2010 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 10, 2010 · Reliant Stadium
New York GiantsWinner
34
at
Houston Texans
10
HOU -3 upsetU 48.5 ✓Dome
New York Giants 34–10 — 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
Passing · NYG
27/42, 297 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
9.2 expected points added · +2.6% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
16/34, 196 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-16.1 expected points added · -17.0% completion over expected
Receiving · NYG
12/17 for 130 yds, 2 TD
40% of team targets · 10.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 27/42 | 297 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 16 | 67 | 4.2 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Eli Manning | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | -6.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Nicks | 12 | 17 | 130 | 2 | 40% | 10.0 |
| Steve Smith | 6 | 8 | 89 | 1 | 19% | 7.3 |
| Kevin Boss | 4 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 14% | 0.3 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 10% | 0.0 |
| Travis Beckum | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5% | -2.6 |
| Ramses Barden | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | 0.6 |
| Mario Manningham | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -4.9 |
| Bear Pascoe | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Thomas | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Tuck | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antrel Rolle | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Boley | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Cofield | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osi Umenyiora | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Canty | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Tollefson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Ross | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 16/34 | 196 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -16.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Foster | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 0 | -6.1 |
| Derrick Ward | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Matt Schaub | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Steve Slaton | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Johnson | 5 | 13 | 95 | 0 | 38% | -4.0 |
| Owen Daniels | 3 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 15% | 2.9 |
| Kevin Walter | 2 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 15% | 0.8 |
| Vonta Leach | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 6% | 0.3 |
| Derrick Ward | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
| Arian Foster | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12% | -2.8 |
| David Anderson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -2.5 |
| Joel Dreessen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -2.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMeco Ryans | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Pollard | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Cushing | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Troy Nolan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Mitchell | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Glover Quin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Cody | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Weeks | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -3
- Closing total
- 48.5
- NYG moneyline
- +158
- HOU moneyline
- -175
Texans closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 44 — under by 4.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- NYG 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Tom Coughlin vs Gary Kubiak