The New York Giants entered Week 12 with an opportunity to take over the NFC East lead with the Philadelphia Eagles playing on Monday night. All they had to do was defeat the lowly Cincinnati Bengals, whom they were heavily favorited over.
The Giants, however, never make anything easy.
From start to finish, Sunday was an ugly game by both sides, highlighted by penalties, drops, miscues and above all else, devastating injuries.
Second-year quarterback Daniel Jones exited the game in the third quarter with a hamstring injury, ushering in Colt McCoy, who was about as rusty as you might expect.
Things really slowed down from there and, like most Giants games this season, came down to the final moments. In the end, New York made the plays necessary to hang on (barely) and left Ohio with a defining victory.