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Manning sharp in win over Panthers
Giants QB outduels ineffective Newton
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Andre Brown ran for a career-high 104 yards and a touchdown and the New York Giants turned in a dominating first-half performance en route to a 36-7 triumph over the Carolina Panthers Thursday night.
The Giants led 26-7 after three quarters.
Eli Manning completed 23 of 30 passes for 256 yards in the first three periods, including a 14-yard touchdown pass to Martellus Bennett to cap the Giants' game-opening drive.
With Brown repeatedly bouncing off tacklers and Manning looking sharp after a career-high passing performance last week, the Giants scored on their first four first-half drives to silence the Panthers' crowd.
The Giants were missing three offensive starters, including running back Ahmad Bradshaw and receiver Hakeem Nicks. Those injuries made Brown and receiver Ramses Barden first-time starters -- and both players did more than enough to keep New York's offence humming after last week's 604-yard output in the come-from-behind 41-34 win against Tampa Bay.
Brown ran 13 times for 71 yards and a TD last week -- the third-year back had minus-1 career rushing yards before that game -- and surpassed last week's total by the end of the first quarter.
Barden cracked the 100-yard mark for receiving by halftime. Before Thursday night, the fourth-year receiver had never managed more than nine catches for 94 yards receiving in a season.
Lawrence Tynes added four field goals, a 47-yarder to cap the Giants' second drive and a 49-yarder on the fourth. He added two more kicks in the third quarter, including one after Carolina rookie Joe Adams fumbled away the opening kickoff of the second half.
Cam Newton completed only 5 of 12 passes for 90 yards in the first half, though he managed to score on a leaping 1-yard keeper midway through the third quarter for the Panthers' first points.
-- The Associated Press
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition September 21, 2012 $sourceSection0
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