ST. LOUIS, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Trung Canidate replaced an injured Marshall Faulk and scored on a one-yard run with 4:16 left in the fourth quarter Sunday to give the unbeaten St. Louis Rams a 15-14 decision over the New York Giants.
The Giants knocked out Faulk, did not allow St. Louis quarterback Kurt Warner to throw a touchdown pass and forced four second-half turnovers, but still came up short.
St. Louis' winning touchdown drive also featured a questionable interference call against New York safety Sam Garnes.
The Giants reached the St. Louis 39 with 1:12 remaining, but rookie safety Adam Archuleta, one of eight new starters on St. Louis' revamped defense, forced a turnover with a jarring hit on Giants receiver Joe Jurevicius.
Kerry Collins threw an eight-yard pass over the middle to Jurevicius, but Archuleta knocked the ball loose and defensive end Grant Wistrom picked it off at the St. Louis 27 to seal the win.
The loss was especially painful for the Giants (3-2), who have lost to the Rams (5-0) each of the last three years. But in the previous two contests, the Giants could not handle St. Louis' offensive weapons and were outscored by a combined 69-34.
Warner threw for 316 yards Sunday, but was constantly harassed by the Giants defense, which recorded six sacks and hit him 16 times.
Defensive end Michael Strahan was the standout for New York with a career-high four sacks.
