 The Giants rallied to beat the New Orleans Saints 20 – 17 in front of 72 @,@ 769 fans at Giants Stadium in week four . They came back from a 17 – 0 second quarter deficit , by scoring 20 points in the final three quarters . Rueben Mayes of the Saints returned the second half kickoff 99 yards for an apparent touchdown only to have the play called back because of an illegal block by linebacker Sam Mills . The decisive points came on Phil Simms 's 4 @-@ yard touchdown pass to tight end Zeke Mowatt midway through the fourth quarter . The Giants dominated the Saints in time of possession , holding the ball for 38 minutes and 47 seconds to the Saints 21 minutes and 13 seconds . 
