Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley emerged at a time when the New York Giants needed them most and helped the team to its first playoff victory since Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday.
Jones and Barkley each had two touchdowns and posted a 31-24 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in the wild-card round of the playoffs. The Vikings entered the game as NFC North champions and with home field advantage at US Bank Stadium, but they couldn’t stop New York when they needed it most.
The Vikings got on the scoreboard first on a Kirk Cousins touchdown run from the goal line. But Barkley and the Giants would answer on the next series.
The star running back scored on a 28-yard run to help tie the game. On their next drive, Jones found wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins for a 14-yard touchdown run to make it 14-7 in the first quarter.
New York took a 17-14 lead at the half after Cousins found KJ Osborn for a 9-yard score before the whistle and the Giants just played gamely from there.
Jones had his second touchdown pass of the game in the third quarter. He found Daniel Bellinger for a 9-yard score on the first drive of the half. Cousins responded with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Irv Smith. Vikings kicker Greg Joseph would tie the game with a 38-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter, but the Giants would answer.
Jones led the team on a 12-play, 75-yard drive that ended with a go-ahead touchdown run by Barkley.
A couple of stops later and the Giants would finish with the win. New York is the first road team to win in the postseason this season.
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