Instant Analysis: Giants fall to Saints, 14-11

WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT SPECIAL TEAMS

Jamie Gillan angled two punts perfectly toward the sideline in the first half, bouncing them out of bounds inside the 10. He finished the day with four of his eight punts downed inside the 20.

The Giants thwarted a fake punt attempt midway through the second quarter. Jamaal Williams took a direct snap but was stopped short of the first down by Patrick Johnson and Dane Belton. The Giants took over on downs at the Saints 48.

A holding penalty by Greg Stroman Jr. negated a 56-yard punt return touchdown by Ihmir Smith-Marsette late in the first half.

Making his NFL debut, defensive lineman Casey Rogers blocked a 60-yard field goal attempt by Blake Grupe at the end of the first half.

An unnecessary roughness penalty on rookie offensive lineman Jake Kubas negated a 48-yard field goal by Graham Gano early in the fourth quarter.

Gano’s 35-yard, potential game-tying field goal attempt was blocked by Saints defensive tackle Bryan Bresee with eight seconds remaining.

NO: LB D’Marco Jackson (ankle), QB Derek Carr (right hand/evaluated for a concussion)

NYG: LG Jon Runyan (ankle), C John Michael Schmitz (neck)

NO: RB Jordan Mims, ILB Jaylan Ford, WR Mason Tipton, DT Khristian Boyd, QB Spencer Rattler (emergency 3^rd QB)

NYG: CB Deonte Banks (rib), CB Dru Phillips (shoulder), ILB Bobby Okereke (back), T Chris Hubbard (knee), T Jermaine Eluemunor (quad), DL Rakeem Nunez-Roches (neck/shoulder), CB Dee Williams

NO: OL Nick Saldiveri (reserve/injured), G Kyle Hergel (waived), RB Kendre Miller (activated from reserve/injured), WR Kevin Austin Jr. (free agent signing from NO practice squad), WR Dante Pettis (free agent signing from NO practice squad)

NYG: DL Dexter Lawrence (reserve/injured), TE Theo Johnson (reserve/injured), DL D.J. Davidson (reserve/injured), QB Tim Boyle (waived), DL Elijah Garcia (free agent signings from NYG practice squad), DL Casey Rogers (free agent signings from NYG practice squad), CB Dee Williams (claimed off waivers from SEA), T Tyre Phillips (standard elevation), CB Greg Stroman Jr. (standard elevation).