“I’m used to running against the New York Giants”. Whatever the reason for Cowboys’ receiver Terrence Williams staying in-bounds was fortuitous.
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Dan Bailey had four field goals, matched his career long at 56 yards and had another one from 54. “It came down to us – before our last offensive drive – it came down to our defense getting a stop and we failed to do it this time”.
This was not just a feel good story. With Cruz back on the field, NY has one of the best receiving corps in the NFL. It was a huge moment for Giants fans as Cruz hasn’t played a game since October of 2014 thanks to severe knee issues.
Dak Prescott’s National Football League debut was a roller-coaster ride that ended in heartbreak for his Dallas Cowboys, who lost 20-19 to the NFC East rival New York Giants in their season opener Sunday.
PASSING_New York, Manning 19-28-1-207. If Cruz can continue to be a reliable option in the red zone, then he’ll make a risky combination with Odell Beckham Jr.
In between the two defenders, NY also drafted receiver Sterling Shepard. Kicker Randy Bullock then botched the extrapoint. This was a critical win.
Little did we know that this Romo to Witten connection would prove to be one of the season’s brightest moments, as injuries eventually derailed the Cowboys completely, making their week 1 win just 1 of 4 victories earned in 2015. Instead of sprinting out of bounds about the NY 47, Williams inexplicably turned upfield and gained five more yards. I suggested that the team would use Shane Vereen to spell Rashad Jennings, which is what they did. “I believe that Vereen will see more first and second down touches this season”. Vereen ran the ball six times for 38 yards (6.3 yards per carry).
The Giants vs Cowboys Week 1 clash is certainly going to be an exciting game that everybody will be watching. That bodes well down the road for the offense.
Anyone wondering whether Prescott was just the product of vanilla defensive play-calling in the exhibition season didn’t have to wait long for the answer here Sunday afternoon in Dallas’ 20-19 loss to the Giants at AT&T Stadium.
This allowed the Giants to stack the box more and eliminate the run game for Ezekiel Elliott.
The Giants paid a lot of money to beef up their defense, and they showed up when it mattered to start the regular season. Elliott gained only 51 yards on 20 carries, a paltry 2.6 yards per carry. Alfred Morris had seven carries for 35 yards, but none came when the Cowboys had a scoring opportunity. But the Cowboys must do better than a one-in-three ability to score. Cornerback Shareece Wright had 11 tackles for the Ravens, who sacked Tyrod Taylor twice.
“I think there’s a lot of confidence in this locker room”, said tight end Jason Witten, who combined with Cole Beasley for 17 of Prescott’s 25 completions with the Cowboys working mostly underneath the NY defense. Don’t even start with me about the overturned touchdown in the end zone, this time it was a clear bobble.
Cole Beasley, while at times a bright spot, also committed the games second biggest mistake by dropping an easy touchdown over the middle early in the first half. “Good news/bad news deal here”.
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While Elliott did get a touchdown on the ground as well, it was likely the inability to get the running game going that sunk the team, considering they lost to the Giants just 20-19.
