Eli Manning threw three touchdown passes to guide the New York Giants to their second win in a row in the NFL as they recorded a 24-10 victory over the Buffalo Bills at Orchard Park.
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The Giants had success on their first drive of the game as Manning manoeuvred his side deep into Buffalo territory, but they were stopped by the home side's defence, forcing a 47-yard field goal from Josh Brown to hand the visitors a narrow lead.
Rex Ryan's men responded with a solid offensive series of their own, but the Giants held them at bay before they could break into the 20-yard line, which brought kicker Dan Carpenter on to the field. He displayed his composure to nail his 51-yard kick through the posts.
Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor was then intercepted by Devon Kennard down the left side, which gave Manning an attacking platform. The signal-caller had no problem finding Dwayne Harris, who raided into the endzone for the touchdown, but Brown missed the extra point.
The Giants extended their lead when they drove down to the 11-yard line and Manning delivered a strike to wideout Rueben Randle, who dove into the endzone to complete the score.
Neither side was able to add to the scoreline in the third quarter as both defenses dominated the match putting both quarterbacks under pressure in the pocket.
The Bills should have got back into the match at the start of the of the fourth when they drove forward, but New York's defense held firm on four attempts at the goalline to repel Ryan's side thanks to good work from Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and JT Thomas.
However, Buffalo did get their first touchdown of the game when Taylor looped a pass down the sideline for Karlos Williams, who made the grab over Kennard for the 23-yard score.
The Giants secured their win when Manning notched his third touchdown of the game by sending a pass to the left for Rashad Jennings for a 51-yard touchdown, while Andre Williams ran in for the two-point conversion.
Simon Sinclair
