Eddy Pineiro kicked a 36-yard field goal at 2:07 of overtime as the Carolina Panthers converted off a New York Giants turnover for a 20-17 victory on Sunday in Munich.
The Panthers (3-7) got the ball at the New York 23 for its only possession of overtime.
Bryce Young completed 15 of 25 passes for 126 yards with a touchdown and Chuba Hubbard churned out a career-high 153 yards on the ground on 28 carries.
Giants quarterback Daniel Jones went 22-for-37 for 190 yards with two interceptions. He ran for a touchdown.
Running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. gained 103 yards on 18 carries with a touchdown, but his fumble on the first snap of overtime set up Carolina’s winning points.
Graham Gano’s 42-yard field goal with five seconds to play forced overtime for the Giants (2-8), who’ve lost five straight games.
With the score at 17-14, the teams traded turnovers in the final eight minutes. The Panthers lost a fumble, only to have Jones throw an interception four plays later.
New York got the ball back at its own 21-yard line with 2:23 remaining and drove for the tying field goal.
The Giants opened the second half by going 65 yards in 10 plays while consuming more than six minutes off the clock. Tracy ran 32 yards for the touchdown.
Carolina responded by marching 80 yards in 10 plays with Hubbard scoring on a 1-yard run.
Then in the fourth quarter, the Giants covered 96 yards in 13 plays and used almost seven minutes in doing so. Jones capped the drive by running 2 yards for a score as New York closed within 17-14.
Aside from one drive, there wasn’t much offense in the first half. The Panthers scored first by going 90 yards in eight plays, with Young connecting with tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders for a 5-yard touchdown play.
Carolina added to its lead on the next possession, using 10 plays to go 56 yards to set up Pineiro’s 53-yard field goal.
Trailing 10-0, the Giants threatened in the second quarter, but Gano — a former Carolina kicker in his first game back after an injury — sailed a 43-yard field goal attempt wide right.
New York reached Carolina territory again before halftime, getting all the way to the 18-yard line before Xavier Woods intercepted Jones on the first play after the two-minute warning.
The Giants had 110 yards of total offense in the first half, with Jones going 6-for-14 for 54 yards.
–Field Level Media
