▁The ▁Gi ants ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁mistake , ▁turning ▁the ▁f umble ▁into ▁a ▁twenty - three ▁yard ▁field ▁goal ▁by ▁place k icker ▁Lawrence ▁T yn es . ▁ ▁After ▁both ▁teams ▁trad ed ▁pun ts , ▁the ▁Beng als ▁expanded ▁their ▁lead ▁further , ▁putting ▁together ▁a ▁fifteen ▁play ▁drive ▁that ▁took ▁over ▁seven ▁minutes ▁off ▁of ▁the ▁clock ▁and ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁twenty - e ight ▁yard ▁field ▁goal ▁by ▁Mike ▁N ug ent . ▁The ▁score ▁put ▁C inc inn ati ▁up ▁by ▁ 1 7 – 3 ▁with ▁time ▁dw ind ling ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half . ▁ ▁The ▁en su ing ▁Gi ants ▁possession ▁took ▁all ▁but ▁eleven ▁second ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 : 1 7 ▁that ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁half ▁with ▁Lawrence ▁T yn es ▁making ▁a ▁thirty - one ▁yard ▁field ▁goal ▁at ▁its ▁finish . ▁The ▁points ▁got ▁the ▁Gi ants ▁back ▁to ▁within ▁eleven ▁points ▁at ▁the ▁half , ▁with ▁the ▁score ▁ 1 7 – 6 ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁C inc inn ati . ▁The ▁first ▁five ▁poss essions ▁coming ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁half , ▁two ▁of ▁which ▁ended ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ant ▁turno vers , ▁did ▁not ▁result ▁in ▁any ▁points ▁being ▁scored ▁by ▁either ▁team . ▁However , ▁following ▁an ▁Eli ▁Mann ing ▁inter ception , ▁C inc inn ati ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁short ▁field ▁and ▁pick ▁up ▁their ▁third ▁touch down ▁on ▁the ▁afternoon . ▁The ▁Beng als ▁second ▁three - play ▁touch down ▁drive