The New York Giants entered Week 9 in desperate need of a win to salvage whatever remaining playoff hope they may have had. The Las Vegas Raiders, meanwhile, were looking to flush a bad few weeks off of the field.
Perhaps somewhat fitting, it became immediately apparent the game would be a defensive battle that went down to the wire. And true to form, it did exactly that.
The Giants and Raiders battled back-and-forth for 60 full minutes with neither team able to land the true finishing blow until rookie edge rusher Quincy Roche sacked Derek Carr with under 1:00 remaining, causing a fumble that was recovered by the Giants.
The Giants improve to 3-6 as the head into the bye week.
