Safety Michael Thomas produced points for his team when his blocked punt was recovered by Eli Penny in the end zone for a touchdown. Penny actually beat Thomas to the ball. “Would I have loved the trifecta? Of course,’’ said Thomas, hoping for also the recovery and the TD. “I was trying to get there, but I was happy Elijah Penny got on it because we needed those points.’’
The last time the Giants blocked a punt for a touchdown was more than six years ago, when Damontre Moore made the block and Cooper Taylor got the score against the Raiders on Nov. 10, 2013.
Down 24-14, the Giants had a chance to cut the deficit to one score with 1:07 left in the third quarter, but Aldrick Rosas missed a 37-yard field-goal attempt in the rain.
“I thought the whole operation was good,’’ Rosas said. “Ball just kind of stayed straight on me. Pregame, it was kind of drawing a bit. I felt like it came off clean and it kind of just stayed straight right off that post.”