Carolina Panthers seal overtime victory over New York Giants in Munich

The Carolina Panthers clinched a 20-17 victory over the New York Giants after pouncing on their opponents’ overtime mistake in Munich.

The contest was the fifth and final game of the NFL’s 2024 International Series, which saw the league travel to Sao Paulo to stage a regular-season game in South America for the first time before returning to the UK for a trilogy of London meetings.

Before kick-off, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he was targeting as many as eight international games next season, including an already-confirmed Madrid match, with a possible fixture in Ireland also floated.

The Panthers held a 10-0 lead at half-time, but the Giants clawed their way back a 17-7 third-quarter deficit and forced overtime with five seconds remaining thanks to Graham Gano’s 42-yard field goal.

His last-gasp effort was quickly undone by rookie running back Tyrone Tracy, who fumbled on the first play.

Josey Jewell recovered the ball to set up Eddy Pineiro for the game-winning field goal from 36 yards out to consign the NFC East-bottom Giants to a fifth straight defeat.

Elsewhere in the division, the second-placed Washington Commanders suffered a narrow 28-27 defeat to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Wide receiver Mike Williams, who earlier this week joined the Pennsylvania franchise from the New York Jets on deadline day, made his debut for his new side.

And it was the veteran who found himself at the centre of the Steelers’ fourth-quarter comeback after he collected quarterback Russell Wilson’s 32-yard delivery and tumbled across the line for the winning touchdown.

His former side meanwhile succumbed to a 25-point defeat against the Arizona Cardinals, with quarterback Aaron Rodgers unable to find the end zone.

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