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Daniel Jones NFL Jersey , the New York Giants figured out a way to finish a game on Sunday against the Houston Texans and get their first win."We've become an almost team," quarterback Eli Manning said. "We've been close on a few things and (Sunday) we put it together."Manning threw for 297 yards and two touchdowns and rookie Saquon Barkley added a score as the Giants (1-2) got a 27-22 victory over the struggling Houston Texans.New York had lost its first two games by 12 points combined before building a 20-6 lead by halftime and adding a touchdown late on Sunday to outlast the winless Texans."This was just a different ride," Barkley said. "Coach challenged us to come out with a great start and that's something we really focused on. Obviously, we've got to play a little better in the second half. But it's the NFL, and they're not just going to let you run up the score on them."The Giants got another good game from Barkley, who was the second overall pick in this year's draft. The Texans led 3-0 after a 23-yard field goal by Ka'imi Fairbairn on their first drive. The Giants took their first lead this season when Barkley shed multiple tackles on a 15-yard run that made it 7-3.Barkley has 46 carries for 216 yards and two touchdowns and 21 catches for 137 yards this season. His presence has given the Giants another explosive playmaker to pair with star receiver Odell Beckham Jr.The Giants were certainly happy to get in the win column on Sunday, but know they have a lot of work to do if they hope to have a successful season."We can't get too far ahead of ourselves because it's just one game," Beckham said. "Now we have to start tacking it on, build off this and keep improving."Some things to know about New York's win over Houston.RUNNING GAME WOESAfter leading the NFL in yards rushing through the first three games Daniel Jones NFL Draft , the Texans couldn't get anything going on the ground. They finished with 59 yards rushing, and Lamar Miller managed just 10 yards on as many carries."They loaded up the box," coach Bill O'Brien said. "They did a good job. We tried a bunch of different schemes — basically abandoned it in the second half ... tried to do other things. Just never could get it going."MISUNDERSTANDING?Giants receiver Sterling Shepard received a taunting penalty in the second quarter after jawing with Houston cornerback Aaron Colvin. But Shepard insists it wasn't malicious and that he and Colvin are friends and were simply messing with each other."That's one of my boys from college," Shepard said. "We go way back. He was at my wedding, I was at his wedding. We had been talking a little mess before the game ... we were just going back and forth. It was all in love, but the officials don't know that."The two played in college together at Oklahoma.STRONG CONNECTIONHouston receiver Will Fuller had five receptions for 101 yards and a touchdown. He's played in six career games with Watson and has nine touchdowns in those games. He's had at least one TD grab in each game he's played with Watson.He had 113 yards and a score last week to make him the first Texan to have consecutive 100-yard receiving games since he did it in the first two weeks of the 2016 season.INJURY UPDATENew York tight end Evan Engram (knee) left in the second quarter. ... Giants CB Antonio Hamilton injured his groin in the first quarter and didn't return. ... Houston WR Bruce Ellington injured his hamstring in the first quarter and didn't return. ... Texans G Senio Kelemete (knee) left in the second quarter. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants will need to keep their faint playoff hopes alive without Odell Beckham Jr. for the second straight week.Coach Pat Shurmur said Friday the NFL’s highest-paid receiver will be sidelined again with a quad injury when the Giants (5-8) play the Tennessee Titans (7-6) Sunday at MetLife Stadium.Shurmur said Beckham’s status will remain day to day. He practiced on a limited basis Wednesday and missed the last two days, getting further testing on his injury on Thursday.“No setback. He can’t go,” Shurmur said of Beckham Daniel Jones Buffalo Bills Jersey , who is second on the team with 77 catches for a team-high 1,052 yards and six touchdowns.Beckham wasn’t available for comment in the locker room after practice on Friday.Beckham was hurt on the final play of the Giants’ loss to the Eagles in Philadelphia on Nov. 25. He played against Chicago the following week but missed last weekend’s game against Washington.The Giants, who need to win their final three games and get a lot of help to make the playoffs, didn’t need Beckham in a 40-16 win over Washington. Eli Manning spread the ball around to eight receivers in throwing for 197 yards. Sterling Shepard, Bennie Fowler and Russell Shepard caught touchdown passes.“We just have do our job,” Russell Shepard said. “In this league you are going to have injuries, you are going to have key players out and we’re professionals, too. As big a superstar as he is, as good a receiver as he is Color Rush Daniel Jones Jersey , we’re professionals. We’ve been doing this. I am confident in this group.”With Beckham out, defenses tend take a different approach to the Giants since they don’t have to double-team Beckham.Sterling Shepard said his role changes, too. Instead of being mostly a slot receiver, he will line up on the outside more.“I’ll move around a little, too,” he said. “It’s a little more on my plate, but I am up for the challenge. I love it.”Fowler, who is in his fourth year in the league, started for Beckham last weekend. His approach to playing more is just to take it one play at a time.“I don’t think anyone can do what Odell does Youth Daniel Jones Jersey ,” Fowler said. “I am not going to try to do anything he does. He is his own unique player and I am my own unique player. It’s all good. I am going to do what I do.”Corey Coleman, who was signed as a free agent in October, was another backup who almost scored last weekend. He caught a 30-yard pass and was stopped at the Washington 3, setting up an Aldrick Rosas field goal.“You can learn from different experiences,” Coleman said of the receivers, “and Odell does a wonderful job of making sure we all are prepared.”