The New York Giants defeated the Carolina Panthers, 19-16, on Sunday in Brian Daboll’s inaugural home game at MetLife Stadium. It was a sloppy game, mostly devoid of efficient offense for both teams.
Carolina started their first two possessions with fumbles that placed the Giants in a prime position to capitalize. However, New York bogged down in the red zone and only scored six points off the turnovers.
Big Blue possessed the football 35:57 to Carolina’s 24:03; Carolina had 10 more total yards of offense than New York.
I do not include specific field goals in the five plays, but the importance of Graham Gano’s right foot and the muscles within his leg are not understated; Gano was 4 of 4 with 56, 51, 36, and 33-yard field goals.