Giants outlast Titans for ugly rain-soaked win after game-ending interception
If the Giants are not going to allow first downs, Jameis Winston is not going to throw interceptions, Cam Skattebo is going to run through tackles and Dominic Zvada is going to be perfect on field goals, maybe the Giants can survive without Jaxson Dart. Of course, it would help if Robert Saleh and Brian Daboll – the two fired New York head coaches calling plays for the Titans – were on the other sideline every game.The Giants forced five punts, made two key red-zone stop late in the second half — and allowed just 262 yards in an ugly (who cares?) 12-7 victory against the Titans at a rain-soaked and 60-percent-full MetLife Stadium.
Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers.Jevon Holland, who is off to an All-Pro-caliber start, sealed the victory with an end-zone interception of Cam Ward with 17 seconds remaining.
The Titans were threatening to steal a soul-crushing victory before Holland’s third interception in as many games.In the first game since Dart underwent season-ending knee surgery, Winston didn’t generate much confidence that the Giants don’t need to add a quarterback who can challenge him for the starting job but he avoided the kind of catastrophic mistakes that will the underdogs on this soft part of the schedule to steal games.Dennard Wilson, the former Titans defensive coordinator, had all the answers for Ward and an offense called by the former Giants head coach Daboll.The most notable situation was on fourth-and-goal at the 7-yard line.Wilson brought pressure – including Brian Burns, who was getting through an ankle injury – and flushed Ward to his left, where his off-balance pass sailed through the end zone.Dru Phillips dropped a second-down interception but was able to shrug it off when Ward missed an open Carnell Tate for a touchdown on third down.The Titans netted 22 yards on and never moved the chains on their first five offensive possessions – all resulting...