This is the Back Page Blog’s New York version of Monday Morning Quarterback, except this week it comes on Wednesday. Normally it will be posted on Tuesday. I apologize for the delay and enjoy.

Giants 31, Panthers 18

The good

— A successful mix of run and pass (9 first downs running, 10 passing).

— Hakeem Nicks could be ready for a big-time year.

— Defense shut down one of the best running games in football — DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart combined for 21 carries and 74 yards. When the Panthers annihilated the Giants 41-9 in the final game at the old Meadowlands, Williams was out but Stewart ran for 206 yards.

— Kenny Phillips was solid after missing most of last season with a knee injury.

— Giants were not derailed by Panthers’ touchdown before end of first half that gave Carolina 16-14 lead. Giants scored first 17 points of second half — including field goal on opening drive.

The bad

— Three interceptions by Eli Manning

— Paging Jeff Feagles: Special teams, especially new punter Matt Dodge, were awful.

— If Matt Moore did not throw three end zone interceptions, this could have been a much different game.

— The concussion suffered by Kevin Boss could hurt the team if it leads to an extended absence. The tight end has already been ruled out of the Giants’ Week 2 matchup against the Colts.

The take

The Giants played the first regular season game in their new stadium, avenged an awful loss from last season, and got to sit back and watch the Eagles and Cowboys lose. Do they have to play better this week and in the future? Absolutely, but after the disastrous end to last season, any Giants fan has to be pleased with the Week 1 performance.

Up next: @ Colts

This is not a great spot for the Giants; it’s tough to imagine the Colts starting the season 0-2. The Giants’ best chance lies in the legs of Ahmad Bradshaw, who will have to give his best Arian Foster impersonation for Big Blue to emerge with a win. Foster led the Texans past the Colts in Week 1 with 231 rushing yards. The Giants can’t afford to have Manning throw three more interceptions, and they know his brother Peyton won’t be giving it away the way Moore and the Panthers did.

Ravens 10, Jets 9

The good

— Run defense was tremendous holding Ray Rice to 43 yards on 21 carries. But even the good news comes with a but. And that’s Kris Jenkins being lost for the season with a torn ACL.

— Nick Folk made all three field-goal attempts.

— Darrelle Revis is still a shutdown cornerback, although Rex Ryan did call him out for being on the wrong side on the Ravens’ lone touchdown — a 1-yard run by Willis McGahee.

“Would that have happened if he did not hold out? Who knows, but we are not making excuses,” Ryan said in an interview with ESPN 1050.

The bad

— The Jets either don’t trust Mark Sanchez or the second-year quarterback doesn’t trust himself. Either way, it’s a big-time problem.

— CBs Antonio Cromartie and Kyle Wilson got abused. Revis probably wished he had pushed his holdout past the Jets opener.

— Braylon Edwards — one catch, 9 yards.

— Shonn Greene’s two fumbles.

— 1-for-11 on third-down conversions.

— Ravens converted 11 of 19 third downs.

— 14 penalties, 125 yards.

The take

The Jets praised the work by Matt Slauson and promised that Greene was not benched after fumbling twice. But Slauson gave up a key sack on the Jets’ second-to-last drive and the Jets were slamming LaDainian Tomlinson into the line repeatedly in the second half for 2- and 3-yard gains. That’s supposed to be what Greene does best, right?

Alan Faneca and Thomas Jones are already missed, and this won’t be the last time.

Up next: vs. Patriots

If the Jets play as badly against Patriots as they did against the Ravens, they could lose this game by 20 points.

It’s almost as if the Jets played the complete opposite of all the preseason talk. The Ravens have a great defense, but a secondary that is beatable. Yet the Jets played as conservative as possible. Ryan has promised that will change; if it doesn’t they will be 0-2 against a Patriots team that has to be motivated for this game.

Best and worst from Week 1 (around the NFL):

Best: Seahawks and Redskins — The coaching debuts for Pete Carroll and Mike Shanahan in Seattle and Washington were extremely successful. Carroll’s Seahawks pummeled the NFC West favorite 49ers, 31-6. Shanahan’s Redskins beat the Cowboys, who most consider the team to beat in the NFC.

Worst: Chargers — Most thought they would roll to the AFC West title. But you have to reconsider a little bit after they lost to the Chiefs, 21-14.