Giants win over the Panthers 27-13.
Eli Manning was 17-of-33 for 172 yards, and 3 touchdowns.
Tiki Barber rushed for 112 yards on 20 carries.
Brandon Jacobs had 10 carries for 16 yards.
Jeremy Shockey caught 6 passes for 49 yards, and 1 touchdown.
Plaxico Burress caught 4 passes for 77 yards and 1 touchdown.
David Tyree caught 2 passes for 15 yards and 1 touchdown.
Gibril Wilson had 2 interceptions.
Kevin Dockery had 1 interception.
William Joseph had 1 sack and caused a fumble.
Mathias Kiwanuka had 1 sack.
Jay Feely kicked 2 field goals, 32 and 29 yards.

Game Notes:
"It felt good to see the Giants finally win a game, and even though the Panthers didn't look anything like the same team we faced last year, the Giants needed to have a good showing. They came on strong in the beginning and built up a 10-0 lead, and our defense was really shutting them down on the run, but once the Panthers stopped dropping passes on their fill-in quarterback Chris Weinke, they were able to even things up near the half at 10-10. Manning used the last three minutes to get the Giants back up again 17-10.
In the second half the Panthers seemed to give up on running the ball. The Giants had really shut them down in that area, and besides, Weinke was able to throw and make completions on the Giants secondary. Unfortunately for the Panthers though, their backup quarterback wasn't sharp enough to do it without making interceptions as well, and that's what did them in. If Jake Delhomme was in there things might have turned out differently. This time It was the Panthers who had more injuries than the Giants and that was a factor. "

Game Notes:
"I would have liked to see Eli Manning being more accurate with his throws, but he got the job done. I don't know why Plaxico Burress had to petition to get a pass thrown his way. That should have been automatic today since both of Carolina's starting cornerbacks weren't playing, and one of their replacements had left the game real early. What more of an invitation could you want to throw deep on the Panthers?
The Giants tried to run Brandon Jacobs up the middle to the point of stupidity. After being criticized last week for letting Jacobs run wide on a fourth down play and failing, they seemed intent in showing that running the big guy up the middle doesn't always work. Tiki Barber on the other hand was very effective, choosing his spots and he had one of his usual great gamedays running for 112 yards on 20 carries.
The Giants secondary was tested today, and luckily it was by a quarterback who hasn't played much and in a very long time. The Giants came up looking good with three interceptions on Chris Weinke, but they also let him throw for a Carolina team record 423 yards against them. The Giants were able to contain Steve Smith at the expense of letting Drew Carter come away with 8 receptions for 144 yards and 1 touchdown. Once again, be thankful for those interceptions. With the Eagles (7-6) winning today and Dallas (8-5) losing, things have tightened up in the standings. So get ready for yet another big game next week when the Eagles come to town."

Notes:
Giants held Carolina to 45 rushing yards.

Giants were flagged for a season-low two penalties for just 10 yards.
The last time the Giants were penalized just twice was against Carolina.

Tiki Barber rushed for 112 yards on 20 carries to increase his career total to 10,069.
Tiki Barber is the first Giant and the 21st player in NFL history with 10,000 rushing yards.

Jeremy Shockey led the Giants with six receptions for the second week in a row.

Panthers quarterback Chris Weinke threw 61 passes.
That was the 2nd-highest total ever against the Giants.

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