“This is a big win for this team and for the guys who were here past year”, he said.
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The Cowboys’ 20-19 loss to the New York Giants didn’t happen because Lance Dunbar and Terrence Williams failed to get out of bounds on separate pass plays on the final drive of the game. The Giants took over the game with simple running plays that seemed to chop away at the defensive line as time went on throughout the game. The 15th anniversary of September 11 resonates with Cruz, the son of a 30-year New Jersey fireman who was among the first responders at Ground Zero. Prescott had a touchdown pass over-turned in the first half as review showed Dez Byrant didn’t control the ball as he fell.
Cruz had four catches for 34 yards, which in a vacuum doesn’t look like a particularly impressive outing.
With new head coach Ben McAdoo calling the shots, the Giants did not disappoint their rookie head coach.
Dallas’ loss against NY marks the first time the Cowboys have lost to Giants in Week 1. No, the Dallas Cowboys lost this game thanks to their third down defense.
But more importantly, rookie quarterback Dak Prescott played pretty well in his debut Sunday.
Manning was 19 of 28 for 207 yards, including a 45-yarder to Odell Beckham Jr. set up the first TD. After being drafted in the fourth round by the Dallas Cowboys, Prescott was thought to be a project player who could potentially take over for Tony Romo in a few years. The Cowboys began a new era with two rookies steering their offense. Due to backup quarterback, Kellen Moore, suffering a broken leg in early August Dak was called upon to start his first preseason game. The former Mississippi State University star didn’t throw an interception and wasn’t sacked, but he only completed just 55.6 percent of his passes. The use of only Rashad Jennings and Shane Vereen provided for a nice rhythm which was on full display on the team’s final two drives.
“You could sense everyone having me in their prayers, pushing for me, excited for me to get dressed and be out there for Game 1, ” Cruz said.
-Running back Ezekiel Elliott was drafted fourth overall by the Cowboys because he is considered a franchise running back.
Dallas was back in control at 80-70 before the Liberty scored eight straight.
On Sunday, Dallas could move the ball, at least – last year, the Cowboys averaged 2.8 red-zone scoring attempts per game, compared to 3.2 in 2014, when Romo played 15 games.
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Set up deep in NY territory, the Cowboys marched in for Elliott’s score that gave them a 16-13 edge. As they chipped their way down to the Giants 40-yard line, Cowboys wideout Terrance Williams didn’t have the presence of mind to run out of bounds after a 14-yard catch to stop the game clock. “Just to be able to get to this moment. We’re going to look at the film, we’ll have some things to clean up”, said McAdoo of Sunday’s victory.
