season.
The field goal dealt the Browns (1-2-1) another tough loss as they blew a 14-point lead in the second to spoil rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield's NFL starting debut.
Seahawks 20-17 Cardinals
Sebastian Janikowski, who had missed twice earlier in the game, kicked a 52-yard field goal as time expired to give Seattle (2-2) victory over Arizona (0-4) and ruin another rookie QB's starting debut in the NFL, Josh Rosen of the Cardinals.
49ers 27-29 Chargers
Philip Rivers threw for three touchdowns, Melvin Gordon rushed for 104 yards as Los Angeles (2-2) rallied to a victory over San Francisco (1-3).
Second-year quarterback C.J. Beathard, who got the start for the 49ers after Jimmy Garoppolo's season-ending knee injury, was 23 of 37 for 298 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
