Giants suffer key injury vs. Saints: Can anybody else kick?
Giants kicker Randy Bullock walked off the field and into the tunnel after a first-quarter kickoff against the New Orlean Saints at the Superdome on Sunday.
The team announced he is questionable to return.
Punter Jamie Gillan has practiced place-kicking in practice, so he can be used in an emergency, but long snapper Casey Kreiter was taking practice kicks on the sideline in the second quarter.
Gillan, a left-footed kicker, made a 40-yard field goal as time expired to cut the Saints’ lead to 7-6 at halftime.
Bullock made a 56-yard field goal to give the Giants a 3-0 lead, then appeared to be injured on the ensuing kickoff.
He had been nursing a sore hamstring, according to reports.
Bullock’s 37-yard field goal as time expired beat Green Bay, 24-22, last week to hand the Packers their first December loss since Matt LaFleur took over as coach in 2019.
The Giants went 57 yards in eight plays for the winning score, giving them (and quarterback Tommy DeVito) a three-game winning streak.
Bullock was signed to replace struggling Graham Gano, who was placed on injured reserve and had surgery on his left knee in early November.
KEY INJURIES: Giants OT Evan Neal (ankle) has missed four straight games. … TE Darren Waller (hamstring) returned to practice this week and might be activated off IR.
Saints WR Michael Thomas and CB Marshon Lattimore each must spend at least one more game on injured reserve before they can return to the active roster on Monday.
Chris Olave (ankle) missed some practice time this week. RB Kendre Miller has missed four games with an ankle injury and missed more practice time this week.
RB Taysom Hill (foot, hand) and WR Rashid Shaheed (thigh) each returned to practice on a limited basis this week after missing last week’s game. RB Jamaal Williams has a groin injury that limited him in practice.
SERIES NOTES: New York has won two of the past three. The Giants’ win two years ago broke a six-game losing streak in New Orleans that went back to 1994.
STATS AND STUFF: The Giants have won three in a row, their longest winning streak since four last season. … DeVito has thrown eight TDs and three interceptions since Daniel Jones tore an ACL against the Raiders. He is the first Giants rookie quarterback to win three straight since Phil Simms in 1979. … He is the first undrafted rookie since 1967 with a 100-plus rating in three straight starts. … Barkley ran for two TDs against Green Bay.
He needs 34 yards from scrimmage for his fourth-career 1,000-yard season. … WR Wan’Dale Robinson had six catches and a career-high 115 yards from scrimmage yards against Green Bay. … WR Isaiah Hodgins has caught touch downs in two straight games. … LB Kayvon Thibodeaux is looking for his third game in a row with a forced fumble. He has career highs of 12 tackles for loss, 11 1/2 sacks and three forced fumbles. … LB Bobby Okereke is the only player this season with 100-plus tackles (119), nine tackles for loss and eight passes defensed. … S Xavier McKinney had a fumble recovery against Green Bay. … PK Randy Bullock had a game-winning field goal as time expired against Green Bay. … Saints QB Derek Carr passed for two TDs and one interception in Week 14. … Carr needs 120 yards passing to join Peyton Manning and Russell Wilson as the only QBs with at least 3,000 yards passing in each of their first 10 NFL seasons. … Carr needs 20 completions to join Matt Ryan as the only NFL QBs with at least 3,500 completions during their first 10 NFL seasons. … Kamara leads all running backs with 63 catches this season, his fifth career season with at least 60. He has averaged 150 1/2 scrimmage yards per game and has scored three TDs in two career games vs. the Giants. … Olave, a first-round draft choice in 2022, had his fourth TD catch of the season last week. He needs 82 yards receiving for his second straight 1,000-yard season. … TE Jimmy Graham had his 88th career regular-season TD receiving last week, the fourth most among tight ends all time. … DE Carl Grander son had a sack last week and has a career-high 6 1/2 sacks this season. … LB Demario Davis had 1 1/2 sacks in Week 14 and has 5 1/2 sacks this season, his fourth season with at least five sacks. Davis needs nine tackles for his seventh straight 100-tackle season. … Rookie DB Jordan Howden led the Saints with a career-high 10 tackles and had his first career sack and first career forced fumble last week.Giants Suffer Key Injury Against Saints: Can Anyone Else Kick?Giants kicker Randy Bullock walks off the field into the tunnel after kickoff of the first quarter against the New Orleans Saints at the Super dome on Sunday. The team has announced that a return is unlikely.
