FG in OT gives Giants unexpected win

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. » After weeks of turmoil, adversity and questions about their effort, the New York Giants showed they have some fight left in them.

Beating the AFC Westleading Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday not only gave them a good feeling, it also left many wondering if the Chiefs might have joined them on the ropes.

Roger Lewis Jr. made a spectacular catch to set up the winning 23-yard yard goal by Aldrick Rosas in overtime, and the Giants beat the anemic Chiefs 12-9 on a blustery, cold Sunday for only their second win in 10 games.

Rosas, who missed an earlier extra point, breathed a sigh of relief after the kick, then was mobbed by teammates.

“It’s joy, exuberance, just happy,” linebacker Jonathan Casillas said after the Giants snapped a three-game losing streak and won for the first time at home in five games. “It’s such a great play that Roger Lewis made to get us down in position to win the game. It’s just ecstatic, everybody is excited and the energy was there, the crowd was there. You can’t ask for a better ending than that.”

Few expected them to beat the Chiefs, especially with Andy Reid’s record coming off a bye week. He was 16-2.

“It’s tough to win in the National Football League,” Reid said. “There is parity. It doesn’t matter if you are 1-8 or whatever it might be. There is opportunity. You have to bring you’re A-game every week and we have to get ourselves back to playing better. It’s my responsibility to do that.”