NY Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings final score, results, stats, recap NFL Week 16

The New York Giants fell to 2-13 on Sunday with a 16-13 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. It was New York’s ninth straight loss and kept the Giants in control of the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.

A Will Reichard 30-yard field goal with 4:15 to play gave Minnesota their winning points. Two penalties on Dexter Lawrence, a defensive holding and a neutral zone infraction, contributed to a 14-play, 57-yard scoring drive. A beautiful toe-dragging 22-yard catch by Justin Jefferson on a third-and-17 was the key play.

The Giants faced fourth-and-3 at their own 47-yard line as they tried to drive for a game-tying or winning score. Jaxson Dart was sacked by Minnesota’s Andrew Van Ginkel, turning the ball over on downs and ending the Giants final chance.

Statistics to know

• Jaxon Dart, 7 of 13, 33 yards, 1 interception, 5 sacks
• Tyrone Tracy, 16 carries, 71 yards (4.4 yards per carry)
• Wan’Dale Robinson, 3 catches, 19 yards
• Brian Burns, 2 sacks
• Bobby Okereke, 13 tackles

First half summary

The Vikings held a 13-10 lead at the half.

The Giants got a huge momentum shift at the end of the half with Minnesota looking set to go to the break with a 13-3 lead. Tyler Nubin scored on a 27-yard fumble recovery following a sack/fumble by Brian Burns on J.J. McCarthy to make the score 13-10 with :17 left in the half.

A 12-yard J.J. McCarthy run and two Reichard field goals accounted for Minnesota’s points. Ben Sauls kicked the first field goal of his NFL career, a 27-yarder, for New York.

McCarthy’s touchdown came after a Byron Murphy interception on a pass that caromed through the hands of Giants tight end Theo Johnson and set the Vikings up at the Giants’ 16-yard line.

The Giants ran the ball 15 straight times at one point. Dart completed just 1 of 5 passes for 2 yards and an interception in the first two quarters.

New York lost a touchdown when Jevon Holland returned an interception 96 yards for a Pick 6, but Abdul Carter was called for being offsides. Minnesota converted than into a field goal, a 10-point first-half swing.

New York Giants inactive players

DT Rakeem Nunez Roches | Ankle
QB Russell Wilson | Emergency 3rd QB
OLB Caleb Murphy
WR Ryan Miller
WR Jalin Hyatt
ILB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
G Jon Runyan

What’s next for the Giants?

The Giants will be at the Las Vegas Raiders for a 4:05 p.m. ET game that will have 2026 NFL Draft implications.