2005 Week 2 · Mon, Sep 19, 2005 · Giants Stadium
New York GiantsWinner
27
at
New Orleans Saints
10
NYG -3 ✓U 43 ✓
New York Giants 27–10 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 13/24 | 165 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber | 22 | 83 | 3.8 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Willie Ponder | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Eli Manning | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibril Wilson | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Pierce | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| William James | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Butler | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Emmons | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Strahan | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick Clancy | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Greisen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenderick Allen | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 27/45 | 375 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 15 | 47 | 3.1 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Antowain Smith | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Aaron Brooks | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | -4.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McKenzie | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colby Bockwoldt | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Hodge | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Slaughter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Craft | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte' Stallworth | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Howard | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -3
- Closing total
- 43
- NYG moneyline
- —
- NO moneyline
- —
Giants closed -3 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 43; the game landed 37 — under by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 77°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- NYG 8 days · NO 8 days
- Coaches
- Tom Coughlin vs Jim Haslett