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2012 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 16, 2012 · MetLife Stadium

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

34

New York GiantsWinner

41

NYG -9 no coverO 43.5 ✓

New York Giants 41–34.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NYG

Eli ManningQB

31/51, 510 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT

7.2 expected points added · +2.1% completion over expected

Passing · TB

Josh FreemanQB

15/28, 243 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

5.7 expected points added · -2.8% completion over expected

Rushing · NYG

Andre BrownRB

13 att, 71 yds, 1 TD

3.9 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · TB

Doug MartinRB

20 att, 66 yds, 1 TD

-2.6 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NYG

Hakeem NicksWR

10/15 for 199 yds, 1 TD

29% of team targets · 10.0 expected points added

Receiving · NYG

Victor CruzWR

11/17 for 179 yds, 1 TD

33% of team targets · -3.7 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Josh Freeman15/282432225.7

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Doug Martin20663.31-2.6
Preston Parker177.000.4
D.J. Ware166.00-0.7

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Vincent Jackson510128136%7.6
Mike Williams3559118%4.7
Dallas Clark4533018%0.2
Sammie Stroughter121407%-1.4
Erik Lorig11804%0.7
D.J. Ware11104%-1.0
Doug Martin030011%-1.5
Preston Parker01004%-0.3

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Aqib Talib800.004
Mason Foster610.011
Mark Barron340.002
Brandon McDonald240.012
Lavonte David410.000
Quincy Black230.000
Ronde Barber210.003
Eric Wright210.011
Roy Miller110.000
Dekoda Watson200.000

New York Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Eli Manning31/515103307.2

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Andre Brown13715.513.9
Ahmad Bradshaw5163.20-0.7
David Wilson362.00-1.1
Henry Hynoski133.00-0.6
Eli Manning3-2-0.70-0.3

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Hakeem Nicks1015199129%10.0
Victor Cruz1117179133%-3.7
Martellus Bennett51072120%-1.5
Ramses Barden122404%0.6
Andre Brown221904%2.0
Domenik Hixon111202%1.9
Henry Hynoski11502%0.1
David Wilson02004%-1.8
Will Beatty01002%-0.4

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Jason Pierre-Paul241.000
Kenny Phillips230.001
Jayron Hosley310.000
Antrel Rolle220.001
Stevie Brown120.000
Linval Joseph120.000
Jacquian Williams120.000
Michael Boley300.011
Chase Blackburn121.000
Michael Coe200.001

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
NYG -9
Closing total
43.5
TB moneyline
+314
NYG moneyline
-360

Giants closed -9, won by 7 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 43.5; the game landed 75 — over by 31.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
MetLife Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather
73°F, wind 1 mph
Referee
Jim Core
Rest
TB 7 days · NYG 11 days
Coaches
Greg Schiano vs Tom Coughlin