Eli Manning Throws 3 TDs As Giants Edge Bengals 21-20

Eli Manning threw three touchdown passes, his last coming on a late, fourth-down gamble by rookie coach Ben McAdoo, and the New York Giants defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 21-20 at home on Monday night for their first four-game winning streak since 2013.

Eli Manning Throws 3 TDs As Giants Edge Bengals 21-20

Manning tossed scoring passes of 10 yards each to rookie Jerrell Adams and Odell Beckham Jr. in the first half and a game-winning 3-yarder to Sterling Shepard on a brave call with the Giants (6-3) down 20-14 early in the fourth quarter.

New York’s defense took over from there, ending on Landon Collins’ fourth interception in the last three games and two stops. Those stops were consecutive sacks of Andy Dalton with less than five minutes remaining.

Dalton threw a 13-yard TD pass to A.J. Green and Jeremy Hill scored on a 9-yard run that was set up by an 84-yard kick-off return by Alex Erickson to begin the second half. Mike Nugent kicked two field goals for the Bengals (3-5-1), the second giving Cincinnati a 20-14 lead early in the third quarter.

The Giants gained a 14-10 halftime lead. Manning went 28 of 44 for 240 yards with two interceptions– including a deep pass early in the fourth intended for Tavarres King– and closed out an 80-yard opening drive with his toss to Adams. He hit Beckham (10 catches for 97 yards) on New York’s final drive of the half.

A 71-yard pass from Dalton (16 of 29 for 204 yards) to tight end Tyler Eifert set up Green’s touchdown, and an interception by Dre Kirkpatrick led to Nugent’s first field goal, which the Bengals settled for after getting a first-and-goal at the Giants 7 following the return.

The Bengals will next host the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, while the Giants will host the Chicago Bears that day.

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – NOVEMBER 14: Eli Manning #10 of the New York Giants throws a pass against the Cincinnati Bengals during the first quarter of the game at MetLife Stadium on November 14, 2016 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)