He became just the second quarterback since 1960 to throw the ball more than 50 times and not log a touchdown.
He finished 20-of-53 for 190 yards and an interception.
Freeman joined the Vikings just three weeks ago after a public feud with head coach Greg Schiano and was fast-tracked into the starting job amid a platoon of underwhelming competition.
Conventional wisdom would say the Vikings might stick with All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson, but he only carried the ball 13 times for 28 yards.
“A little bit, especially with Josh only being there for a couple weeks,” Justin Tuck said when asked if he was surprised Freeman was going to throw. “We prepared to see a lot of 28 (Peterson). But our offense did a good job setting the tone – kind of got a little lead there and they felt like they needed to throw the ball.
“They kind of played into our hands tonight.”
Safety Ryan Mundy thought it was because of the Giants' ball control. Maybe a little bit of wishful thinking.
It could have just been a horrendous game plan.
"I just felt like the way that the game was going because our offense controlled the ball," Mundy said. "When they did have the opportunity they felt the urgency to move it a little bit faster through the air as opposed to sticking to the game plan to run it and to set up the pass."
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