Two touchdowns from Odell Beckham Jr inspired the New York Giants to a 37-27 victory over the St Louis Rams in their NFL match.
The Giants started the game well as Eli Manning got into an early passing rhythm to move his side into the red zone, but the Rams were able to hold out and force a field goal from Josh Brown, which he nailed from 29 yards.
From the ensuing kickoff Benny Cunningham fumbled the ball to gift possession back to the Giants, and they took full advantage as Manning found Beckham Jr in the endzone for a nine-yard score.
St Louis got on the scoreboard with a field goal as Shaun Hill managed to complete a couple of passes to move into the range of Greg Zuerlein, and the kicker delivered with a strike from 51 yards.
However, the Giants restored their 10-point advantage as Tavon Austin dropped a pass from Hill, and Kerry Wynn was on hand to make the interception for the visitors. Manning couldn't fire his side into the endzone, but Brown was accurate again from the field goal.
New York took command of the match as Manning engineered another good drive and this time they were able to find the endzone as the quarterback handed the ball to Andre Williams, who powered in from 12 yards.
St Louis rallied as Tre Mason got the handoff in the red zone and sprinted around the left side of the line to find the endzone with a 10-yard rush, despite having his facemask pulled in the process.
Tempers flared just before the end of the half as Beckham was hit when out of bounds, sparking a mass brawl. Preston Parker and Damontre Moore were ejected for the Giants, while William Hayes was sent off for the Rams.
Zuerlein brought the Rams within seven points when he added a field goal as time expired with a kick from 20 yards.
In the second half, the Giants put themselves back into a comfortable lead when Manning found his rhythm to fire his side into a good position before drilling the ball to Rueben Randle on an out route for a seven-yard score.
The Rams took their time to rally but they did once more as Hill lofted a pass down the seam for his tight end Lance Kendricks, who made the catch and powered his way through two tackles to find the endzone.
However, Manning and Beckham Jr proved to be a fatal combination for the Giants again as the receiver managed to get himself wide open down the middle, and he collected the quarterback's simple pass to sprint to the endzone for the 80-yard touchdown.
Brown added another field goal for the visitors, but Jeff Fisher's side refused to go down without a fight as Hill fired deep to Chris Givens for a 47-yard touchdown. The home team then blocked a field goal late in the game, but they failed to add to the score as Giants held out for the win.
Simon Sinclair
