2014 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 14, 2014 · MetLife Stadium
Arizona CardinalsWinner
25
at
New York Giants
14
NYG -1 upsetU 41.5 ✓
Arizona Cardinals 25–14.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYG
26/39, 277 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
5.7 expected points added · +1.0% completion over expected
Passing · ARI
14/29, 167 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-3.9 expected points added · -7.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Stanton | 14/29 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Ellington | 15 | 91 | 6.1 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Jonathan Dwyer | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 1 | -1.9 |
| John Brown | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Robert Hughes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Drew Stanton | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Fitzgerald | 6 | 10 | 51 | 0 | 36% | 0.9 |
| John Carlson | 2 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 11% | 0.7 |
| John Brown | 3 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 14% | 1.5 |
| Michael Floyd | 1 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 21% | -1.2 |
| Troy Niklas | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4% | 1.5 |
| Andre Ellington | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 11% | -0.1 |
| Robert Hughes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Jefferson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deone Bucannon | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jerraud Powers | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashad Johnson | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Minter | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calais Campbell | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Peterson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Cromartie | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 26/39 | 277 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashad Jennings | 18 | 64 | 3.6 | 0 | -4.8 |
| Andre Williams | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Eli Manning | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Donnell | 7 | 9 | 81 | 0 | 23% | 4.3 |
| Victor Cruz | 5 | 10 | 60 | 0 | 26% | -1.9 |
| Rashad Jennings | 4 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 10% | -2.2 |
| Rueben Randle | 4 | 7 | 39 | 1 | 18% | 1.7 |
| Preston Parker | 1 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 5% | 2.2 |
| Jerrel Jernigan | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 5% | 0.7 |
| Andre Williams | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 10% | -1.1 |
| Daniel Fells | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3% | 0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antrel Rolle | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnathan Hankins | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prince Amukamara | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Pierre-Paul | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Herzlich | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jon Beason | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jameel McClain | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Ayers | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Thurmond | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -1
- Closing total
- 41.5
- ARI moneyline
- +104
- NYG moneyline
- -115
Giants closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 39 — under by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- MetLife Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 66°F, wind 1 mph
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- ARI 6 days · NYG 6 days
- Coaches
- Bruce Arians vs Tom Coughlin