The Saints beat the Giants 34–27 in New York, moving to 2–4. The Giants fell to 3–2–1. It was an upset by the records: the Saints came in at 1–4, the Giants at 3–1–1.
For the Saints, Tyler Shough went 16-for-30 for 144 yards with 3 touchdowns. Kendre Miller ran for 70 yards on 20 carries. Chris Olave caught 4 passes for 43 yards and a touchdown.
For the Giants, Jameis Winston went 14-for-26 for 152 yards with 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions. J.J. McCarthy also played, going 11-for-21 for 243 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception. Malik Nabers caught 12 passes for 165 yards.
On defense, Martin Emerson (Saints) had 2 interceptions and Julian Blackmon (Saints) had an interception.
Recaps are written automatically from the final score and box score: player stats from nflverse (CC BY 4.0).
Saints quarterback Tyler Shough against Giants quarterback Jameis Winston. Lineups as listed before kickoff (Saints: Oct 18, 2026, 8:02 AM ET; Giants: Oct 18, 2026, 8:02 AM ET).
Saints in this game: shotgun 59%, under center 41%, pistol 0% · one back 79%, two backs 20%, empty 1% · motion 73% (71 charted snaps).
As the team lists it: three receivers, one tight end and one running back. Quarterback shown in the shotgun, where the Saints lined him up on most snaps.
Saints offense, 3 WR
WR#12Chris OlaveQuestionable (illness)Next up: Barion Brown
RB#41Alvin KamaraQuestionable (back)Next up: Kendre Miller
Giants defense
LDE#93 Shelby HarrisNext up: Bobby Jamison-Travis
NT#98 DJ ReaderNext up: CJ Okoye
RDE#91 Darius AlexanderNext up: Jihad Ward
WLB#5 Kayvon ThibodeauxNext up: Brian Burns
LILB#52 Arvell ReeseNext up: Jack Kelly
RILB#49 Tremaine EdmundsNext up: Micah McFadden
SLB#3 Abdul Carter Questionable (calf)Next up: Trace Ford
LCB#2 Deonte BanksNext up: Colton Hood
SS#27 Tyler Nubin Out (neck)Next up: Ar'Darius Washington
FS#8 Jevon HollandNext up: Jason Pinnock
RCB#20 Greg Newsome IINext up: Korie Black
Two tight ends: the top two receivers stay on the field and the second tight end lines up on the left end. Quarterback shown in the shotgun, where the Saints lined him up on most snaps. Players beyond the listed starters come from the depth-chart order: this is who is most likely in, not a team announcement.
RB#41Alvin KamaraQuestionable (back)Next up: Kendre Miller
Giants defense
LDE#93 Shelby HarrisNext up: Bobby Jamison-Travis
NT#98 DJ ReaderNext up: CJ Okoye
RDE#91 Darius AlexanderNext up: Jihad Ward
WLB#5 Kayvon ThibodeauxNext up: Brian Burns
LILB#52 Arvell ReeseNext up: Jack Kelly
RILB#49 Tremaine EdmundsNext up: Micah McFadden
SLB#3 Abdul Carter Questionable (calf)Next up: Trace Ford
LCB#2 Deonte BanksNext up: Colton Hood
SS#27 Tyler Nubin Out (neck)Next up: Ar'Darius Washington
FS#8 Jevon HollandNext up: Jason Pinnock
RCB#20 Greg Newsome IINext up: Korie Black
I-formation: two receivers and one tight end, with the quarterback under center and a fullback and running back stacked behind him. Two-back sets: 20% of snaps in this game. Players beyond the listed starters come from the depth-chart order: this is who is most likely in, not a team announcement. No fullback on the depth chart, so the second tight end, Noah Fant, is shown at fullback.
