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Giants vs. Saints: 5 plays that led to the Giants’ victory

The New York Giants won a in a resilient fashion Sunday, beating the New Orleans Saints 27-21 in overtime. Daniel Jones and the offense generated several explosive plays against a defense that contained its first three opponents.

New York’s offense had 485 total yards, with Daniel Jones accounting for 402 of them with just his arm. The Saints defense had not allowed 400 total yards in a game this season. The game seemed bleak until about seven minutes left when Jones found Saquon Barkley streaking up the sideline for a 54-yard touchdown.

While riding the momentum of a comeback, the Giants’ defense forced the Saints to punt the ball with three minutes left in the game.