Packers Hang Another on Giants : NFC: Favre effective only in first two quarters, but defense holds on to leave New York 0-3.

Brett Favre was good enough in the first half, and that’s all he and the Green Bay Packers needed against the hapless New York Giants.

Favre threw touchdown passes to Mark Ingram and Robert Brooks and the Packers’ defense made it stand up Sunday in a 14-6 victory over the winless Giants. The loss marked the first time Coach Dan Reeves has started a season 0-3.

“It’s never over,” said Reeves, whose team lost seven consecutive games last season before finishing 9-7. “Hopefully this year we’ll wake up before we need to win six straight.”

Even though Favre, who completed 14 of 25 passes for 141 yards, was shut down in the second half, the Giants’ bumbling offense rarely threatened, although it had a chance at the end. Dave Brown brought the Giants to the Packers’ 22, but Mike Prior’s interception with 15 seconds left sealed the victory for Green Bay (2-1).

The Packers are off to their best start in Coach Mike Holmgren’s four seasons.

“Let’s not make this an all-the-time thing,” Holmgren said. “I just didn’t want to make a mistake in the second half, so I probably called more runs than I normally would.”

Edgar Bennett had 87 yards in 23 rushes for Green Bay, which lost to St. Louis after being shut out in a half for the first time in 42 games. On Monday night, they led Chicago, 27-7, in the third quarter before winning, 27-24.

New York failed to cash in on several big breaks in the fourth quarter and Reeves lost a gamble by calling an on-side kick with 3:16 and all three timeouts remaining.

Leading, 14-3, midway through the period, the Packers stopped New York on fourth down at the Giants’ 29, but they had 12 men on the field, and the Giants had new life.

Reggie White swept in and smothered Brown for an apparent sack and fumble, which the Packers recovered at the Green Bay 31. But it was ruled an incomplete pass, and Brad Daluiso followed with a 32-yard field goal, pulling New York to 14-6. He also had a 37-yarder in the first half.

“That’s the top goal--no TDs,” Packer safety LeRoy Butler said. “If we keep them kicking field goals, we win the game.”

After Brian Williams recovered Daluiso’s on-side kick at the New York 41, defensive end Michael Strahan got his third sack, forcing a punt with 2:22 left. But the Giants couldn’t capitalize.