EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (Interstat) — Tyler Shough accounted for four touchdowns, and the visiting New Orleans Saints held off a late N.Y. Giants comeback for a 34-27 NFL victory Sunday at MetLife Stadium. Shough threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score as New Orleans improved to 2-4. The Giants fell to 3-2-1 in front of an announced crowd of 82,905. New Orleans snapped a three-game losing streak with its second win of the season, while the Giants missed a chance to move above .500 after a tie last week.

The Giants opened the scoring with 5:14 left in the first quarter when Jameis Winston found Tyrone Tracy Jr. on a short pass to the right that became a 17-yard touchdown. New Orleans had an opportunity to answer in the second quarter, but Daniel Carlson missed a 55-yard field goal wide left. Dominic Zvada then made a 34-yard field goal to push the N.Y. Giants lead to 10-0. Carlson redeemed himself with a 58-yard field goal, and just before halftime Shough found Bryce Lance for a 2-yard touchdown. Carlson’s extra point tied the game at 10-10.

New Orleans took control after halftime. Shough connected with Alvin Kamara on a short pass to the right that went 31 yards for a touchdown, and Carlson’s extra point gave the Saints a 17-10 lead. CJ Donaldson appeared to score on a 1-yard run up the middle, but the replay official reviewed the ruling that the runner broke the plane and reversed it, marking Donaldson for no gain. Shough then scored on a 1-yard run, and Carlson made a 51-yard field goal to extend the New Orleans lead to 27-10.

Shough capped the Saints’ next scoring drive with an 18-yard touchdown pass deep right to Chris Olave, and Carlson’s extra point made it 34-10 with 11:31 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Giants answered with a late surge. Tracy scored on a 5-yard run with about seven minutes left, and McCarthy’s two-point pass to Isaiah Likely succeeded to make it 34-18. McCarthy then found Likely deep left for a 24-yard touchdown, but a two-point pass to Malik Nabers fell incomplete, leaving New Orleans ahead 34-24. Zvada made a 41-yard field goal with 2:04 remaining to pull the Giants to 34-27, but New Orleans held on.

Shough finished 16 of 30 for 144 yards with three touchdown passes and added five carries for 32 yards and a touchdown. McCarthy, who entered and sparked the Giants’ rally, completed 11 of 21 passes for 243 yards and a touchdown and ran twice for 26 yards. Winston completed 14 of 26 passes for 152 yards and a touchdown and ran three times for 4 yards. Nabers caught 12 passes for 165 yards, and Likely had six receptions for 99 yards and a touchdown. Tracy scored twice and finished with 18 yards rushing, 27 yards receiving and 45 kick-return yards. Charlie Jones added two receptions for 66 yards, three kick returns for 67 yards and four punt returns for 33 yards.

New Orleans complemented Shough with a balanced ground game. Kamara had seven carries for 34 yards and two receptions for 35 yards and a touchdown. Kendre Miller led the Saints with 20 carries for 70 yards, while Donaldson had six carries for 39 yards. Olave caught four passes for 43 yards and a touchdown, Devaughn Vele had three receptions for 42 yards, and Lance scored on his touchdown catch. Barion Brown contributed a 5-yard reception, 66 kick-return yards and 68 punt-return yards. Jordan Stout punted five times for 271 yards for the Giants, while Zvada made both of his field-goal attempts and Carlson made two field goals and missed one.

New Orleans’ defense made key plays late and throughout. Martin Emerson Jr. intercepted two passes, Pete Werner made 11 tackles and a sack, Carl Granderson had five tackles and 1.5 sacks, and Julian Blackmon added four tackles and an interception. Quincy Riley made six tackles. For the Giants, Jevon Holland and Tremaine Edmunds each made nine tackles, DJ Reader had seven, Arvell Reese had six, and Kayvon Thibodeaux finished with five. Dru Phillips and Deonte Banks each made four tackles, while Shelby Harris, Malik Harrison, Greg Newsome II and Trace Ford each had three.

The Giants’ late rally was fueled by McCarthy’s arm and Nabers’ reliable hands. Nabers’ 12 receptions for 165 yards repeatedly moved the chains, and Likely’s six catches for 99 yards and a touchdown gave New York a deep threat. Tracy scored on the ground and through the air and contributed in the kick-return game. Winston started and delivered the opening touchdown, while McCarthy provided a spark with 243 passing yards. New York’s comeback included a successful two-point pass to Likely and a failed two-point attempt to Nabers that kept the deficit at 10 points.

Devin Singletary added four carries for 14 yards and one reception for 19 yards for New York, while Darnell Mooney had a 20-yard run and Najee Harris carried four times for 2 yards. Ar’Darius Washington made five tackles, and Micah McFadden, Jack Kelly, Darius Alexander and Elijah Campbell each recorded one tackle for the Giants. For New Orleans, Oscar Delp had two receptions for 10 yards, and Juwan Johnson and Noah Fant did not record a reception. The Saints will next host Pittsburgh, while the Giants will visit Houston. New Orleans then protected the lead over the final two minutes.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected N.Y. Giants 35, New Orleans 25, and the ELO system gave the Giants a 77.5 percent probability to win. New Orleans had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1, and the total score of 61 went under the over/under line of 46.