Giants beat Texans in overtime with McCarthy's first start

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 25 Oct, 20:56 · Archive

The New York Giants defeated the Houston Texans 27-21 in overtime, with running back Cam Skattebo scoring a fourth-quarter touchdown.

The New York Giants defeated the Houston Texans 27-21 in overtime on Sunday, with the Giants' offence scoring four different touchdowns on the ground. In his first start of the season, quarterback J.J. McCarthy threw for 252 yards as the Giants, playing as 10-point underdogs, won on the road.

Cam Skattebo, the Giants' running back, powered the comeback after being benched the previous week for fumbling issues. Skattebo scored a tie-breaking 16-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, then broke free for a 42-yard rush in overtime before appearing to suffer a hamstring injury. He slid to the ground after the run, leaving the field.

Devin Singletary, a third-string running back and former Texan, entered after Skattebo's injury and broke a potential tackle by Kamari Lassiter to score a walk-off 30-yard touchdown run in overtime. The Giants drove 80 yards in 14 plays to set up the winning score, converting three third downs and a fourth down while consuming 8 minutes 18 seconds of clock time. The Giants improved to 4-2-1 and have won six straight meetings against the Texans since the franchise's 2002 expansion.

How it is being reported

• Harbaugh credits players, including J.J. McCarthy and Cam Skattebo, and 'Lord God in heaven' for Giants OT winCam Skattebo rushed for a career-high 124 yards but was flagged for unnecessary roughness on one run in the New York Giants' overtime victory.Fox News · 25 Oct, 22:30
• Devin Singletary, Cam Skattebo power Giants to overtime upset of Texans in J.J. McCarthy’s first startCam Skattebo was back to back-flipping.New York Post · 25 Oct, 20:35
• Giants' Cam Skattebo hit with penalty after crushing Texans defender on routine runCam Skattebo lowered his helmet and trucked a Houston Texans defender, drawing a controversial unnecessary roughness flag that left Harbaugh perplexed.Fox News · 25 Oct, 19:42

In this story: Cam Skattebo · J.J. McCarthy · Devin Singletary · New York Giants · Houston Texans · John Harbaugh

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