EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- With his team desperate to win, lightened the mood for the during the week.There was music - certainly not from the 68-year-old coach's era - at practice. A punt catching competition was held and there were some laughs. It turned to smiles and a W on Sunday against the with some old-fashioned football. ran for a career-high 176 yards and a touchdown and threw two TD pa ses as the overcame some early mistakes and beat the suddenly error-prone 30-17.The victory not only put some life back into the (1-2), it also ended any chance of a second straight 0-6 start for Coughlin's team, which has mi sed the playoffs the past two seasons."It's Julio Urias Jersey good to get that first win," said Manning, who was 21 of 28 for 234 yards and no interceptions. "We didn't want to go through (0-6) again. The coaches and everybody didn't get too uptight. With coach keeping his cool, bringing a little excitement to practice, it helped the players just relax. We said: 'It's Sunday. Just go play football. Don't worry about being perfect or doing everything exactly. Just play the game you love.'"Manning joked about the music played on Friday."We just stole it off Coach Coughlin's iPad," he said. "You know, early '90s rap."The got a lot of contributions. made a 26-yard touchdown catch, his first since Game 4 of last season, and danced the salsa. The defense intercepted three of 's pa ses, and the special teams unit blocked a punt, setting up Manning's second TD."This was huge for us, knowing we had to Matt Kemp Jersey get this game and get this one under our belts with a short week and not wanting to look ahead," said Cruz, who quipped that he had to remember how to salsa after his score. "We had to take care of this one and get ready for Washington (Thursday night)."Fitzpatrick, who had not thrown an interception this season, threw a 44-yard scoring pa s to and ran for another score for the (2-1), who played without halfback (hamstring).Houston came in tied for the league lead with a plus-5 turnover differential. The were at the other Clayton Kershaw Jersey end of the spectrum at minus-6 with no takeaways."We're not going to win any games when I play like that, especially in the first half with the turnovers," said Fitzpatrick, who was 20 of 34 for 289 yards. "Sometimes interceptions happen, but it was just poor play by me."On Sunday, the won the turnover battle, got pre sure from their front four and dominated the ' defensive front in rushing for 193 yards in a much-needed win.New York outgained Houston 262-83 in the first half in taking a 14-0 lead on the touchdown pa s to Cruz and a 1-yard run by Jennings, which was set up by 's 25-yard interception return to the 2.The lead should have been a larger. Tight end fumbled at the 4 in the first quarter after a reception, and long snapper rolled one past holder on a short field-goal attempt in the second.Houston added to its woes early in the third quarter, going for a first down on a fourth-and-1 from its own 46 and failing.Brown hit a 39-yard field goal to make it 17-0 before Houston rallied behind Fitzpatrick. Three pa ses to set up a field goal, and Johnson's TD closed the gap Tony Gonsolin Jersey to 17-10 with 2:13 left in the quarter.Jennings, who carried 34 times, had three rushes for 28 yards as the drove for a field goal to extend the lead to 20-10 early in the fourth. blocked 's punt to give New York the ball at the Houston 29, and Manning and Fells hooked up for touchdown for the second straight week. intercepted Fitzpatrick on the next series, setting up Brown's final field goal.NOTES: Jennings' previous career high was 150 yards vs. Houston last season while playing for Oakland. ... The had not allowed a sack in their first two games. The got two Alex Verdugo Jersey and had five quarterback hurries. ... , who replaced at middle linebacker had a team-high 11 tackles and half a sack. ... New Jersey native had a game-high 17 tackles. ... had a sack and two tackles for lo ses. ... had 78 yards on 13 carries, starting for Foster. ... also had an interception for New York. ... had a fumble recovery for the .Copyright 2014 by The A sociated Pre sRelive ' performance against the with