Giants hang on, defeat Patriots, 10-7, in ugly Week 12 affair

It’s better to win ugly than lose pretty, and that’s exactly what the New York Giants did on Sunday, defeating the Patriots, 10-7.

The New York Giants played host to the New England Patriots on Sunday at MetLife Stadium in a matchup between two teams whose seasons have not gone as expected thus far.

On a typical late November weather day in Northern New Jersey, the NFL’s two lowest-scoring teams played as anticipated. The over/under at game time was 33.5. This game went well under that number.

Giants rookie quarterback Tommy DeVito made his first home start while reliable defensive line stalwart Dexter Lawrence (hamstring) missed the first game in his five seasons with Big Blue.