Giants squeak out win over Panthers to start 2-0 for first time since 2016

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It was not pretty at all – which has been fitting for the New York Giants over the last decade – but they'll take what they can get.

The G-Men took down the Carolina Panthers 19-16 on Sunday to start off 2-0 for the first time in six years.

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New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones throws against the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

Last week, with their win over the Tennessee Titans, it was their first time winning in Week 1 since 2016.

After last week's insane 164-yard performance, Saquon Barkley was quiet in the first half – he had just three rushing yards on five carries. 

But in the second half, he kicked it up a notch. On his 16 second-half carries, he got 69 yards on the ground, giving the Giants offense chances for the rest of the afternoon.

Daniel Jones also struggled early on, and got away with an awful throw that should have been a pick-six to end the first half. But for the second week in a row, he did just enough. 

After the Panthers took a 13-6 lead early in the second half, Jones turned it up a bit. In the Giants' ensuing drive, he completed four of his passes for 58 yards, capping off the drive with a 16-yard game-tying touchdown to rookie tight end Daniel Bellinger.

Daniel Bellinger of the New York Giants scores a touchdown against the Carolina Panthers at MetLife Stadium on Sept. 18, 2022. (Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

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Both teams exchanged punts for the next five drives combined, but Graham Gano sought revenge on his old Panthers squad. He drilled a 51-yard field goal