Beckham TD catch caps Giants rally vs. Falcons

EAST RUTHERFORD (AP) -- The New York Giants wait for first-round draft pick Odell Beckham Jr. was well worth it.

Beckham made his NFL debut a memorable one, catching a go-ahead 15-yard touchdown pass from Eli Manning with 10:02 left to lead the Giants to a 30-20 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.

Fellow rookie Andre Williams scored on a 3-yard run to ignite the second-half rally that saw the Giants (3-2) come from 10-points down to win their third straight game.

Manning threw two touchdowns and Josh Brown added three field goals, the last of which was set up when the Giants sacked Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan on fourth down with 4:40 remaining.

Ryan threw for 316 yards and a touchdown playing behind a banged-up offense line that held up until the very end. Atlanta (2-3) dropped its second straight since dominating Tampa Bay 56-14 on Sept. 18.

The Giants fell behind 20-10 on a 74-yard catch and run by Falcons running back Antone Smith after Antrel Rolle missed a tackle.

Beckham, the 12th pick overall, missed all of the preseason and the first four games of the regular season with a hamstring injury. In the third quarter Sunday, he finally made an impact.

After Smith's score, the Giants came back an 81-yard drive that featured Beckham drawing a 26-yard pass interference penalty against Robert Alford. Williams caught a 14-yard pass from Manning (19 of 30 for 200 yards) and ran for 11 before powering his way over from the 3 with 2:05 left in the third quarter to get the Giants within 20-17.

After the defense forced a three-and-out, the Giants took the lead with an 11-play, 64-yard drive that featured passes of 14 and 15 yards to Beckham, the last one a jumping catch in the corner of the end zone for a 24-20 lead.

Atlanta never threatened again, and Brown iced the game with his second and third field goals.

The Falcons' banged up offensive line lost center Joe Hawley and right tackle Lamar Holmes with season-ending injuries last weekend and had left guard Justin Blalock out with a back problem.

Peter Konz, Gabe Carimi and Harland Gunn replaced them and kept Ryan upright most of the game. He was 17 of 23 in the first half, dinking and dumping quick passes that helped the Falcons take a 13-10 lead.

Julio Jones had eight catches for 88 yards in the half and finished with 11 for 105. He helped to set up two 20-yard field goals by Bryant and a 10-yard TD run by Jackson.

One of the field goals was set up by the Falcons special teams which recovered a fumble on a kickoff return by Preston Parker at the New York 21.

Parker had set up New York's touchdown in the half with a 42-yard catch from Manning, who was 19 of 30 for 200 yards. Parker would have scored had he not tripped after making the catch. Rueben Randle capped the drive with a 3-yard TD catch.

Brown kicked a 49-yard field goal in the second quarter on a drive that featured four runs by Rashad Jennings, who left the game in the second half with a sprained knee, for 28 yards and an 18-yard pass to Randle.

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