EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Eli Manning and the New York Giants were just happy to celebrate a victory again. It had been six frustrating weeks, not that they were counting or anything.
"It's been a long time, 42 days since our last win," Manning said. "It felt like it, too."
Lawrence Tynes kicked a 36-yard field goal 3:54 into overtime to make up for an earlier miss and lead the Giants past the Atlanta Falcons 34-31 on Sunday.
The win snapped a four-game skid and came after the defense blew a two-touchdown lead in the fourth quarter.
"It's nice to win," coach Tom Coughlin said. "We were miserable around here for a month."
Manning threw for a career-high 384 yards and three touchdown passes, including two to Kevin Boss, as New York kept pace with NFC East-leading Dallas, which beat Washington to maintain a one-game division lead.
The Giants can't savor this one for long, though: They play the Broncos at Denver on Thanksgiving."There are not many better feelings than in a locker room after a win," Manning said. "It was good to see the high-fives and the smiles, especially when you haven't had that feeling for a while."
Manning, who had his first 300-yard passing game at Giants Stadium, set up Tynes' winner when he connected with Mario Manningham for a 29-yard pass that put the Giants at the 23. New York hadn't won since beating Oakland 44-7 on Oct. 11, but this one didn't come easily.
The Giants couldn't hold a 31-17 lead against Matt Ryan and the Falcons.
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