NFL 2026
Week 6 · Sunday, October 18, 2026 · MetLife Stadium · 82,905 attended
Game Recap

Saints Beat Giants 34-27 in Week 6

New Orleans Saints 34, New York Giants 27 at MetLife Stadium. Tyler Shough went 16 of 30 for 144 yards with 3 touchdowns.

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Quarter Scoring

Team Q1Q2Q3Q4 Total
Saints
010177 34
Giants
73017 27

Giants Leaders

Passing Yards
J.J. McCarthy
11/21, 243 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Yards
J.J. McCarthy
2 CAR, 26 YDS
Receiving Yards
Malik Nabers
12 REC, 165 YDS
Sacks
-

Saints Leaders

Passing Yards
Tyler Shough
16/30, 144 YDS, 3 TD
Rushing Yards
Kendre Miller
20 CAR, 70 YDS
Receiving Yards
Chris Olave
4 REC, 43 YDS, 1 TD
Tackles

Team Stats

Saints Stat Giants
18 1st Downs 23
7 Passing 1st downs 16
9 Rushing 1st downs 5
2 1st downs from penalties 2
4-15 3rd down efficiency 4-14
1-1 4th down efficiency 1-2
68 Total Plays 72
319 Total Yards 461
4.7 Yards per Play 6.4
16 Total Drives 16
144 Passing 377
16/30 Comp/Att 25/47
4.8 Yards per pass 7.3
0 Interceptions thrown 3
0-0 Sacks-Yards Lost 5-18
175 Rushing 84
38 Rushing Attempts 20
4.6 Yards per rush 4.2
3-3 Red Zone (Made-Att) 2-4
7-52 Penalties 10-73
1 Turnovers 4
1 Fumbles lost 1
0 Interceptions thrown 3
0 Defensive / Special Teams TDs 0
31:02 Possession 28:58

Scoring Plays

11 scores
Q1 5:14
Tyrone Tracy Jr. 17 Yd pass from Jameis Winston (Dominic Zvada Kick)
0–7
Q2 2:27
Dominic Zvada 34 Yd Field Goal
0–10
Q2 1:18
Daniel Carlson 58 Yd Field Goal
3–10
Q2 0:01
Bryce Lance 2 Yd pass from Tyler Shough (Daniel Carlson Kick)
10–10
Q3 12:21
Alvin Kamara 31 Yd pass from Tyler Shough (Daniel Carlson Kick)
17–10
Q3 5:43
Tyler Shough 1 Yd Rush (Daniel Carlson Kick)
24–10
Q3 1:12
Daniel Carlson 51 Yd Field Goal
27–10
Q4 11:31
Chris Olave 18 Yd pass from Tyler Shough (Daniel Carlson Kick)
34–10
Q4 7:00
Tyrone Tracy Jr. 5 Yd Rush (J.J. McCarthy Pass to Isaiah Likely for Two-Point Conversion)
34–18
Q4 5:06
Isaiah Likely 24 Yd pass from J.J. McCarthy (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
34–24
Q4 2:04
Dominic Zvada 41 Yd Field Goal
34–27

Week 6: Saints Visit Giants After Gaining 142 Yards Against Minnesota

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The New Orleans Saints visit the New York Giants on Sunday, October 18. New Orleans is 1-4 after a 23-13 home loss to Minnesota in which it gained 142 yards and Tyler Shough threw for 96 with two interceptions; Travis Etienne Jr. is on injured reserve. New York is 3-1-1 after a 27-27 tie at Washington in which Jameis Winston threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns; J.J. McCarthy has been with the team for two weeks.

New Orleans' slide

Four losses in five games and 142 yards in the last one.

Winston's volume

Fifty-four attempts in Washington.

McCarthy's role

Harbaugh has not said whether he is the backup.

Pregame AI Prediction

Winner missed Confidence: Medium

How the prediction did

Predicted 16-23 (Saints vs Giants), final was 34-27. Miss. Jameis Winston threw two interceptions and New York trailed 34-10 early in the fourth quarter when John Harbaugh benched him for J.J. McCarthy, who threw for 243 yards in the fourth quarter alone and nearly forced overtime. The Giants outgained New Orleans 461 to 319 but turned it over four times, and Tyler Shough threw three touchdown passes on 144 yards. The pick was built on New York's defense and it allowed 34.

Saints
16
37% to win
VS
Giants
23
63% to win
Saints 37% Giants 63%

New York's defense against a stalled offense

The Giants have scored on defense twice and the Saints just gained 142 yards.

The Giants' offense has produced

Thirty-six and 27 in its past two games.

New Orleans beat Baltimore in Week 2

The Saints are not as bad as last week, which keeps this at Medium.

A Medium home lean.

Venue

MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford, NJ
Attendance: 82,905

Closing Line

NO -1.5
O/U 46.5
via DraftKings

Officials

Rusty Baynes Line Judge
Ian Malepeai Umpire
Sean Petty Field Judge
Scott Helverson Back Judge
Jim Quirk Side Judge

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Giants Injuries

Theo Johnson
TE · Not Specified
Questionable
Cam Skattebo
RB · Not Specified
Questionable
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
RB · Strain
Injured Reserve
Marcus Mbow
OT · Not Specified
Questionable
Greg Newsome II
CB · Concussion
Questionable

Saints Injuries

Injured Reserve
Jordyn Tyson
WR · Strain
Injured Reserve
Cesar Ruiz
G · Not Specified
Questionable
Nathan Shepherd
DT · Not Specified
Questionable
Justin Reid
S · Concussion
Questionable