Both New York Teams Got Their 1st Win of the Season in Thrilling OT Fashion

The New York Giants and New York Jets each picked up their first win of the season in Week 4, each doing so in overtime. The Giants upset New Orleans 27-21 on the road after Saquon Barkley‘s game-winning touchdown, while New York’s other team stunned Tennessee 27-24 thanks to a missed field goal from Titans Kicker Randy Bullock. Both teams improved to 1-3, with the Jets set to travel to London where they’ll play Atlanta, and the Giants head to Dallas looking for a win against their division-rival Cowboys.

INTERESTING FACTS

October 3, 2021 marked the 1st time where both the Jets and Giants won in OT on the same day in NFL history
Giants & Jets both won on the same day for the 1st time since Dec. 22, 2019
Saquon Barkley hasn’t recorded 120+ YScm or 2+ TD during 1 GP since Dec. 22, 2019
2021 has featured the most games (15) with GW-PTS late in regulation/OT through Week 4 since at least 1970
Graham Gano had the most consecutive FGM (37) without a miss in franchise history before his miss vs. NOLA
Daniel Jones had his 1st career GP with 400+ PASS YDS in New York’s win over New Orleans

MAIN TAKEAWAY

10/3/21 WAS THE BEST DAY OF BEING A NY SPORTS FAN IN A LONG TIME

The upcoming schedules for the Jets and Giants do not make for very promising seasons, but their wins, combined with the Yankees walking off into the MLB postseason, gave New York sports fans a taste of winning across sports that they have not felt in a long time. The Giants and Jets each had very different paths to an 0-3 start this season.

The Jets looked largely noncompetitive in losses to the Panthers, Patriots, and Broncos. Conversely, the Giants, after suffering a blowout loss to the Broncos, had a real chance to have two victories already until the Washington Football Team and Falcons both hit game-winning field goals. However, each team pulled out upset overtime wins in Week 4 to avoid disastrous 0-4 starts and while neither season holds much promise, at least October 3rd, 2021 was a memorable day for NY fans that brought some happiness.