At East Rutherford, New Jersey, Brandon Jacobs ran for two touchdowns, Eli Manning threw for one, Michael Johnson had two interceptions and the Giants managed to make fewer mistakes than the woeful 49ers.
The victory was the fourth straight at home for the Giants (5-1) — one more than they had last season — and it sent the 49ers (2-5) to their fourth straight loss.
This one wasn’t pretty for either team, especially San Francisco, which turned over the ball three times, allowed six sacks and had 13 penalties for 134 yards. Combined it handed New York 19 points.
PANTHERS 30, SAINTS 7
At Charlotte, Nort Carolina, Jake Delhomme threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns, Jonathan Stewart rushed for another score and the Panthers’ defense shut down the Saints.
Drew Brees, who came in leading the NFL in completions and yards passing, was hounded all day and struggled with his accuracy. The Saints couldn’t overcome the loss of running back Reggie Bush to a left knee injury and were smothered by the Panthers’ improved defense.
Carolina (5-2) twice stopped New Orleans (3-4) on fourth down in the second half. Julius Peppers had a sack and a forced fumble and the Panthers posted another lopsided home win to improve to 4-0 at Bank of America Stadium.
RAVENS 27, DOLPHINS 13
At Miami, the Baltimore Ravens’ offensive coordinator orchestrated four scoring drives against the team he coached to only one win last year. Joe Flacco threw for 232 yards and a touchdown.
Miami’s lone victory last season came against Baltimore in December, and that wasn’t enough to save Cam Cameron’s job. Since changing teams, he has searched for consistency from the Ravens and finally found it. They mustered scoring drives of 42, 67, 67 and 68 yards, with each lasting at least nine plays.
The NFL’s top-ranked defense did the rest. Terrell Suggs scored on a 44-yard interception return, and the Ravens limited Ronnie Brown to 27 yards rushing. Baltimore blitzed to contain Miami’s Wildcat offense, which netted only 4 yards in five plays.
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