2012 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 16, 2012 · MetLife Stadium
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
34
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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
31/51, 510 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT
7.2 expected points added · +2.1% completion over expected
Passing · TB
15/28, 243 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
5.7 expected points added · -2.8% completion over expected
Receiving · NYG
10/15 for 199 yds, 1 TD
29% of team targets · 10.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Freeman | 15/28 | 243 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Martin | 20 | 66 | 3.3 | 1 | -2.6 |
| Preston Parker | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| D.J. Ware | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Jackson | 5 | 10 | 128 | 1 | 36% | 7.6 |
| Mike Williams | 3 | 5 | 59 | 1 | 18% | 4.7 |
| Dallas Clark | 4 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 18% | 0.2 |
| Sammie Stroughter | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7% | -1.4 |
| Erik Lorig | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4% | 0.7 |
| D.J. Ware | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4% | -1.0 |
| Doug Martin | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11% | -1.5 |
| Preston Parker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqib Talib | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mason Foster | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Barron | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brandon McDonald | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lavonte David | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Black | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Eric Wright | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Roy Miller | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dekoda Watson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 31/51 | 510 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Brown | 13 | 71 | 5.5 | 1 | 3.9 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | -0.7 |
| David Wilson | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Henry Hynoski | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Eli Manning | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | -0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Nicks | 10 | 15 | 199 | 1 | 29% | 10.0 |
| Victor Cruz | 11 | 17 | 179 | 1 | 33% | -3.7 |
| Martellus Bennett | 5 | 10 | 72 | 1 | 20% | -1.5 |
| Ramses Barden | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 4% | 0.6 |
| Andre Brown | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 4% | 2.0 |
| Domenik Hixon | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2% | 1.9 |
| Henry Hynoski | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2% | 0.1 |
| David Wilson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.8 |
| Will Beatty | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Pierre-Paul | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Phillips | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jayron Hosley | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antrel Rolle | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stevie Brown | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linval Joseph | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacquian Williams | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Boley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chase Blackburn | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Coe | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
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