Lions 1 of 3 NFC teams at 2- 0

EAST RUTHERFORD, N. J. — So far, so good for Matthew Stafford and the Detroit Lions. Eli Manning and the New York Giants are heading in the opposite direction.

Stafford threw for two touchdowns, rookie Jamal Agnew broke the game open with an 88- yard punt return and the Lions beat the Giants 24- 10 onMonday night.

The Lions ( 2- 0) sacked Manning five times, and Stafford put together another big game while sending the Giants ( 0- 2) to a second straight disappointing performance. Star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. returned from a sprained left ankle, but the Giants still struggled offensively.

“We did a nice job of getting in the end zone early, and our defense did what they do,” Stafford said.

Stafford found Marvin Jones for a 27- yard touchdown in the first quarter and passed to Eric Ebron for a go- ahead seven- yarder in the second. Before halftime, Matt Prater added a 56- yard field goal that bounced in off the crossbar, helping the Lions to a 17- 7 lead.

Ezekiel Ansah had three sacks as the Lions joined the Falcons and Panthers as the only unbeaten teams in the NFC through Week 2. The Lions made the playoffs last season but finished the year with four straight losses.

Beckham, a three- time Pro Bowl playerwho missed the season opener, had four catches for 36 yards in limited action.

Manning threw an 18- yard touchdown pass to Evan Engram on the first play of the second quarter, but the rookie tight end was called for unsportsmanlike conduct for a seemingly obscene gesture. It allowed the Lions to get the ball at the Giants’ 45 after the kickoff went out of bounds, and Stafford drove them for a second score.

The Giants narrowed the gap to 17- 10 on Aldrick Rosas’ 25- yard field goal early in the second half, but they wasted a chance for a touchdown. The Giants had first- andgoal at the 1, then got pushed back to the 11 on a holding penalty.

“We talked about playing complete, complimentary football,” Giants coach Ben McAdoo said. “By no stretch of the imagination did we do that tonight.”

| JULIO CORTEZ/ AP Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford completed 15 of 21 passes for 122 yards and two touchdowns Monday night against the Giants, who fell to 0- 2.