The Tampa Bay Buccaneers came into MetLife Stadium Sunday prepared to hand the New York Giants their second loss. They had a great game plan, and even led by two touchdowns at one point.

But, another heroic effort by Eli Manning in the fourth quarter preserved a 41-34 victory, leaving both teams with 1-1 records.

Manning finished the afternoon with 510 yards passing, 243 of them coming in the fourth quarter. The game was won with a 2-yard running score by Andre Brown with 31 seconds left in the game.

The Giants had two receivers, Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz, with nearly 200 yards in receptions. Throughout the game, Nicks repeatedly victimized cornerback Aqib Talib, drawing a penalty call, and scoring a touchdown.

Josh Freeman finished 15 of 28 for 243 yards and two touchdowns.

After the Bucs took a 27-13 lead in the second half, the game turned into a war of attrition.

Newly acquired cornerback, Eric Wright, returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown, newly acquired wide receiver, Vincent Jackson, caught a touchdown pass, and Mike Williams caught a touchdown pass. Also, rookie running back Doug Martin scored his first NFL touchdown.

Next for the Bucs will be a road trip to Arlington, Texas to face the Cowboys before they return home to host the Washington Redskins and rookie sensation, Robert Griffin, III.

The game concluded with Giants head coach, Tom Coughlin greeting Bucs head coach, Greg Schiano (pictured), in the middle of the field, and letting him have an ear full after the Bucs knocked Eli Manning down as he attempted to take a knee to end the game.