Chris Johnson rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns and the Tennessee Titans cruised past the mistake-prone New York Giants 29-10 at the New Meadowlands on Sunday.
The Titans (2-1) never trailed in the game. They took a 10-0 lead on a 48-yard field goal by Rob Bironas and a 1-yard touchdown run by Johnson in the first half.
The Giants (1-2) came back to tie the game at 10-10 before the break. Ahmad Bradshaw had a 10-yard touchdown run and Lawrence Tynes booted a 50-yard field goal.
But the Giants made several critical mistakes throughout the game and the Titans outscored them 19-0 in the second half.
New York turned the ball over three times, including twice in the red zone, and Tynes missed two field goals.
The Titans took a 12-10 lead when Bradshaw was called for chop-block penalty in his own end zone that resulted in a safety. On the ensuing possession, Vince Young capped a drive with a 13-yard touchdown pass to Kenny Britt to make it 29-10.
Bironas hit from 23 yards out in the fourth quarter to make it 22-10 and Johnson, who carried the ball 32 times, capped the scoring with an 8-yard touchdown run late in the game.
New York’s Eli Manning was 34 for 48 passing for 390 yards in the game but had no touchdowns and two interceptions.
Tennessee | N.Y. Giants | |
Chris Johnson | Player | Ahmad Bradshaw |
32 | Attempts | 15 |
125 | Yards | 88 |
3.9 | Avg Yards | 5.9 |
2 | Touchdowns | 1 |
42 | Long | 22 |
Tennessee | N.Y. Giants | |
Justin Gage | Player | Steve Smith |
3 | Receptions | 9 |
39 | Yards | 103 |
13.0 | Avg Yards | 11.4 |
0 | Touchdowns | 0 |
15 | Long | 29 |
Yards | Scoring | Defense | ||||||
Team | Tot | Rus | Pas | TD | FG | INT | Sacks | FF |
Tennessee | 271 | 161 | 110 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 |
N.Y. Giants | 471 | 107 | 364 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 |