2014 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 21, 2014 · MetLife Stadium
Houston Texans
17
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New York GiantsWinner
30
NYG -1 ✓O 41.5 ✓
New York Giants 30–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · HOU
20/34, 289 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
-7.4 expected points added · -3.7% completion over expected
Passing · NYG
21/28, 234 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
7.1 expected points added · +8.4% completion over expected
Receiving · HOU
6/9 for 116 yds, 0 TD
26% of team targets · -2.4 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 20/34 | 289 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -7.4 |
| Shane Lechler | 1/1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Blue | 13 | 78 | 6.0 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Ronnie Brown | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Damaris Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 6 | 9 | 116 | 0 | 26% | -2.4 |
| Damaris Johnson | 2 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 6% | 4.9 |
| Garrett Graham | 5 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 18% | 1.7 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
| Andre Johnson | 4 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 32% | -9.0 |
| Keshawn Martin | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 6% | 0.1 |
| Alfred Blue | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | 2.8 |
| Ronnie Brown | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | -0.2 |
| Jay Prosch | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Cushing | 2 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick Lewis | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Swearinger | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Watt | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jared Crick | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Morris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danieal Manning | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brooks Reed | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Bouye | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 21/28 | 234 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashad Jennings | 34 | 176 | 5.2 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Andre Williams | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Steve Weatherford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -4.6 |
| Eli Manning | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Cruz | 5 | 6 | 107 | 1 | 21% | 5.4 |
| Larry Donnell | 6 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 21% | -4.2 |
| Preston Parker | 3 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 14% | 1.7 |
| Rueben Randle | 5 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 36% | -4.0 |
| Daniel Fells | 2 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 7% | 3.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Amukamara | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jameel McClain | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Trumaine McBride | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antrel Rolle | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jason Pierre-Paul | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacquian Williams | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Hankins | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Cullen Jenkins | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stevie Brown | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -1
- Closing total
- 41.5
- HOU moneyline
- +103
- NYG moneyline
- -114
Giants closed -1 and covered, winning by 13.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 47 — over by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- MetLife Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 70°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- HOU 7 days · NYG 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill O'Brien vs Tom Coughlin