▁have ▁got ten ▁a ▁spect ac ular ▁punt ▁away , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁forced ▁C inc inn ati ▁to ▁start ▁their ▁possession ▁inside ▁their ▁own ▁twenty ▁yard - line . ▁However , ▁a ▁penalty ▁on ▁Gi ants ▁corner back ▁Justin ▁Try on ▁for ▁intention ally ▁leaving ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁play ▁rendered ▁the ▁punt ▁mo ot , ▁and ▁forced ▁the ▁Gi ants ▁to ▁re - att empt ▁the ▁play . ▁On ▁the ▁en su ing ▁punt , ▁Beng als ▁corner back ▁Adam ▁“ P ac man ” ▁Jones ▁returned ▁the ▁ball ▁si xty - e ight ▁yards ▁to ▁the ▁Gi ants ▁eleven ▁yard ▁line . ▁The ▁Beng als ▁did ▁not ▁hes itate ▁to ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁large ▁swing ▁in ▁field ▁position ing , ▁as ▁second ▁year ▁quarter back ▁Andy ▁Dal ton ▁connected ▁with ▁receiver ▁Andrew ▁Haw kins ▁for ▁an ▁eleven - yard ▁touch down ▁strike ▁on ▁third - and - ten . ▁The ▁three ▁play ▁drive ▁took ▁only ▁eigh teen ▁seconds ▁off ▁of ▁the ▁clock , ▁and ▁gave ▁the ▁Beng als ▁a ▁ 1 4 – 0 ▁advantage . ▁ ▁The ▁Gi ants ▁saw ▁a ▁measure ▁of ▁momentum ▁swing ▁in ▁their ▁favor ▁as ▁following ▁their ▁en su ing ▁possession , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁three - and - out ▁from ▁New ▁York , ▁C inc inn ati ▁receiver ▁Br andon ▁T ate ▁f umbled ▁We ather ford ' s ▁punt , ▁giving ▁the ▁Gi ants ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁football ▁inside ▁C inc inn ati ▁territory ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon .