Atlanta Falcons vs. New York Giants: Box score, player stats and summary feat. Michael Penix Jr., Malik Nabers

The Atlanta Falcons vs. New York Giants Week 16 duel presented two teams with different aspirations at this point of the 2024 NFL season. The Falcons are trying to catch the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after losing five games in a row while the Giants are focused on the future, particularly the 2025 NFL draft, after another disappointing campaign.

Michael Penix Jr. made his first start as the Falcons quarterback, to try to show a better level of performance than Kirk Cousins while Brian Daboll sent veteran Drew Lock as the Giants quarterback this evening.

Atlanta Falcons vs. New York Giants box score

Teams	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
Atlanta Falcons	0	17	14	3	34
New York Giants	0	7	0	0	7

Falcons' players stats:

Quarterback

Player	Passing Yards	Pass Completions	Pass Attempts	Passing TDs	Interceptions	Rushing Yards	Carries	Rushing TDs
Michael Penix Jr.	202	18	27	0	1	3	4	0

Rushing and receiving

Player	Rush Attempts	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Bijan Robinson	22	94	2	2	9	0
Ray-Ray McCloud III	1	8	0	3	19	0
Tyler Allgeier	11	22	0	1	9	0
Darnell Mooney	-	-	-	5	82	0
Drake London	-	-	-	5	59	0
Charlie Woerner	-	-	-	0	0	0
Kyle Pitts	-	-	-	1	7	0
Chris Blair				1	17	0

Defense

Player	Tackles (Total)	Sacks	Interceptions
Kaden Elliss	7	1
Mike Hughes	6
Arnold Ebiketie	5	1
Dee Alford	4
JD Bertrand	4
Nate Landman	4
Justin Simmons	3
David Onyemata	3
AJ Terrell	2
Kentavius Street	2
Jessie Bates III	2		1
Grady Jarrett	2
Zach Harrison	2
Matthew Judon	1		1
Kevin King	1
Lorenzo Carter	1
Drake London	1
Natrone Brooks	1
Eddie Goldman	1
Demone Harris	1
Ross Dwelley	1
DeAngelo Malone	1
Ruke Orhorhoro	1

Kicking

Player	Field Goals Converted/Attempts	Total Points
Riley Patterson	2/3	10

Giants' players stats:

Quarterback

Player	Passing Yards	Pass Completions	Pass Attempts	Passing TDs	Interceptions	Rushing Yards	Carries	Rushing TDs
Drew Lock	210	22	39	1	2	1	1	0

Rushing and receiving

Player	Rush Attempts	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Tyrone Tracy Jr.	7	26	0	4	43	1
Devin Singletary	4	12	0	-	-	-
Darius Slayton	1	6	0	1	21	0
Wan'Dale Robinson	-	-	-	7	62	0
Malik Nabers	-	-	-	7	68	0
Jalin Hyatt	-	-	-	1	9	0
Daniel Bellinger	-	-	-	1	5	0
Eric Gray	-	-	-	1	2

Defense

Player	Tackles (Total)	Sacks	Interceptions
Darius Muasau	11
Jason Pinnock	8
Ty Summers	7
Dru Phillips	6
Dane Belton	6
Micah McFadden	5
Cory Durden	5
Raheem Layne	3
Cor'Dale Flott	3		1
Boogie Basham	3
Kayvon Thibodeaux	3
Brian Burns	2
Adoree' Jackson	2
Deonte Banks	2
Tomon Fox	2
Elijah Garcia	1
Jordon Riley	1
Elijah Chatman	1
Casey Kreiter	1
Rakee Nunez-Roches	1

Kicking

Player	Field Goals Converted/Attempts	Total Points
Graham Gano	0/0	1

Atlanta Falcons vs. New York Giants game recap

The New York Giants opened the scoring with a two-yard pass from Drew Lock to Tyrone Tracy Jr. in the end zone. Graham Gano scored the extra point to give them a 7-0 lead at 14:53 in the second quarter.

Riley Patterson, who missed his first field goal attempt of the game, redeemed himself with a 52-yard kick to cut the lead to 7-3.

On the very next drive, Drew Lock was intercepted by Jessie Bates III for a 55-yard touchdown. Patterson completed the extra point to extend the Falcons' lead to 10-7.

At 1:48 in the second quarter, Bijan Robinson found his way to the end zone with a four-yard rushing touchdown to add six more points to the scoreboard. Riley Patterson kicked the third extra point to send the Falcons up 17-7 at halftime.

Bijan Robinson started the second half the same way he finished the first, finding the end zone with a two-yard rush to give the Falcons six more points. Riley Patterson completed another extra point kick to extend the lead to 31-7.

Patterson added three more points with a 37-yard field goal at 10:47 in the fourth quarter to secure the 34-7 win in Michael Penix Jr.'s first NFL start. The Falcons improved to 8-7 to stay close to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ahead of the final two games of the season.