Giants Win Fifth Straight, Colts Beat Titans

By ESPN

Eli Manning threw a go-ahead 15-yard touchdown pass to rookie Sterling Shepard in the third quarter as the New York Giants rallied for their fifth straight win with a 22-16 decision over the Chicago Bears on a windy Sunday.

Manning (21 of 36 for 227) also threw a third-quarter touchdown to Will Tye, Rashad Jennings scored on a 2-yard run and Robbie Gould kicked a 46-yard field goal on a day he missed two extra points in a gusty MetLife Stadium.

The Giants (7-3) got a second-half shutout from their defense and a game-clinching interception from Landon Collins as injuries on the offensive line finally caught up with the Bears (2-8) and left Jay Cutler under constant pressure.

The winning streak is New York's longest in the regular season since 2010, while the Bears' starts matches their worst since 2002.

Down 16-9 at the half, the Giants grabbed the lead in the third quarter, scoring on their first two possessions. The second featured a third-down scramble by Manning and 48-yard pass to Victor Cruz on the next play. Manning ran toward the line on what looked like another run, then found Cruz behind the defense.

Shepard split a seam in the middle of the Bears defense three plays later, but Gould missed the extra point keeping things tense.

Chicago got to the New York 30 in the final two minutes but Jason Pierre-Paul had a 13-yard sack and Cutler was picked off by Collins, his fifth interception in the last four games.

The Bears scored their first three possessions and took a surprising 16-6 lead. Cutler found Miller for a 19-yard TD on the opening possession. A 34-yard pass to Miller set up Barth's 40-yard field goal and Langford's short TD lunge put Chicago ahead halfway through the second quarter.

A couple of fourth-down gambles got the Giants nine points in the half. A 15-yard pass to Shepard on a fourth-and-2 at the Bears 17, set up Jennings' TD run. A 5-yard pass to Jennings on fourth-and-2 at Bears 33 set up Gould's 46 yard field goal with 3:33 left in the half.

Colts 24, Titans 17

Andrew Luck led the Indianapolis Colts to a big early lead Sunday, and the defense held on in the second half for a 24-17 victory over Tennessee.

Indianapolis (5-5) evened its record by winning back-to-back games for the first time this season.

And by earning their 11th straight victory in the series, the Colts climbed into second place in the AFC South.

For Tennessee (5-6) , it was more frustration against an old nemesis.

Luck was 15 of 28 for 262 yards with two touchdowns and one interception as the Colts scored touchdowns on each of their first three possessions for a 21-0 lead.

Tennessee rallied with a 3-yard TD pass from Marcus Mariota to DeMarco Murray in the final minute of the first half and a 34-yard TD pass from Mariota to Tajae Sharpe midway through the third quarter.

But the Titans never caught up. Their last gasp ended when Murray was stopped for no gain at the Colts 19-yard line with 2:42 to go.

Indy's T.Y. Hilton had five catches for 97 yards including an acrobatic TD catch in the first half, a ball that went through the hands of Titans cornerback Perrish Cox.

Mariota was 25 of 38 for 290 yards with two TD passes. Murray ran 21 times for 70 yards.

His streak of consecutive games with a rushing TD ended at five, tying Earl Campbell's franchise record.

Sunday, November 20 Scoreboard

Pittsburgh 24, Cleveland 9

Dallas 27, Baltimore 17

Detroit 26, Jacksonville 19

Indianapolis 24, Tennessee 17

Buffalo 16, Cincinnati 12

Tampa Bay 19, Kansas City 17

New York Giants 22, Chicago 16

Minnesota 30, Arizona 24

Miami 14, Los Angeles 10

New England 30, San Francisco 17

Seattle 26, Philadelphia 15

Washington 42, Green Bay 24

Monday, November 21 (Time Central)

Houston at Oakland, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 24 Schedule (All Times Central)

Minnesota at Detroit, 11:30 a.m.

Washington at Dallas, 3:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Indianapolis, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, November 27 Schedule (All Times Central)

Tennessee at Chicago, noon

Jacksonville at Buffalo, noon

Cincinnati at Baltimore, noon

Arizona at Atlanta, noon

New York Giants at Cleveland, noon

Los Angeles at New Orleans, noon

San Francisco at Miami, noon

San Diego at Houston, noon

Seattle at Tampa Bay, 3:05 p.m.

Carolina at Oakland, 3:25 p.m.

New England at New York Jets, 3:25 p.m.

Kansas City at Denver, 7:30 p.m.