SANTA CLARA, Calif. — For most of the night, you might not have known Evan Engram and Sterling Shepard were in the game.
As the Giants began the game-winning drive in their 27-23 comeback victory over the 49ers on Monday night at Levi’s Stadium, Engram, the second-year tight end, had not been targeted by quarterback Eli Manning all night. And Shepard had one catch and an end-around run.
On the final drive, though, the two were the difference in the game.
Engram caught a 31-yard pass early in the drive to ignite the Giants offense and get it into San Francisco territory.