Giants Daily Blitz Blog

Giants vs. Panthers Live Blog: 1st QTR

0:00 — GIANTS 10, PANTHERS 0 (key stat: Giants offense has gained 158 yards to Panthers’ 56)

2:00 — Rookie CB Jayron Hosley flushes Cam Newton out of the pocket and forces an incomplete pass on third down.

3:50 — FIELD GOAL GIANTS. Lawrence Tynes makes a 47-yarder. NEW YORK 10, CAROLINA 0 (drive: 9 plays, 51 yards in 4:44)

*Tynes is a perfect 6/6 on the season.

4:36 — Manning showing his precision and begins 9 for 10 passing, including rookie Rueben Randle’s first catch of his career (a 4-yard gain).

8:30 — FB Henry Hynoski clears the way for Brown, who powers for another 16 yards on the ground.

9:13 — Jason Pierre-Paul takes down Cam Newton on third down as the quarterback was trying to get to the left edge, forcing the Panthers to punt.

11:42 — TOUCHDOWN GIANTS. TE Martellus Bennett catches a 14-yard pass in the end zone from Manning. XP is GOOD. NEW YORK 7, CAROLINA 0 (drive: 8 plays, 80 yards in 3:22)

13:21 — RB Brown, starting in place of Ahmad Bradshaw breaks an arm tackle and breaks down the sideline for 31 yards. First-time starters on offense are making the most of it so far.

14:26 — With the receiving corps banged up, WR Ramses Barden hauls in an early catch for an eight-yard gain.

15:00 — Game Day Captains: CB Corey Webster and G Kevin Boothe in addition to season captains QB Eli Manning, DE Justin Tuck and LS Zak DeOssie. Giants win coin toss, elect to receive. Panthers elect to defend the west goal.

This week’s game will be the seventh regular season meeting between the two teams, with the series tied, 3-3. In the last meeting, the Giants defeated the Panthers, 31-18, in Week 1 of the 2010 season in the first regular season game in MetLife Stadium.

Kickoff: 8:20 P.M. ET

Location: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.

TV: NFL Network/WPIX 11

Weather: Scattered clouds. Warm. 77 °F, Wind: 3.45 mph/N