Giants vs. Cowboys: Score and Twitter Reaction for 'Sunday Night Football'Tony Romo is perhaps too harshly criticized for his late- game errors, and he rose to the occasion on the first Sunday Night Football of the 2. Dallas Cowboys to a come- from- behind 2. New York Giants. With the Giants up 2. Romo engineered a furious six- play, 7. Jason Witten in the front of the end zone with 1. The play had a high degree of difficulty after a bad snap, via the NFL's Twitter account: Grantland's Shea Serrano was beside himself with joy: ESPN Stats & Info noted this kind of thing was nothing new for Romo: Romo, who led the league last season with an 8. QBR, per ESPN. com—picked up where he left off with an efficient night of passing mitigated by errors from his various pass- catchers. He completed 3. 6 of 4. Witten tallied eight catches for 6. Giants vs. Cowboys: Score and Twitter. including a gains of 24 and 16 yards to spark the Cowboys' game. Copyright © 2015 Bleacher Report, Inc. Eli Manning told Rashad Jennings not to score at end of Giants. StatsGiants vs. Cowboys. the smart play was not to score, and the Giants did. Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants on Sep 5, 2012. Watch video of the game, buy tickets, get stats & depth charts, game highlights. Box Score. Play By Play. . Against the Cowboys? (Inform/NDN) Giants RB says he was told not to score late in game against Cowboys. the views of the Las Vegas Review-Journal or. His first touchdown reception brought Dallas to within three points at 2. Dallas finished with 4. New York's 2. 89, but three costly turnovers kept the Giants in control for much of the game. New York wasn't without fault, though. A curious decision to throw the ball on 3rd- and- goal from the 1- yard line with a three- point lead and 1: 4. Eli Manning threw the ball out of bounds, opening the door for Romo's thrilling drive. Giants head coach Tom Coughlin took the blame for the call, per ESPN's Dan Graziano: Joseph Randle got the start in the Cowboys' new- look backfield, picking up 3. He finished with 6. Darren Mc. Fadden chipped in with 3. Lance Dunbar excelled on passing downs with eight receptions for 7. Cowboys' game- winning drive. Dallas did get some bad news on the night. Star wideout Dez Bryant is set to miss a significant amount of time with a foot injury, per Yahoo Sports' Charles Robinson: It's a broken bone, per Sports Illustrated's Doug Farrar: With the Giants offense sputtering, it was a disappointing night for star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. He finished with just five receptions for 4. Get a summary of the New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys football game. Manning was unremarkable on the night, passing for 1. The Giants pass- rush was essentially nonexistent. New York struggled to gain traction on offense from the outset but converted two Cowboys turnovers just before the half into 1. The Giants' offense hardly saw the field in the first half, per NFL on ESPN: The first turnover was the fault of Dallas wideout Cole Beasley. Cornerback Trumaine Mc. Bride stripped him of the ball in Giants territory, and fellow corner Dominique Rodgers- Cromartie scooped up the loose ball and ran it back 5. NFL on Twitter shared the highlight: On Dallas' next play from scrimmage, an off- target pass from Romo bounced off Witten's outstretched hand and into the arms of linebacker Uani Unga. New York added a Josh Brown field goal on the extra possession for a seven- point halftime advantage. ESPN's J. A. Adande noted Dallas was thoroughly outgunning New York despite trailing on the scoreboard: The Cowboys had issues finishing long, clock- eating drives in the first half, with key mistakes from Romo's various targets hindering their efforts. David Moore of the Dallas Morning News noted the Cowboys missed the presence of Bryant on one second- quarter possession: Bryant would return for the Cowboys' next series but dropped a catchable pass in the red zone on third down, dooming another Dallas drive to just three points when six looked like a distinct possibility. Randle, Mc. Fadden and Dunbar all saw action on passing downs and served as fine outlets for Romo. The Giants might've had the halftime lead, but Dallas looked like the better team. Tony Gutierrez/Associated Press. New York stretched its lead to 1. Cowboys answered back, finally finishing off a long drive without calamity. The nine- play, 8. Romo to tight end Gavin Escobar in the back of the end zone. An Escobar TD was a good omen for Dallas in 2. Cowboys Nation: Mc. Bride made his second major contribution midway through the fourth quarter. With Dallas deep in its own half, he intercepted a Romo pass that bounced off the hands of wideout Devin Street and nearly took it to the house before being pushed out of bounds just before the pylon. Rashad Jennings plunged in from one yard out, handing the Giants a 2. Romo worked his magic over the final few minutes, however, leading his team to a one- point win. Graziano was quick to credit the Cowboys' offensive line for its part in the comeback: Without the turnovers, Dallas might have run away with this one. Both the passing attack and rushing game were in fine form. The offensive line kept Romo upright for much of the night, and he had plenty of time to throw. The loss of Bryant will sting. It will be up to Beasley and Terrance Williams to cut down on mistakes and step up for the 'Boys. New York has room to improve on offense. The rushing game, spearheaded by Jennings, was hardly inspiring. Hopefully, when wideout Victor Cruz returns to health, Manning will have two surefire options in the passing game with which to extend possessions.
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