(AP) -- EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - The New York Giants have opened their new $1.6 billion home by beating the Carolina Panthers 31-18 with a big second half.
Trailing 16-14 at halftime, the Giants surged Sunday behind second-year receiver Hakeem Nicks, who caught his third touchdown pass from Eli Manning. Ahmad Bradshaw set up his own 4-yard TD run in the fourth quarter with a 39-yard romp that provided the cushion New York needed to get some revenge on Carolina.
The Panthers routed the Giants 41-9 in the hosts' final game at Giants Stadium last December. But Carolina couldn't match New York in the final two quarters before 77,245 fans - considered a sellout despite the unusual sight of hundreds of empty seats in the New Meadowlands Stadium. The Giants could not sell all the club seats, which don't count under league blackout rules.
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