Giants-Browns final score: Giants hang on for 21-15 victory

Giants get their first victory of 2024

The New York Giants got a desperately-needed victory on Sunday, defeating the Cleveland Browns, 21-15. Both teams are 1-2.

The Giants trailed 7-0 after two plays — a fumble by New York’s Eric Gray on the opening kickoff and a 24-yard touchdown passes from Cleveland’s Deshaun Watson to Amari Cooper. The Giants scored 21 straight points to take control, then hung on in the second half.

Malik Nabers starred for the Giants. He had eight catches for 78 yards and two touchdowns.

Daniel Jones was 24 of 34 for 236 yards and two touchdowns.

Devin Singletary ran 16 times for 65 yards.

The Browns pulled within 21-15 with 11:33 remaining on a 6-yard touchdown pass to Amari Cooper and a 2-point conversion pass to Jerry Jeudy.

New placekicker Greg Joseph missed badly on a 48-yard field goal attempt that would have clinched the victory with 3:00 to go.

The Giants got a stop and then ran out the clock thanks to a 43-yard run by Devin Singletary to clinch their first victory.

Highlights

First career sack for Elijah Chatman.

Malik Nabers is pretty good.

The Giants had some fun.

Sack attack. (Numbers in the images as of the third quarter).

Giants inactives

CB Nick McCloud (knee)
S Anthony Johnson
OG Jake Kubas
Edge Boogie Basham
OLB Benton Whitley
CB Tre Hawkins III
QB Tommy DeVito (emergency QB3)

What’s next?

The Giants host the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night at MetLife Stadium. Game time is 8:15 ET on Prime Video.