Giants Escape Thanks to Ravens Miscues

 GIANTS 24 - RAVENS 20 

Sometimes you need a little help on the road to a 5-1 start to a season. 

The Giants got that and more courtesy of the Baltimore Ravens who totally collapsed in the fourth quarter, blowing a 20-10 lead as Big Blue came all the way back to win it 24-20. New York is now 5-1, its best start since 2009.

 

The Giants rally started in earnest in the fourth quarter with quarterback Daniel Jones shaking off three quarters of shaky play to lead Big Blue on a 12-play, 75-yard drive that ate up nearly seven minutes. Jones two biggest pass completions of 18-yards to Marcus Johnson and 17-yards to rookie Wan'Dale Robinson proved to be a huge difference in this drive. 

Before the Ravens knew what hit em, Jones had Big Blue in the end zone on an touchdown pass to Daniel Bellinger to slice the Raven lead to three points. 

On the Ravens ensuing possession, everything came apart for Baltimore. On third and five from their own 40, Jackson fumbled the football, picked it up and hurried a throw that was picked off by Julian Love, who rumbled 27-yards to the Baltimore 13. 

Three plays later it appeared that the Giants threw away their best opportunity to take the lead when Jones was picked off in the end zone by Marcus Peters, however Peters was called for defensive pass interference, giving Big Blue renewed life. 

On the next play, Saquon Barkley danced over tacklers into the end zone for the go-ahead score. 

 

It was an impressive showing from a Giants team that otherwise looked destined for a bad home loss. They didn't have an answer for Ravens running back Kenyan Drake, who gashed them for 119 yards on 10 carries. Lamar Jackson had 77-yards himself on the ground. 

However when it mattered most, Wink Martindale's defense dialed it up in the fourth quarter and Big Blue took full advantage. 

Now the Giants (5-1) have a chance to be in a three-way tie for first place in the NFC East should Dallas upset Philadelphia.