Giants outlast Vikings 31-24 for 1st playoff come first in inside 11 years

Giants outlast Vikings 31-24 for 1st playoff go nearer earliest inside inside 11 years

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ” Daniel Jones passed for 301 yards accompanied by every one one other accompanied by place of set of two touchdowns accompanied by every one one other accompanied by ran for 78 yards inside his earliest career playoff game for the New York Giants, a 31-24 victory over Minnesota inside the wild-card circular that gave the Vikings their earliest mislaying inside 12 one-score games this season.

Saquon Barkley rushed for place of set of two scores, including the tiebreaker midway into with every one other accompanied by not here of the fourth quarter. The defence finished off the franchise™s earliest playoff go nearer earliest inside since the Super Bowl 11 years ago by swarming firm extremity T.J. Hockenson following a 3-yard catch on a go from Kirk Cousins at midfield on fourth-and-8 to ability a turnover on downs accompanied by 1:44 to go accompanied by every one one other accompanied by no indeed indeed timeouts left-hand for the Vikings.

Jones became the earliest quarterback inside NFL history to hit these thresholds inside a postseason game: 300-plus passing yards, two-plus passing touchdowns accompanied by every one one other accompanied by 70-plus rushing yards.

I™m impressed. I™m not shocked since he™s been doing it all year. He™s really been balling, said Barkley, who had 109 total yards on only 14 touches. He™s a exceptional player. This is where you tin create your legacy inside the playoffs, accompanied by every one one other accompanied by what a way to begin it off.

First-year head bus Brian Daboll™s team state-of-the-art to amuse oneself No. 1 seed accompanied by every one one other accompanied by NFC East competitor Philadelphia inside the divisional circular following weekend.

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I exist convinced by we™ve had some of our better games not lengthy ago accompanied by every one one other accompanied by found some stuff that works for us, said Jones, who had touchdown passes to Isaiah Hodgins accompanied by every one one other accompanied by Daniel Bellinger. So we™ll retain doing it. I idea the coaching staff did a great position of position of employment having us prepared.

Cousins went 31 for 39 for 273 yards accompanied by every one one other accompanied by place of set of two scores accompanied by every one one other accompanied by a rushing touchdown to lid the game™s opening possession, the too-short hurl to Hockenson his one glaring mistake. Justin Jefferson, the NFL™s leading receiver, had only one catch following halftime accompanied by every one one other accompanied by finished accompanied by 47 yards.

This is inside all likelihood the toughest mislaying of my career, said Cousins, who had by a lengthy way the finest record of his 11 years inside the league.

The Vikings stayed on build by facing 10-point deficits late inside the following quarter accompanied by every one one other accompanied by on one instance additional early inside the third quarter.

Cousins, who delivered all kinds of on-target throws while he was knocked to the turf by the blitz-fueled Giants defense, hit Irv Smith Jr. for a short touchdown go that brought the Vikings within trio at 24-21.

Then a entertaining thing happened ” the defence got a stop.

Danielle Hunter™s sack forced the earliest Giants punt, accompanied by every one one other accompanied by the Vikings went the other way for the tying meadow goal. They left-hand behind some crucial points, though, when Cousins ran victorious sneak on fourth-and-1 at the 15 that was negated by a incorrect begin on left-hand gearwheel Christian Darrisaw.

Jones converted a penalty-free fourth-and-1 sneak on the following operate for the Giants. Barkley chugged into the extremity area for the lead accompanied by 7:47 to go.

The Giants accompanied by every one one other accompanied by Vikings were among septet teams inside the playoffs that missed not here last season, a six-year non-attendance for the Giants that ended accompanied by their 9-7-1 complete under Daboll to seize a wild-card spot.

Vikings bus Kevin O™Connell was a first-timer on the job, too, directing a 13-4 dividing champion team that ” inside an NFL hour dated accompanied by a record number of near margins accompanied by every one one other accompanied by comeback wins ” place an all-time mark by going 11-0 inside one-score games.

UNFLAPPABLE GIANTS

Five years accompanied by every one one other accompanied by one day following Case Keenum™s 61-yard last-play touchdown go to Stefon Diggs gave the Vikings a 29-24 victory over New Orleans inside the divisional round, Cousins eventually got a postseason game inside Minnesota inside his fifth hour dated accompanied by the team.

His injured fair gearwheel Brian O™Neill led the crowd inside the pregame Skol chant, helping crank up the decibel level. The fans went wild inside the earliest quarter when franchise leading rusher Adrian Peterson was shown on the videoboard for an interview.

The Giants, having played here fair trio weeks ago, were clearly unfazed by the noise. They cruised for 166 yards on their earliest nine plays for touchdowns on their earliest place of set of two drives, at that hour dated gained 90 yards inside a whopping 20 plays for a meadow goal accompanied by every one one other accompanied by a 17-7 lead.

Giants cornerback Adoree™ Jackson returned from a seven-game non-attendance to a knee wound accompanied by every one one other accompanied by played a large small portion inside keeping Jefferson quiet following he had 133 yards accompanied by every one one other accompanied by a touchdown on 12 catches opposed to the Giants last month.

There were real tears inside there, O™Connell said outer external outside the locker room. There are guys that expected to have a chance to go nearer earliest inside a world championship. You™ve got to inside attendance accompanied by the Giants a a large amount of credit.

INJURY REPORT

Giants: OLB Azeez Ojulari (quadriceps) was exist sore inside the following quarter accompanied by every one one other accompanied by ruled not here at halftime. ... Backup FS Jason Pinnock (abdomen) left-hand on a cart following covering a kickoff inside the fourth quarter accompanied by every one one other accompanied by went to a medical organization for evaluation.

Vikings: LB Brian Asamoah II (concussion) was injured covering a kickoff late inside the following quarter. ... Backup CB Cameron Dantzler Sr. (personal) was inactive following lost practice all week.

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