EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Who cares that the New York Giants’ run on the road is over? The Super Bowl champions are winning at home this season.
Brandon Jacobs ran for two touchdowns, Eli Manning threw for one, Michael Johnson had two interceptions and the Giants managed to make fewer mistakes than the woeful San Francisco 49ers in a 29-17 victory Sunday in a sloppily played game.
The victory was the fourth straight at home for the Giants (5-1) — one more than they had last season — and it sent the 49ers (2-5) to their fourth straight loss.
“Last year I don’t want to say we didn’t want to come home and play,” said defensive end Justin Tuck, who had two sacks. “But we felt more comfortable on the road.”
While the fans had a lot to cheer about, this game wasn’t pretty for either team, especially San Francisco, which turned over the ball three times, allowed six sacks, a safety and had 13 penalties for 134 yards. Combined it handed New York 19 points.
“We’ve got to turn this thing around,” center Eric Heitmann said. “I think everyone on the team feels this isn’t the same team (5-11) we had last year. This is a different team, a much better team. This is a team that should not be 2-5.”
