PUGH INACTIVE: Giants left guard Justin Pugh missed his fifth consecutive game with an MCL sprain, as The Record first reported.
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“I knew I had to step up to the plate”, Okwara said. “I think we’ve done a good job embracing that”.
We Need To Give The Giants Credit……
Maybe instead of looking at what the Cowboys have been doing to the rest of the league, NFL teams should look at what the Giants did to the Cowboys this season.
The Cowboys and the Giants is one of the fiercest rivalries in the National Football League, but two of the best players in the matchup, Dez Bryant and Odell Beckham, don’t see themselves as rivals, but as best buds! That string ended under the powerful pressure the Giants applied on defense Sunday night: a strong pass rush; sticky coverage of the Cowboys’ star receivers, Dez Bryant and tight end Jason Witten; and three takeaways.
Prescott was picked off in the second quarter, ending a streak of 171 throws without an interception.
Poor blocking and self-inflicted wounds have been hallmarks of the Giants’ offense all season, and they were again on Sunday night.
Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) dives in for a touchdown against New York Giants free safety Nat Berhe (29) at AT&T Stadium.
The Giants hope to get there by playing at home next against Detroit then traveling to Philadelphia and Washington to end the regular season. “So, we’ll go back and evaluate it and hopefully improve in this area because it’s critical going forward”. The Vikings defense kept the Cowboys under control and had a chance to tie the game but failed on a two-point conversion try.
“Obviously, we weren’t effective enough in the passing game, particularly in situational football”, said Dallas coach Jason Garrett. “I don’t care who you are, how ready you are, where you played in college; if you haven’t played in the cold, it takes a toll and it does something to your body until you get used to it, if you ever do”. “The quote I’ve heard for a long time is offense wins games, defense wins championships, and this is a championship defense”. Dallas was playing for a chance to lock up the NFC East crown with a win over the NY and, thanks to a loss to Seattle in Green Bay earlier in the afternoon, secure a first-round playoff bye. The Cowboys will be looking to avenge their only loss of the season, a 20-19 squeaker on opening day against the Giants.
The New York Giants are coming off a tough loss in Pittsburgh and now facing arguably the best team in football. Siemian threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Emmanuel Sanders with 9:58 left and drove the Broncos to 1st-and-goal at the Tennessee 7 before rookie Aaron Wallace sacked him. This year, no one is laughing except the Giants and their fans.
Manning’s first career victory came at the expense of Dallas. Rookie quarterback Dak Prescott and wide receiver Cole Beasley used their feet to scratch out “Dakington Attack 4” in the snow. But he was a mortal 17-of-37 for 165 yards and a touchdown, taking some of the shine off all that premature MVP talk. It was a 61-yard swing for an offense that couldn’t get anything going. The really egregious thing about the Giants is that Eli Manning has hornswoggled his way to two Super Bowl wins and has a great shot at the Hall of Fame, while Tony Romo, who is much better, will be lucky to get into the Hall of Okay, I Guess.
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NY mounted an 11-play, 35-play scoring drive. He smiled and, with emphasis, said no when the subject of Romo seeing action came up. “And just to be able to go up there at their place and be able to do what they did to us the first game, we’re excited for the opportunity”, Prescott said.
