East Rutherford, N.J. – It took most of the first half for the New Orleans Saints to find some of what they've been looking for a good portion of this season, but when they found it, they knew precisely what to do with it against the Giants on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.
And fortunately for the Saints (2-4), they had just enough of it to outlast New York in a 34-27 victory that ended New Orleans' three-game losing streak, made a Herculean comeback stand and prevented what would have been a sizeable collapse.
A running game that had been AWOL produced 175 yards and a touchdown.
The special teams rebounded from an opening-game penalty and missed field goal to provide two 50-plus yard field goals, a forced and recovered fumble (linebacker Isaiah Stalbird and tight end Oscar Delp, respectively), and 181 return yards.
The defense gave up a 93-yard touchdown drive, then shut the door for three quarters as it intercepted three passes (two by cornerback Martin Emerson Jr.), sacked Giants quarterbacks five times (1.5 each from edges Chase Young and Carl Granderson) and helped the offense go on a 34-0 run.
And the offense, after some early shooting in the foot, had enough of it left to give the Giants (3-2-1) a big enough kick to help withstand a 17-0 blitz by the Giants in the fourth quarter.
The result allowed the Saints an exhale as they readied to board the flight for Paris and prepare for their game against the Steelers next Sunday.
Check out the game action photos from the New Orleans Saints game against the New York Giants in Week 6 of the 2026 NFL season on Oct. 18, 2026 at MetLife Stadium.
Check out the game action photos from the New Orleans Saints game against the New York Giants in Week 6 of the 2026 NFL season on Oct. 18, 2026 at MetLife Stadium.
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