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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Odell Beckham Jr.s first three months in the NFL werent fun. It started with a hamstring injury in training camp, jumped to a disagreement New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin and eventually led to the feeling of letting down his teammates and himself. All it took was one game for Beckham to make all the frustration go away. Beckham made his NFL debut a memorable one, catching a go-ahead 15-yard touchdown pass from Eli Manning with 10:02 left to lead the Giants to a 30-20 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, extending their winning streak to three games. To be out this long and to have to deal with the adversity I have had, I just I have to thank God for giving me the opportunity to play and for allowing me to score in my first game, Beckham said after scoring. Its just great to get that off your chest. Manning said the scoring pass in the corner of the end zone was a route that the two had never practiced. Beckham made a double move and came back to catch the ball. I just saw it go up and I said: There is no way this is going to hit the ground, said Beckham, who finished with four catches for 44 yards. Fellow rookie Andre Williams scored on a 3-yard run to ignite the second-half rally that saw the Giants (3-2) come from 10-points down to hand Atlanta (2-3) its third road loss in as many games. Falcons coach Mike Smith refused to blame the teams injuries for the loss. Its not anybodys fault but mine, he said. It is my responsibility as the head coach, ultimately. And I will, and do, take responsibility for that. It is not about those players. Manning threw two touchdowns and Josh Brown added three field goals, the last of which was set up when the Giants sacked Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan on fourth down with 4:40 remaining. Ryan threw for 316 yards and a touchdown playing behind a banged-up offensive line that held up until the very end. Atlanta dropped its second straight since dominating Tampa Bay 56-14 on Sept. 18. The Giants fell behind 20-10 on a 74-yard catch and run by Falcons running back Antone Smith after Antrel Rolle missed a tackle. Beckham, the 12th pick overall, missed all of the preseason and the first four games of the regular season. In the third quarter Sunday, he finally made an impact. After Smiths score, the Giants came back an 81-yard drive that featured Beckham drawing a 26-yard pass interference penalty against Robert Alford. Williams caught a 14-yard pass from Manning (19 of 30 for 200 yards) and ran for 11 before powering his way over from the 3 with 2:05 left in the third quarter to get the Giants within 20-17. After the defence forced a three-and-out, the Giants took the lead with an 11-play, 64-yard drive that featured passes of 14 and 15 yards to Beckham, the last one a jumping catch in the corner of the end zone for a 24-20 lead. Fellow receiver Victor Cruz was excited after Beckhams first game. He is a guy who can change the complexion of our offence and wide receiving corps, and make us that much better, Cruz said. Its big for us to get him back and going in the right direction. Atlanta never threatened after Beckhams score, and Brown iced the game with his second and third field goals. The Falcons line lost centre Joe Hawley and right tackle Lamar Holmes with season-ending injuries last weekend and had left guard Justin Blalock out with a back problem. Peter Konz, Gabe Carimi and Harland Gunn replaced them and kept Ryan upright most of the game, helping them take a 13-10 lead. Julio Jones had eight catches for 88 yards in the half and finished with 11 for 105. He helped to set up two 20-yard field goals by Bryant and a 10-yard TD run by Jackson. Manning finished 19 of 30 for 200 yards. Giants running back Rashad Jennings left the game in the second half with a sprained knee, and Williams got most of the carries. NOTES: Williams finished with 65 yards on 20 carries. New York gained 124 yards on 34 carries. The Falcons had 90 yards on 21 carries. ...Atlanta outgained New York 397-317. ...Safety Kemal Ishmael and linebackers Paul Worrilow and Prince Shembo each had 14 tackles for Atlanta. Giants linebacker Jacquian Williams had a team high 13. Giants LB Spencer Paysinger left the game with a hamstring injury. AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL ___ Follow Tom Canavan on Twitter at www.twitter.com Fake NHL Jerseys . According to various reports, the striker is about to sign a five-and-a-half year extension with Manchester United worth a reported 300,000 pounds a week that would see him at Old Trafford until 2019. Custom NHL Jerseys . 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Updating some of those photos has seemed like a rite of summer in recent years, with the Heat making five trips to the NBA Finals in the past nine seasons.Needing new images this summer seems highly unlikely.Riley, the Heat president whose media sessions occur only a handful of times each year, spoke out Thursday about Miamis struggles this season, with the franchise falling from the highest rungs of the NBA to a level where its simply fighting to grab a playoff spot.Its just been very, very frustrating that we havent been able to overcome the adversities that we have faced, Riley said. And they are not excuses — they are adversity. ... Were in the fight. Were not in the fight like we were before for the top of the conference, OK? We are in the fight for five or six other teams for, probably, the playoffs, spots six, seven and eight.So get real about it. Dont feel sorry about it. And get after it.The Heat (18-24) play host to Indiana (15-29) on Friday night, a matchup of the two teams that met in last seasons Eastern Conference finals and are now fighting for mere playoff spots.For the first time since 2004, the Heat has no one selected as an All-Star starter. Miami is 16 1/2 games behind sizzling Atlanta in the Southeast Division and enters Friday holding down the No. 7 spot in the East — with the next four teams in the conference standings all within three games of the Heat.Have we relegated ourselves to the thinking of were just a playoff team? No, Riley said.Riley and the Heat have engaged in some conversations about trades, though they seem largely initiated by other clubs. 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That doesnt mean Riley is sitting around idly for the next 18 months, however.Im not so sure that what we did in 2010 is anywhere close to what you can do in 2016, Riley said. The rules have changed. Players can force you into sign-and-trades. We were forced into a sign-and-trade in 2010 and we would gladly do it again, and it cost us four first-round picks.Miami has dealt with a constant stream of injuries all season, and Riley said its paramount that coach Erik Spoelstra has some sort of lineup consistency — in terms of player availability — over the final 40 games. Wade and Bosh have both been out, Josh McRoberts season is over because of knee surgery and the Heat have already had 10 players miss some time with injuries.The overall health, and just getting mentally tough to the challenge of what were playing for, Riley said, when asked what the biggest keys to turning the season around now are. And what were playing for is a playoff spot. Humble yourself to that, lets roll and lets go get it. ' ' '