National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Minnesota 28,
N.Y. Giants 6
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 8, 2024
Where: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Temperature: 64°
Head Official: Alex Kemp
Attendance: 81908
Where: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Temperature: 64°
Head Official: Alex Kemp
Attendance: 81908
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Minnesota | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| N.Y. Giants | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 7:16 | ||
| N.Y. Giants | FG |
N.Y. Giants 3 - Minnesota 0 Graham Gano 23 yd. field goal |
| 1st Quarter - 3:50 | ||
| Minnesota | TD |
N.Y. Giants 3 - Minnesota 7 Aaron Jones 3 yd. run (Will Reichard kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 6:55 | ||
| Minnesota | TD |
N.Y. Giants 3 - Minnesota 14 Justin Jefferson 3 yd. pass from Sam Darnold (Will Reichard kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 12:08 | ||
| Minnesota | TD |
N.Y. Giants 3 - Minnesota 21 Jalen Nailor 21 yd. pass from Sam Darnold (Will Reichard kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 6:08 | ||
| N.Y. Giants | FG |
N.Y. Giants 6 - Minnesota 21 Graham Gano 50 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 4:22 | ||
| Minnesota | TD |
N.Y. Giants 6 - Minnesota 28 Andrew Van Ginkel 10 yd. interception return (Will Reichard kick) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Minnesota | N.Y. Giants | |
| 1st Downs | 17 | 14 |
| Rushing | 7 | 5 |
| Passing | 8 | 8 |
| Penalty | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 3-10 | 7-18 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 1-1 | 1-3 |
| Punts-Average | 4-42.0 | 6-46.2 |
| Return Yards | 10 | 23 |
| Punts-Returns | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 0-0 | 1-22 |
| Int - Returns | 2-10 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-63 | 9-95 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Time of Possession | 27:34 | 32:26 |
| Total Net Yards | 312 | 240 |
| Total Plays | 51 | 68 |
| Average Gain | 6.1 | 3.5 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 111 | 74 |
| Rushes | 26 | 21 |
| Average/Rush | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| Net Yards Passing | 201 | 166 |
| Comp-Att | 19-24 | 22-42 |
| Yards/Pass | 8.0 | 3.5 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 1-7 | 5-20 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 2 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 0 |
| Rushing | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | 2 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 2-2-100% | 0-3-0% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 1-1-100% | 0-1-0% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Minnesota Vikings
(1-0)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| S. Darnold | 19/24 | 208 | 2 | 1 |
New York Giants
(0-1)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| D. Jones | 22/42 | 186 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Jones | 14 | 94 | 6.7 | 1 | 19 |
| T. Chandler | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 | 6 |
| S. Darnold | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| M. Gaskin | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Singletary | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 | 7 |
| D. Jones | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 |
| W. Robinson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| E. Gray | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
| T. Tracy Jr. | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Jefferson | 6 | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 1 | 44 |
| J. Addison | 4 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 16 |
| J. Oliver | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 22 |
| T. Chandler | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 10 |
| J. Nailor | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 1 | 21 |
| A. Jones | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Mundt | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
| C. Ham | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Nabers | 7 | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | 25 |
| W. Robinson | 12 | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 0 | 15 |
| D. Slayton | 4 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 11 |
| T. Johnson | 4 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| D. Singletary | 5 | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 12 |
| E. Gray | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| T. Tracy Jr. | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| D. Bellinger | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Hyatt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| A. Van Ginkel | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| H. Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| D. Muasau | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| P. Jones II | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| D. Turner | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| H. Phillips | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| A. Van Ginkel | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| D. Lawrence II | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| B. Murphy Jr. | 8 | 1 |
| B. Cashman | 4 | 2 |
| D. Turner | 3 | 0 |
| S. Griffin | 3 | 1 |
| S. Gilmore | 3 | 1 |
| J. Metellus | 3 | 1 |
| I. Pace Jr. | 3 | 2 |
| H. Smith | 3 | 4 |
| C. Bynum | 2 | 2 |
| P. Jones II | 2 | 2 |
| A. Van Ginkel | 2 | 2 |
| J. Bullard | 1 | 0 |
| T. Jackson | 1 | 0 |
| J. Tillery | 1 | 2 |
| H. Phillips | 1 | 4 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| T. Nubin | 5 | 1 |
| D. Muasau | 5 | 1 |
| B. Burns | 4 | 0 |
| D. Banks | 4 | 0 |
| A. Phillips | 3 | 1 |
| R. Nunez-Roches | 3 | 2 |
| A. Jackson | 2 | 0 |
| N. McCloud | 2 | 0 |
| J. Pinnock | 2 | 0 |
| B. Okereke | 2 | 1 |
| D. Lawrence II | 2 | 1 |
| E. Chatman | 1 | 0 |
| J. Riley | 1 | 0 |
| A. Ojulari | 1 | 0 |
| D. Belton | 1 | 0 |
| C. Flott | 1 | 2 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| P. Jones II | 2.0 |
| D. Turner | 1.0 |
| B. Murphy Jr. | 1.0 |
| J. Bullard | 1.0 |
| H. Phillips | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| A. Phillips | 1.0 |
| D. Muasau | 1.0 |
| D. Banks | 1.0 |
| D. Lawrence II | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| C. Ham | 1 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| D. Slayton | 1 |