New York Giants vs Green Bay Packers Match Player Stats On Oct 09, 2022

Saquon Barkley rushed for a 2-yard touchdown with 6:08 to play in the fourth quarter as the visiting New York Giants rallied to a 27-22 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday in London.

The Giants (4-1), who trailed 20-10 at the half, went in front 27-20 after Barkley took a direct snap and went over right end. Barkley set up the score, turning a short swing pass into a 41-yard gain to Packers' 19-yard line.

Green Bay (3-2) drove to the Giants' 6-yard line, but Aaron Rodgers' fourth-down pass attempt was batted at the line with just over a minute remaining. The Giants took a safety with 11 seconds left after punter Jamie Gillan ran out of the end zone.

Rodgers was sacked and fumbled on the Packers' final play before he could get off an attempted Hail Mary pass.

The Giants tied the game at 20-20 with 10:08 to play following a 15-play, 91-yard drive, capped by Gary Brightwell's 2-yard touchdown run.

Graham Gano's 37-yard field goal on the opening possession of the third quarter brought New York within 20-13.

Barkley, who entered Sunday's game with an NFL-best 463 yards rushing, finished with 70 yards on 13 carries.

Daniel Jones, limited all week in practice with a sprained ankle, completed 21 of 27 passes for 217 yards. He added 37 yards on the ground on 10 attempts.

Rodgers completed 18 of 24 passes for 147 yards in the first half with two touchdowns, but finished 25 of 39 for 222 yards.

Rodgers capped a 13-play, 75-yard drive with a 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Marcedes Lewis, putting the Packers up 17-3 midway through the second quarter. It was the first reception of the season for the 38-year-old Lewis and first touchdown catch since Nov. 29, 2020.

The Giants pulled within 17-10 when tight end Daniel Bellinger scored on a double reverse from 2 yards out with 1:15 left in the half. Barkley keyed the drive with a 40-yard run from a direct snap -- the longest run allowed by the Packers this season.

Mason Crosby's 48-yard field goal on the final play of the half put Green Bay up by 10.

Green Bay went in front 10-0 with a five-play, 60-yard drive late in the first quarter, capped by a 4-yard touchdown pass to Allen Lazard.

Gano's 48-yard field goal pulled New York within 10-3 entering the second quarter.

Crosby put the Packers in front 3-0 with a 46-yard field goal on the opening possession.

--Field Level Media