The Giants fumbled the opening kick off and the Browns took the lead within 11 seconds as Amari Cooper caught Deshaun Watson’s pass in the end zone.
Singletary’s one-yard rushing touchdown levelled the game and two touchdowns from rookie Malik Nabers before halftime gave the Giants a 21-7 lead. Amari Cooper scored his second touchdown of the game and whilst Greg Joseph missed his field goal the Giants held on with great defensive work and clinched their first win of the season.
Malik Nabers is a Serious Talent!
The rookie led the G-Men to victory as he was on the receiving end of two of Daniel Jones' passes in the end zone, catching with some style to secure the Giants their first win of the campaign. An early front runner for offensive rookie of the year, Nabers had 8 receptions in 12 targets on Sunday against the Browns along with 78 yards adding to his 193 yards from week one and two.
Nabers scored his first touchdown of the season against the Commanders in Week 2 and since then his connection with Daniel Jones has fuelled the Giant's offense, with two touchdowns in two minutes before halftime, Jones has a lot of trust in the first-round pick as he has become the ‘ go to ‘ man in the Giants offense.
A memorable Nabers catch was a snatch away from Browns cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. for a 28-yard reception. Jones came extremely close to throwing an interception but the rookie was able to save him and several plays later Jones and Nabers connected again in the end zone putting the Giants in the lead.
The Giants' Defense will win them games
Another dominant display from the Giant's defense , although they did not allow any touchdowns in week two against Washington they lost the game. Hard work pays off, as they sacked Deshaun Watson 8 times. Cleveland had three chances to take the lead in the fourth quarter, but the Giants recovered a fumble and stopped the Browns twice on downs.
It was a frustrating day for Watson as he was constantly under pressure. The Giants Blitz was unstoppable and with an injury-ridden offensive line, it would always be challenging for Cleveland. With this constant pressure, the Browns and Watson struggled to move the back effectively and they were held to only 69 rushing yards for the game.
Does Amari Cooper still have it?
Five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver was a bright spark in the Browns' offense that faced a strong Giants defense. With problems in the Browns offensive line - Missing three key players, Quarterback, Watson faced a tough challenge although he was able to find Cooper in the end zone twice.
After a poor start to the season and trade rumours throughout the offseason, Amari Cooper opened his yards tally with only 27 yards and 5 receptions in his first two games, despite Watson targeting him 17 times throughout the two games.
On the first play for the Browns Cooper caught a perfect pass in the end zone after being able to keep two feet inbounds. The second touchdown, Cooper showed his skills to beat the cornerback, Deontae Banks, to find himself wide open in the end zone once again.
Do the Giants still have a kicking problem?
The Giants lost to the Commanders in week two in unusual fashion, they scored three touchdowns and did not allow any. Kicker Graham Gano pulled his hamstring chasing Austin Ekeler on a 98-yard kickoff return, which got called back.
After missing his first PAT, Daboll refused to trust punter Jamie Gillan meaning Jones and the Giants offense had to go for two every time and not take any field goals, which evidently didn't work as they went on to lose the divisional match-up.
Gano was put on IR earlier this week, the Giants picked up Greg Joseph from the Lions. Despite going 3/3 in extra points, Joseph had a chance to make it a two-possession game but missed the 48-yard Field goal.
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