They were smiling on the sideline and giving each other hugs, even laughing as the time ticked away. It's been a long time since the Giants had anything to feel this good about. "This starts us off right with a new season and a new attitude," said running back Ahmad Bradshaw. "We just wanted to put (last year) behind us. This is a new season, a new team. Just the fight in this team is way different than last year." "It was fun," said defensive end Justin Tuck. "That second half was truly fun." All that fun was the result of a pride-restoring 31-18 win over the Carolina Panthers Sunday that saw Eli Manning and Hakeem Nicks hook up for three scores. Never mind that it was a "historic first win" in their first regular-season game inside their new, $1.7 billion stadium, as Tom Coughlin called it. More importantly, it cleared the stink of the 41-9 loss to these Panthers in their finale at the old stadium that has lingered from 8-1/2 months ago. They did it by turning the tables on the Panthers in every way. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/f...nds_with_3118_win_over_carolina_panthers.html
