Overtime fumble dooms Giants to fifth straight loss as Panthers triumph in Germany

Eddy Pineiro kicked a 36-yard field goal in overtime and the Carolina Panthers made it back-to-back wins for the first time this season, beating the New York Giants 20-17 in Germany on Sunday.

The Giants (2-8) won the coin toss to start overtime, but rookie running back Tyrone Tracy fumbled on the first play from scrimmage and Josey Jewell recovered at the 23 for the Panthers (3-7).

The Giants rallied from a 17-7 deficit in the fourth quarter and forced overtime on Graham Gano’s 42-yard field goal with five seconds remaining. Gano, who earlier missed from 43 yards, was playing for the first time since September after a hamstring injury.

Chuba Hubbard, who received a four-year contract extension worth a reported $33.2m earlier in the week, had 28 carries for 153 yards and a touchdown for the Panthers.

Bryce Young was 15 for 25 for 126 yards and a touchdown pass to Ja’Tavion Sanders in the first quarter. Young, the No 1 overall draft pick in 2023, has won consecutive games for the first time in his brief NFL career. And the Panthers have won consecutive games for the first time since late in the 2022 season.

Daniel Jones was 22 for 37 for 190 yards and two interceptions and Tracy had 18 carries for 103 yards and a touchdown for the Giants, who have lost five straight.

Jones led the Giants comeback in the fourth quarter as he capped a 13-play, 96-yard drive that took almost seven minutes with a two-yard TD run to make it 17-14. And Jones moved the Giants on the 12-play dive that led to Gano’s tying field that forced overtime.