RB#41Alvin KamaraQuestionable (back)Next up: Kendre Miller
Giants defense
LDE#93 Shelby HarrisNext up: Bobby Jamison-Travis
NT#98 DJ ReaderNext up: CJ Okoye
RDE#91 Darius AlexanderNext up: Jihad Ward
WLB#5 Kayvon ThibodeauxNext up: Brian Burns
LILB#52 Arvell ReeseNext up: Jack Kelly
RILB#49 Tremaine EdmundsNext up: Micah McFadden
SLB#3 Abdul Carter Questionable (calf)Next up: Trace Ford
LCB#2 Deonte BanksNext up: Colton Hood
SS#27 Tyler Nubin Out (neck)Next up: Ar'Darius Washington
FS#8 Jevon HollandNext up: Jason Pinnock
RCB#20 Greg Newsome IINext up: Korie Black
Four receivers and no tight end: the next receiver on the depth chart comes in. Quarterback shown in the shotgun, where the Saints lined him up on most snaps. Empty-backfield sets: 1% of snaps in this game. Players beyond the listed starters come from the depth-chart order: this is who is most likely in, not a team announcement.
RB#41Alvin KamaraQuestionable (back)Next up: Kendre Miller
Giants defense
LDE#93 Shelby HarrisNext up: Bobby Jamison-Travis
NT#98 DJ ReaderNext up: CJ Okoye
RDE#91 Darius AlexanderNext up: Jihad Ward
WLB#5 Kayvon ThibodeauxNext up: Brian Burns
LILB#52 Arvell ReeseNext up: Jack Kelly
RILB#49 Tremaine EdmundsNext up: Micah McFadden
SLB#3 Abdul Carter Questionable (calf)Next up: Trace Ford
LCB#2 Deonte BanksNext up: Colton Hood
SS#27 Tyler Nubin Out (neck)Next up: Ar'Darius Washington
FS#8 Jevon HollandNext up: Jason Pinnock
RCB#20 Greg Newsome IINext up: Korie Black
Defense shown in its base front.
Giants offense vs Saints defense
Giants in this game: shotgun 81%, under center 19%, pistol 0% · one back 78%, two backs 18%, empty 4% · motion 35% (72 charted snaps).
As the team lists it: three receivers, one tight end and one running back. Quarterback shown in the shotgun, where the Giants lined him up on most snaps.
Two tight ends: the top two receivers stay on the field and the second tight end lines up on the left end. Quarterback shown in the shotgun, where the Giants lined him up on most snaps. Players beyond the listed starters come from the depth-chart order: this is who is most likely in, not a team announcement.
Giants offense, 2 TE
LT#78 Andrew Thomas Questionable (groin)Next up: J.C. Davis
LG#76 Jon RunyanNext up: Aaron Stinnie
C#60 Bryan HudsonNext up: John Michael Schmitz Jr.
RG#65 Francis MauigoaNext up: Aaron Stinnie
RT#72 Jermaine Eluemunor Questionable (calf)Next up: Marcus Mbow
I-formation: two receivers and one tight end, with the quarterback under center and a fullback and running back stacked behind him. Two-back sets: 18% of snaps in this game. Players beyond the listed starters come from the depth-chart order: this is who is most likely in, not a team announcement.
Giants offense, I-form
LT#78 Andrew Thomas Questionable (groin)Next up: J.C. Davis
LG#76 Jon RunyanNext up: Aaron Stinnie
C#60 Bryan HudsonNext up: John Michael Schmitz Jr.
RG#65 Francis MauigoaNext up: Aaron Stinnie
RT#72 Jermaine Eluemunor Questionable (calf)Next up: Marcus Mbow
Four receivers and no tight end: the next receiver on the depth chart comes in. Quarterback shown in the shotgun, where the Giants lined him up on most snaps. Empty-backfield sets: 4% of snaps in this game. Players beyond the listed starters come from the depth-chart order: this is who is most likely in, not a team announcement.
Giants offense, 4 WR
LT#78 Andrew Thomas Questionable (groin)Next up: J.C. Davis
LG#76 Jon RunyanNext up: Aaron Stinnie
C#60 Bryan HudsonNext up: John Michael Schmitz Jr.
RG#65 Francis MauigoaNext up: Aaron Stinnie
RT#72 Jermaine Eluemunor Questionable (calf)Next up: Marcus Mbow