The New York Giants Beat the Dallas Cowboys
The New York Giants beat the Dallas Cowboys 33-31 on Sunday night, forcing the Cowboys to lose their regular season home opener. The Giants beat them at the new $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium in front of a record breaking crowd of 105,121.
The New York Giants were able to spoil the Cowboys big day by making the plays when they needed to, and by taking advantage of the mistakes made by Dallas.
Three interceptions were thrown by Dallas quarterback, Tony Romo, and one went right into the hand of New York Giants corner back, Kenny Phillips. Dallas also had a total of four turnovers for the Giants to capitalize on.
On the other hand, the Giants were looking pretty good. Eli Manning, New York’s quarterback, completed 25 of 38 attempts, passing for 330 yards. His favorite receiver seemed to be Mario Manningham, who finished with 10 receptions, 150 yards, and a touchdown. A 22-yard touchdown pass was thrown early in the fourth quarter to Steve Smith.
Manning also set up the game winning field goal with an 11 play, 56-yard drive in the final minutes of the game which included two-third down conversions. With no time left in the game, Lawrence Tynes made a 37-yard field goal which left the score at 33-31 in the New York Giants favor.
Lawrence Tynes’ 37-yard field goal with no time left gave the Giants a 33-31 victory and a 2-0 record, with both wins against NFC East foes.
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