Pats look ominous, but Giants cut down to size after mauling by Panthers

The Patriots, Saints and Dolphins joined the Kansas Chiefs with their third straight victories of the new season while the New York Giants and Washington Redskins were left wondering where their first wins will come from after embarrassing defeats.

The Giants, co-hosts of this season’s Super Bowl, were thumped 38-0 by the previously winless Carolina Panthers while the Redskins suffered their first loss at home to the Detroit Lions in almost three-quarters of a century.

The Redskins had not lost at home to the Lions since moving to Washington DC from Boston in 1937 but their 21-game winning streak came to a shuddering halt with Sunday’s 27-20 loss.