Heroes, zeros from Giants’ loss to Vikings: Greg Joseph solutions name

Heroes, zeros and the total blitz from the Giants’ 27-24 loss to the Vikings.

Hero

Greg Joseph drilled a game-winning 61-yard subject purpose regardless of having made simply two of his first seven field-goal makes an attempt from 50-plus yards this season. 

Zero

With 4 minutes remaining, a Jamie Gillan punt was blocked, gifting the ball to the Vikings on the Giants’ 29-yard line, from the place they drove for a lead-extending landing. Lengthy snapper Casey Kreiter was greatly surprised and the block got here up the center. 

Unsung hero

Daniel Jones accomplished 30 of 42 passes for a season-high 334 yards with a landing and an interception and ran for an additional 34 yards. He led the game-tying, seven-play, 75-yard landing drive, finishing the 2-point conversion go with 2:01 to go. 

Key stat

11-0 Minnesota’s report in one-score video games, one of the best begin to a season in NFL historical past in that statistic. The Giants fell to 8-3-1 in a NFL-high 12 one-score video games. 

Quote

“I might love a rematch.” 

— Saquon Barkley on the potential for a Giants-Vikings assembly within the first spherical of the playoffs