Landon Collins Intercepts Case Keenum Twice To Lead Giants To 17-10 Win Over Rams

Landon Collins intercepted two of Case Keenum’s passes to propel the New York Giants to a 17-10 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at Twickenham Stadium in London.

Landon Collins Intercepts Case Keenum Twice To Lead Giants To 17-10 Win Over Rams

The matchup marked the first NFL game played at London’s home of English rugby. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie also had two interceptions.

Keenum, coming off the strongest start of his career, had Los Angeles at the Giants 15-yard line with 50 seconds remaining when he lobbed a throw in the left corner of the end zone that Rodgers-Cromartie picked off. Keenum’s intended target, Brian Quick, had broken off his route.

The Giants entered the game with the worst turnover differential in the NFC at minus-10. That became -11 on their second play from scrimmage as tight end Larry Donnell fumbled the ball on the Giants 35, an error that led to the Rams’ lone touchdown, a 10-yard catch by Tavon Austin.

However, Los Angeles was unable to capitalize on that early edge and instead sabotaged itself. Keenum threw two interceptions, both off high-flying deflections, to safety Collins and two to Rodgers-Cromartie.

Collins returned his first pick 44 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter, zig-zagging across the field and making several Rams miss tackles before bowling over center Tim Barnes to tie the game 10-10.

The safety did not score on his second interception, which came with 12 minutes left in the fourth quarter, but Collins’ catch did set up the winning drive. This drive featured a 22-yard catch by Odell Beckham Jr to the Rams 6. Eli Manning then handed the ball off to Rashad Jennings, who scored from the 1.

Los Angeles’ last two possessions ended in the end-zone interceptions by Rodgers-Cromartie. The pro-Giants crowd of more than 74,000 cheered loudly.

The Giants (4-3) have a bye for Week 8, and will then host the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Nov. 6.

The Rams (3-4), who have now lost three straight, also have a bye and will host the Carolina Panthers on Nov. 6.

LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 23: Todd Gurley #30 of the Los Angeles Rams tackles Landon Collins #21 of the New York Giants during the NFL International series game between Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants at Twickenham Stadium on October 23, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

Article by Pablo Mena