Sunday’s game between the New York Giants and Cincinnati Bengals turned into a battle of the backups after Daniel Jones exited with a hamstring injury late in the third quarter.
That thrust backup Colt McCoy into the game and the Giants’ offense did not do much scoring for the rest of the afternoon.
A brutal holding penalty by Cam Fleming negated what would’ve been the game-ending first down for Wayne Gallman and a 29-yard punt return put the Bengals at mid-field down two points.
Luckily, Jabaal Sheard produced a strip sack to end it as Leonard Williams recovered the ball for the Giants slamming the door shut.
Despite a stagnant offense following the departure of Jones, the defense made the difference forcing three turnovers to seal the deal.
Here are the winners, losers and those in between from the Giants Week 12 victory over the Bengals.