Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Giants: How they scored

Sunday, September 16, 2012 1:19pm

DANIEL WALLACE | Times

Andre Brown celebrates his 2-yard touchdown run that puts the Giants up with 31 seconds left. Earlier, his two-point conversion run ties it.

First quarter

Scores
	Giants 3-0	12:43	6 plays, 51 yards, 2:17
Lawrence Tynes 37-yard field goal. Key plays: Eli Manning opened the game with consecutive completions to Hakeem Nicks. The first went for 8 yards, the second a 40-yarder down the sideline to the Bucs 22. A short run and two incompletions led to a field goal.
	3-3	8:42	7 plays, 60 yards, 4:01
Connor Barth 45-yard field goal. Key plays: Josh Freeman hit Mike Williams for 11 yards and one first down then found Vincent Jackson behind the secondary for a 41-yard gain to the New York 31. An incompletion, short run and short completion led to Barth's field goal. Related News/Archive Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Pittsburgh Steelers More than a Year ago Live scoring summary: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys 8 Months Ago Bucs vs. Panthers: live scoring summary 8 Months Ago Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Carolina Panthers: How they scored More than a Year ago Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New Orleans Saints: How they scored More than a Year ago
	Giants 6-3	2:54	12 plays, 63 yards, 5:48
Lawrence Tynes 24-yard field goal. Key plays: Eli Manning connected twice with Victor Cruz, for 16 and 20 yards, to help move the ball to the Bucs 29. Ahmad Bradshaw added a 12-yard run, and a Domenik Hixon 12-yard reception and personal foul against the Bucs set up first and goal at the 2. But two dropped passes and a false start again left the Giants with just a field goal.

Second quarter

Scores
	Bucs 10-6	13:48	3 plays, 28 yards, :56
Vincent Jackson 29-yard pass from Josh Freeman (Connor Barth kick). Key plays: After LB Mason Foster's pick, an incompletion and 1-yard loss on a Doug Martin run left it third and 11. Freeman hit Jackson down the sideline for the fingertip catch.
	Bucs 17-6	6:19	2 plays, 13 yards, :47
Doug Martin 8-yard run (Connor Barth kick). Key plays: Again, the defense came up big as CB Brandon McDonald returned an interception 40 yards to the Giants 26. A horse collar tackle added 13 yards. Two plays later, Martin ran around the left end for his first NFL touchdown.
	Bucs 17-13	1:54	8 plays, 80 yards, 4:25
Hakeem Nicks 23-yard pass from Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes kick). Key plays: Andre Brown had 40 yards on three carries and Victor Cruz three catches for 11 yards before Manning found Nicks behind CB Aqib Talib for the touchdown. The Giants escaped a first-and-20 hole on CB Eric Wright's hold.
	Bucs 24-13	:08	None
Eric Wright 60-yard interception return (Connor Barth kick). Key play: One of Tampa Bay's key free agent signings stepped in front of a pass intended for Victor Cruz, avoided several tackles and sprinted down the right sideline.

Third quarter

Scores
	Bucs 27-13	13:14	5 plays, 14 yards, 1:46
Connor Barth 52-yard field goal. Key play: Arrelious Benn, playing his first game of the season after spraining his right knee early in training camp, returned the second-half kickoff 55 yards to the Giants 47. Doug Martin added 14 yards on two runs, but two Josh Freeman incompletions led to Tampa Bay's second field goal.
	Bucs 27-16	:39	13 plays, 64 yards, 5:40
Lawrence Tynes 36-yard field goal. Key plays: Two penalties against Bucs CB Aqib Talib (holding and pass interference) helped New York get into Tampa Bay territory. An 11-yard Eli Manning-to-Hakeem Nicks pass moved it inside the 20. But a 1-yard run and two incompletions again kept the Giants offense out of the end zone.

Fourth quarter

Scores
	Bucs 27-19	12:22	9 plays, 30 yards, 2:59
Lawrence Tynes 24-yard field goal. Key plays: CB Corey Webster's pick left the ball at the Bucs 36. Andre Brown ran for 10 yards, and Eli Manning hit Hakeem Nicks for 14 to the 5 on third and 11. A 1-yard loss and two incompletions forced the kick.
	27-27	6:48	3 plays, 88 yards, :53
Victor Cruz 80-yard pass from Eli Manning (Andre Brown run). Key play: On third and 2, Manning avoided a blitz and hit Cruz in full stride down the right sideline. He ran in untouched.
	Giants 34-27	3:59	4 plays, 67 yards, 1:44
Martellus Bennett 33-yard pass from Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes kick). Key plays: Manning hit Bennett for 14 yards and Hakeem Nicks for 20 before finding Bennett down the right sideline.
	34-34	1:58	5 plays, 80 yards, 2:01
Mike Williams 41-yard pass from Josh Freeman (Connor Barth kick). Key plays: Freeman hit TE Dallas Clark on three straight plays (10, 6 and 20 yards) before lobbing the ball to the corner of the end zone, where Williams outjumped the defender.
	Giants 41-34	:31	4 plays, 80 yards, 1:27
Andre Brown 2-yard run (Lawrence Tynes kick). Key play: Hakeem Nicks again beat CB Aqib Talib, catching a pass along the right sideline and racing 50 yards to the 11. Brown scored two plays later.

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