PunterJamie Gillan practiced place kicks in practice so he could be deployed in an emergency, but long snapper Casey Kreiter took practice kicks down the sideline in the second quarter. Gillan, a left-handed kicker, made a 40-yard field goal as time expired to cut the Saints’ halftime lead to 7–6.
Bullockmade a 56-yard field goal to give the Giants a 3–0 lead, but appeared to be injured on the ensuing kickoff.
He was reportedly suffering from hamstring pain.Bullock’s 37-yard field goal as time expired defeated Green Bay 24-22 last week and handed the Packers their first December loss since Matt LaFleur took over as coach in 2019.
The Giants drove 57 yards on eight plays for the winning score, giving them (and quarter back Tommy DeVito) a three-game winning streak. Bullock was signed to replace struggling Graham Gano, who was placed on injured reserve and underwent surgery on his left knee in early November.KEY INJURIES: Giants OT Evan Neal (ankle) has missed four straight games. … TE Darren Waller (hamstring) returned to practice this week and may be activated via IR.
Saints WR Michael Thomas and CB Marshon Lattimore must each spend at least one more game on injured reserve before returning to the active roster Monday.
Chris Olave (ankle) missed practice time this week.
RB Kendre Miller missed four games with an ankle injury and missed more practice time this week.
RB Taysom Hill (foot, hand) and WR Rashid Shaheed (hamstring) each returned to practice on a limited basis this week after missing last week’s game.
RB Jamaal Williams is dealing with a groin injury that has limited him in practice.SERIES NOTES: New York has won two of the last three. The Giants’ victory two years ago broke a six-game losing streak in New Orleans that dated back to 1994.STATS AND STUFF: The Giants have won three straight, their longest winning streak since four last season. … DeVito has thrown eight touchdowns and three interceptions since Daniel Jones tore an ACL against the Raiders. He is the first Giants starting quarter back to win three in a row since Phil Simms in 1979. … He is the first undrafted rookie since 1967 to score above 100 in three consecutive starts. … Barkley ran for two touch downs against Green Bay. He needs 34 yards from scrimmage for his fourth career 1,000-yard season. … WR Wan’Dale Robinson had six catches and a career-high 115 yards from scrimmage against Green Bay. … WR Isaiah Hodgins has passed for touchdowns in two straight games. … LB Kayvon Thibodeaux faces his third straight game with a forced fumble. His career highs are 12 tackles for loss, 11 1/2 sacks and three forced fumbles. … LB Bobby Okereke is the only player this season with more than 100 tackles (119), nine tackles for loss and eight passes defended. … S Xavier McKinney had a fumble against Green Bay. … PK Randy Bullock made a game-winning field goal as time expired against Green Bay. … Saints quarter back Derek Carr passed for two touchdowns and an interception in Week 14. … Carr needs 120 yards to join Peyton Manning and Russell Wilson as the only QBs with at least 3,000 passing yards in each of their first 10 NFL seasons. … Carr needs 20 completions to join Matt Ryan as the only NFL QBs with at least 3,500 completions in their first 10 NFL seasons. … Kamara leads all running backs with 63 receptions this season, his fifth career season with at least 60. He is averaging 150 1/2 scrimmage yards per game and has scored three touch downs in two career games against the Giants. … Olave, a 2022 first-round pick, had his fourth TD catch of the season last week. He needs 82 yards for his second straight 1,000-yard season. … TE Jimmy Graham had his 88th career regular-season TD reception last week, fourth among tight ends all-time. …DE Carl Grander son suffered a sack last week and has a career-high 6 1/2 sacks this season. … LB Demario Davis had 1 1/2 sacks in Week 14 and has 5 1/2 sacks this season, his fourth season with at least five sacks.
Davis needs nine tackles for his seventh straight 100-tackle season. … Rookie DB Jordan Howden led the Saints with a career-high 10 tackles and suffered his first career sack and first career forced fumble last week.
