Umenyiora carted off field

The New York Giants hope they didn’t lose more than just a preseason game to the New York Jets.

Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora was carted off the field with a knee injury in the second quarter of the Giants’ 10-7 loss Saturday night at East Rutherford, N.J. The injury overshadowed a first-half quarterback duel between Brett Favre and Eli Manning that ended up being a penalty-filled snoozer.

The Giants said Umenyiora’s left knee “locked up” with 10:48 left in the half on an incomplete pass by Favre on third down. He couldn’t put any weight on the leg. X-rays were negative, but further examinations were planned today. Giants coach Tom Coughlin said that early indications are that he did not suffer ligament damage.

Umenyiora had a team-high 13 sacks in earning his second Pro Bowl appearance while leading the Giants’ pass-rush happy defense in New York’s run to the Super Bowl.

Brett Ratliff threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Paul Raymond with 6:08 remaining to put the Jets ahead. Drew Coleman’s interception of Andre’ Woodson with 1:06 left sealed the victory.

Favre, in his second start since being acquired from Green Bay, finished 9 of 12 for 96 yards and had a pretty touchdown pass negated by a penalty. Manning was 10 of 17 for 113 yards.

Other preseason games

Saints 13, Bengals 0: At Cincinnati, Carson Palmer was sacked three times in the first half, knocking him out of the game with a bloody nose and a cut lip as New Orleans defeated the Bengals.

With Pro Bowl receivers Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh sidelined by injuries and two of their backups out as well, Palmer had nowhere to go with his passes other than the running backs and tight ends.

Dolphins 24, Chiefs 0: At Miami, Ted Ginn Jr. had a 59-yard punt return for a touchdown and caught three passes to lead the Dolphins in a romp over Kansas City.

Miami ran its offense through the resurgent Ricky Williams, who had 47 yards rushing and caught two passes for 8 yards in one half of play.

Panthers 47, Redskins 3: At Charlotte, N.C., Jason Taylor limped off the field with a worrisome knee injury and Washington quickly unraveled against Carolina’s 1-2 punch of DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart, who rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns.

Washington coach Jim Zorn indicated an initial X-ray showed no serious damage to Taylor’s knee.

Rams 24, Ravens 10: At St. Louis, Marc Bulger’s 4-yard pass to rookie Keenan Burton with 6 minutes to go in the second quarter gave Rams starters their first score in three preseasons under coach Scott Linehan in a win over Baltimore.

Lions 26, Browns 6: At Detroit, Kevin Smith overcame a sluggish start with a 35-yard touchdown run and backup kicker Dave Rayner improved his chances of finding a job with four field goals, lifting the Lions to a win over Cleveland.

Detroit kicker Jason Hanson (Mead High) is expected to return soon from a hip injury.

Brady Quinn was 14 of 24 for 106 yards for the Browns.

Steelers 12, Vikings 10: At Minneapolis, Jeff Reed kicked four field goals, the last a 37-yarder with 4 seconds left, to lift Pittsburgh over Minnesota.

Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger completed 10 of 17 passes for 65 yards, mostly to tight end Heath Miller.

Jaguars 23, Buccaneers 17: At Tampa, Fla., the Bucs’ Jeff Garcia was intercepted twice but threw a second-quarter touchdown pass before departing in his preseason debut as Jacksonville beat Tampa Bay.

Tampa Bay linebacker Antoine Cash was carted off the field with a neck injury but had movement in his extremities.

Cardinals 24, Raiders 0: At Oakland, Calif., Matt Leinart threw three interceptions in less than two quarters before Arizona’s offense opened things up in the second half of a victory over Oakland.

JaMarcus Russell was 14 for 28 for 140 yards and an interception for Oakland.