Sunday night’s game between the Bengals and Giants turned into a defensive battle at MetLife Field.

But in the end, Cincinnati prevailed with a 10-point win, beating New York 17-7.

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow started the game with a 47-yard rushing touchdown, pulling the ball down on third-and-18 and finding nothing but bright grass in front of him.

But after that it became tough for both teams. Neither Cincinnati nor New York scored for the remainder of the first half, with the Giants’ only possession in opponent territory ending with a Daniel Jones interception.

The Giants tied the score 7-7 midway through the third quarter with Tyrone Tracy’s 1-yard touchdown run – the first score of the rookie’s career. New York converted a pair of fourth downs on that possession as head coach Brian Daboll was aggressive in that situation all night. The team finished 3 out of 5 in the category.

While the Bengals took a 10-7 lead late in the third quarter, the club had a chance to make it 14-7. A holding call caused a Chase Brown rushing touchdown to go off the board. Then Giants defensive tackle Dexter sacked Lawrence Burrow for an 8-yard loss, prompting Cincinnati to settle for Evan McPherson’s 37-yard field goal.

It looked like the Giants would hold the lead on their ensuing drive, but Greg Joseph missed the 47-yard field goal attempt wide left.

Then New York got another chance in Cincinnati territory and went for it on fourth-and-2 from the 36 with 3:05 left in the fourth quarter. But Jones’ pass over the middle to Slayton was interrupted by DJ Turner and fell incomplete.

Burrow helped seal the victory with an off-plan, 29-yard pass to receiver Andrei Iosivas to move the chains on third-and-12 with 2:12 left in the game.

Brown then nearly gave the ball back to the Giants by fumbling on the next play, but the ball squirted safely out of bounds, allowing Cincinnati to retain possession.

With a bit of poor situational awareness that may have helped some fantasy teams, Brown then went 30 yards to the end zone for a touchdown. If Brown had given himself up, it would have effectively ended the game, as the Bengals could have run out the clock.

Instead, the Giants regained possession, which ended with Joseph’s missed field goal from 45 yards out.

Burrow finished 19 of 28 passing for 208 yards. He also led the team in rushing with 55 yards. Brown finished with 53 yards on 10 carries. Tee Higgins caught all seven of his targets for 77 yards, while Ja’Marr Chase caught five passes for 72 yards.

Despite missing Kayvon Thibodeaux, New York’s defensive front played well, with Brian Burns recording a sack, two tackles for loss and eight total tackles. Outside linebacker Azeez Ojulari recorded 2.0 sacks and two TFLs, while Dexter Lawrence also recorded a sack and a TFL.

Jones was 22 of 41 passing for 205 yards with a pick. He also led the club with 56 yards. Tracy had 50 yards rushing on 17 carries and six catches for 57 yards. With Malik Nabers sidelined with a concussion, Darius Slayton caught six passes for 57 yards.

Now sitting at 2-4, the Bengals will be in Cleveland next week to play the 1-5 Browns.

The 2-4 Giants will host the 3-2 Eagles in Week 7.