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 Lions coach Jim Caldwell, who took over from the fired Jim
Schwartz, was victorious in his debut thanks to a complete effort
from his team in front of their home crowd.
Matthew Stafford threw for 346 yards and two touchdowns, both to
wide receiver Calvin Johnson to establish a 14-0 lead that helped
set up the victory.
New York got a one-yard TD pass from Eli Manning that cut their
deficit to 14-7 at halftime, but Detroit responded with 13 points in
the third to create a 27-7 advantage.
Rashad Jennings added a short scoring run for the Giants in the
fourth where the Lions capped the scoring on a three-yard touchdown
rush from Joique Bell.
Johnson finished with 164 yards receiving for Detroit.
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Manning completed just 18 of 33 passes and tossed two interceptions.
He led the NFL with 27 interceptions last season where the Giants lost
their first six games.
(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)
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